IDNO

P.96729.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 85-7 were taken at Wangdü Potrang MPOW: 74)
86. “Wangdü Potrang 4,500’ 1-2.7.33”
See gi: Wangdü Potrang
86a. “Wangdü Potrang from the North 4500’ 1.7.33”. Wangdü Potrang is situated on the Pho-chu Mo-chu river where it is joined by the Dangs-chu river.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Wangdi Phodrang [Wangdue Phodrang]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

1 July 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Place: Place: This record was previsoly recorded as ‘ Asia; South Asia; Bhutan; Wangdü Potrang” which is from Williamsons spelling but the correct historic place name was Wangdue Phodrang. The place is now know as Wangdi Phodrang. The record has been ammended accordingly. [Dawa Dem 18/9/2008]

Place: The Dzong is sitting on top of the hill looking out over the junction of the two rivers, this dzong is town’s most visible features. It was built in 1638 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. At the chosen spot the Shabdrung encountered a boy named Wangdi playing beside the river and hence named the dzong "Wangdi's Palace". [Dawa Dem 17/9/2008]

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]