IDNO

P.96682.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 53-75: in and around Paro MPOW: 70-73)
74. “Paro dzong 7750’ 26.-27.6.33”
See gi: paro
74d. “From S.W. (outwork above)”. A fine photograph. The bridge over the Paro Chu river is in the foreground. The outwork above is the largest of the original watchtowers, the Ta Dzong (Itad-rdzong). Today it houses the National Museum of Bhutan.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Paro [Ringpung Dzong ]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

26 June 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Place: The monastic fortress of Ringpung Dzong in Paro, As see from the west with the beautiful wooden cantilever bridge infront. The name of the bridge is Nyemazampa in Bhutan. Ta Dzong on the hill above is now the National Museum of Bhutan. [Source; History of Bhutan, Dawa Dem 16/9/2008]

The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]