IDNO

P.96689.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
74k. “Courtyard of Dzong and outwork”. Here one obtains a good idea of the scale of the buildings. Some members of the ceremonial militia are standing in the foreground.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Paro [Ta 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

Context: The Ta dzong watch tower above the dzong and we can see the full dressed soilders in the courtyard [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008]

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]