IDNO

P.96853.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 135-147 were taken on leave taking and on the approach to Tibet Mpow: 77-78)
141. “Climbing the Mön-la Karchung, Bhutan side, 31.7.33”.
See gi: Mön-la Karchung
Mpow: 79.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; Bhutan; Mönla Karchung

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

31 July 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Bibliographical Reference: Margaret Williamson writes about Mon-la Kar Chung pass in Photograph published in Williamson, Margaret, 1987. Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife (Wisdom Publication, London) p. 79, noting:
“It was hard going even for yak over the ice, but in two and half hours we reached the Mon-La Kar Chung pass. Just short of the top, however our way was barred by an ominous crevasses, but using planks thoughtfully sent by his highness we were able to across it safely”. [Dawa Dem 19/9/2008]

See photograph published in Williamson, Margaret, 1987. Memoirs of a Political Officer’s Wife (Wisdom Publication, London), plate opposite p. 65, captioned “Yaks on Monla Karchung Pass”. [Dawa Dem 15/9/2008]

Place: This is the main pass from Bhutan to Tibet directly north of Bumthang, Bhutan. [Source: See gi, P120, 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]