IDNO

P.96876.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(1-18: Ludlow’s photos of Bhutan)
1. “Top of Nathu La”
See gi: Nathu La
Showing iha-tho in centre; a construction of loose stones found on the tops of passes to which travellers add a stone when they reach the top as a form of thanksgiving. This one appears to be festooned with prayer flags, too.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; C Asia; India; Tibet; Sikkim; Nathu La

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Ludlow, Frank

Collector / Expedition

Date

June 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]

Place: Entry previously recorded places “Bhutan; Nathu La”, but research and Cech’s list shows that Nathu La is the pass from Gangtok to the Tibetan frontier. The record has been amended accordingly. [Source: MSN. Mappoint.com, JD 22/1/2007]