Photograph of Tsangpo Valley
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1998.06
- Creators:
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White, J. Claude (John Claude), b. 1853
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Printcarbon10 x 3.5 cm.; mounted 16 x 5 cm.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one carbon print by John Claude White, depicting a panoramic view of the Tsangpo River (Yarlung Zangbo) Valley, Tibet, circa 1904.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Organized in one oversized folder.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
John Claude White (1853-1918) was an amateur British photographer who spent his professional life working for the British Raj. From 1883 to 1908, White was stationed in Kathmandu and Sikkim. His famous images of the Himalayas were taken during this period. He accompanied Francis Younghusband on the British expedition to Tibet in 1903-1904 and made a number of landscape photographs during the campaign, including the image in this collection.
Administration
Custodial History
Purchase, 1998.
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A1998.06
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
More Information
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsangpo Valley | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tibet (China) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Panoramas | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| China | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
AVRreference@si.edu
