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1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of a bamboo bridge over water. Two vehicles on one end, people walking over bridge. Major George Sherriff (right) & Betty Sherriff (left) from behind can be seen just in front of the vehicles. Other people can be seen sitting in the vehicles.

Writing on the back.

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A third bridge
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.2

1 page letter. Typed.

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick greypaper.

Photograph an Bungalow at Hatisar.

Writing on the back.

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Bungalow 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.

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Ceremonial 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.

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Ceremonial tea

7 page draft manuscript. Typed/Handwritten.

By Dr. J.F. O'Hara entitled: "Dickonia lathami cultured in vitio" Has been edited in pen.

Was enclosed with letter from J. Aldred to A.C. Jermy (14 Jan 1984)

Attached to letters:

• From R.E. Holttum to M. Gibby (15 Nov 1984)
• From J. Aldred to A.C. Jermy (20 Dec 1984)
• From A.C. Jermy to J. Aldred (n.d. Jan 1986)

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'

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of [Sankos?] River from land. People waiting on the riverbank for the ferry, seen on the river. More boats off in the distance anchored on the opposite shore.

Writing on the back.

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Ferry across the [Sankos?] River
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.3

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 Major George Sherriff demonstrating to locals how to press a plant specimen

Writing on the back.

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First lesson in pressing a specimen

1 page letter. Handwritten.

Attached to 6 letters from Hugh V. Corley, dated:

• 5 May 1983
• 5 Feb 1991
• 9 Jan 1992
• 22 Jul 1992
• 11 Sept 1992
• 14 Oct 1993