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'Tibetan's Prize Hats'
GB 235 HJH/2/2/18 · Item · 7 May 1949
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

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]

Tibetan's prize hats
7/May/1949
49.A.11.3

Hicks, John Herbert
GB 235 HJH/5/2/3 · Item · December 1952
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

A single bound reprint of vol. 102, number 6 of National Geographic Magazine.

(December 1952). The National Geographic Magazine, vol. CII (Number 6), 714-856.

Table of Contents:

  • Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon by Burt Kerr Todd (with map and 27 of 38 illustrations in colour)
  • La Jolla, a Gem of the California Coast by Deena Clark & J. Baylor Roberts (with map and 18 of 25 illustrations in colour)
  • Boom Time in Kuwait by Paul Edward Case & George Rodger (with map and 11 of 18 illustrations in colour)
  • The Pacific, Where East and West Meet [NO AUTHOR] (with 1 illustration)
  • Grass=skirted Yap by W. Robert Moore (with 21 of 27 illustrations in colour)
  • Pilgrims Follow the Christmas Star by Maynard Owen Williams (with 11 illustrations)
  • Hashemite Jordan, Arab Heartland by John Scofield (with map and 11 illustrations)
National Geographic Society
GB 235 HJH/2/2/20 · Item · 18 May 1949
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of mountainous landscape as seen from Lao, Bhutan.

writing on the back

[TRANSCRIPTION]

The main range seen from Lao
18/May/1949
49.A.11.8

Hicks, John Herbert
GB 235 HJH/2/2/5/4 · Part · 5 July-9 August 1949
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

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]

The Lhuntzi Dzongpon's wife and daughter

Hicks, John Herbert
GB 235 HJH/5/2/4 · Item · June 1962
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

A single bound reprint of vol. 87, part 6 of the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society.

(June 1962). Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, vol. LXXXVII(Part 6), 245-288.

Table of Contents:

  • The Secretary's Page
  • Notes from Wisley. By C.D. Brickell, BSc
  • Masters Memorial Lecture, 1961. Herbicides - Their Nature, Mode of Action and Use. Part II. By E.K. Woodford. Illustrated
  • Survey of Recently Collected Plants. Part 1 cont. Himalayas, Tibet, China. Illustrated
  • Breeding o Alstroemerias. By J.A.M. Goemans. Illustrated
  • Notes from Fellows:
    -- Shrub Rose 'Maigold'. by Gram Thomas. Illustrated
    -- The Jacobaaea Lily. by Lt.-Cdr. C. Stockten, D.Sc., RN illustrated
    -- Mr. Clarence Elliot, VMH
  • Wisley trials, 1961:
    -- Begonias
  • Book Notes
Royal Horticultural Society
GB 235 HJH/2/2/8 · Item · 31 March 1949
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of a river bank, ferry on the shore. 3 people on the boat. Forested hills in the background across the water.

Writing on the back

[TRANSCRIPTION]

The ferry over the Trongsa Chu
31/Mar/49
49.A.7.5

Hicks, John Herbert
'The Dzongpon of Lhuntzi"'
GB 235 HJH/2/2/28 · Item · 9 August 1949
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

black and white photograph

Photograph of an Mr JH Hicks (right) and a Bhutanese family (man, woman, and child)

writing on the back

[TRANSCRIPTION]

The Dzongpon of Lhuntzi
Bhutan, 1949
9/8/49

Hicks, John Herbert
GB 235 HJH/5/2/1 · Item · January 1944 & April 1944
Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

A single bound reprint that includes 2 parts, an article by Frank Ludlow and a list of the birds. Originally published separately in The Ibis in 1944: