black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.
Photograph of an older Bhutanese man
writing on the back
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John Herbert49.A.4.5
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black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.
Photograph of an older Bhutanese man
writing on the back
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John Herbert49.A.4.5
1 black and white photograph mounted on thick greypaper.
Photograph an Bungalow at Hatisar.
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertBungalow at Hatisar
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.7
1 black and white photograph 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)
Photograph of woven bamboo baskets filled with food sitting on a box inside a tent. A longer cylindrical woven basket with cloth cover filled with drink leans on box from behind and pokes from out behind the other baskets.
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertCeremonial presents from the Maharanee
1 black and white photograph 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)
Photograph of tea pot on ground sat beside an urn (possibly filled with hot saffron rice as described in HJH/1/1/17) and a woven basket that is presumably a flagon containing water, tea or another drink. Further back sits another basket and some food.
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertCeremonial tea
1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.
Photograph of the village, Hatisar. A cart is in the foreground, small buildings in the background.
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertIndian village. Hatisar
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.5
1 black and white photograph mounted on thick grey paper.
Photograph an Indian village scene. Outside of the side of a building, wheel and other materials leaning against a fence.
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertIndian village scene
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.6
2 black and white photographs mounted on thick grey paper.
title taken from Hick's 'Index of negatives'
Writing on the back of paper behind each photograph, no dates written. NOTE: rough dates derived from subject descriptions in Hicks' 'Index of negatives' found in his itinerary (GB235 HJH/4/1)
Hicks, John Herbertblack and white photograph
Photograph of an Mr JH Hicks (right) and a Bhutanese family (man, woman, and child)
writing on the back
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertThe Dzongpon of Lhuntzi
Bhutan, 1949
9/8/49
1 black and white photograph 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)
Photograph of the wife and daughter of the Lhuntzi [Lhuentse] Dzongpon [govenor/lord of Lhuentse]
Writing on the back.
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertThe Lhuntzi Dzongpon's wife and daughter
black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.
Photograph of 4 men outside near a tent. 2 have hats on.
writing on the back
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertTibetan's prize hats
7/May/1949
49.A.11.3