IDNO

P.96873.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
(Photos 148-157 were taken crossing into to Tibet Mpow: 78-80)
155. “Uru village E of Longdo 1.8.33”
See gi: Uru, Longdo
The tall tower seen in this photo, similar to the one at the Tse monastery (see 157 below) is a feature of the area. The proliferance of these towers may have been due to volatile, contentious local conditions which resulted in a lot of feuding.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

C Asia; Tibet; Longdo; Uru

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

1 August 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

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]