1 black and white photograph mounted on thick grey paper.

Photograph of people walking on a dusty road carrying packs. Hills to the left and in the distance. Leading the group is Major George Sherriff (on foot) and his wife Betty Sherriff (on the horse to the left of G.Sherriff)

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Entering the hills. Three miles beyond Hatisar [Hatisar F.V, India]
27/Mar/49
49.A.7.1

1 sheet written on both sides. Written by Frank Ludlow for JH Hicks

Sent with letter HJH/3/3/4 'Letter from F Ludlow to JH Hicks,' 18 July 1949: "I enclose a list of the Black and White negatives and Colour transparencies which you took in East Bhutan."

Contains a list of photographs of specimens taken by JH Hicks in East Bhutan.

Each line contains the specimen number, specimen name and denotes if it was taken in 'B&W' [black and white] or 'colour'

black and white photograph mounted on thick grey paper.

Photograph of people walking ahead on a trail. Trees in the background. Hill to the right side.

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Cold dawn on Rudo La [Rudong La]
Bhutan, 1949
49.A.10.6
J.H. Hicks

black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of a cane bridge over water. Man stands at one end. Plants in the foreground

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Cane bridge at Kurigam
20/Apr/49
49.A.10.8

1 black and white photographs mounted on thick grey paper.

Photograph of Byaka Dzong

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Byaka Dzong
11 Apr/49
49.A.10.4

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of a Bhutense village, Miretang [?] Hilly landscape with some buildings. People spread throughout the image.

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Bhutenese village. Misetang
13/Apr/49
49.A.10.5

black and white photographs mounted on thick black paper. NOTE: rough dates derived from subject descriptions in Hicks' 'Index of negatives' found in his itinerary (GB235 HJH/4/1)

Photographs of Bhutanese Royal Family with George Sherriff & Betty Sherriff. The King is wearing a gho, the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. The two queens are wearing a kira, the national dress for women in Bhutan.

Left to Right:

• [unidentified child]
• George Sherriff
• Jigme Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
• [unidentified child]
• Betty Sherriff
• Ashi Phuntsho Choden, 1st queen consort
• [unidentified child]
• Ashi Pema Dechen, 2nd queen consort

Children likely that of Ashi Pema Dechen and Jigme Wangchuck: Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Choki Wangmo Wangchuck (b. 1937). Prince (Druk Gyalsey) Namgyel Wangchuck (b. 1943). Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Deki Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1946).

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Bhutanese Royal Family

1 black and white photographs mounted on thick grey paper.

Photographs of Bhutanese houses.

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Bhutanese houses
16 Apr/49
49.A.10.7

black and white photographs mounted on thick black paper.

Photographs of Bhutanese buildings.

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black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of an older Bhutanese man

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49.A.4.5