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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 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.

Writing on the back

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

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick grey paper.

Photograph taken at night of people standing around a campfire.

Writing on the back

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Camp fire. End of second day.
26/Mar/49
49.A.6.8

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

Writing on the back

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

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.

Writing on the back

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

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)

Writing on the back

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

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 drawing in blue ink on paper. Reverse is blank.

Ink drawing of JH Hicks' tent set up while he was camping in Shingbe for 7 months.

Text: "FOR SEVEN MONTHS MY HOME"

1 watercolour painting of a view of Shingbe, Bhutan. Tents in the foreground, forest and mountains in the background.

Text on bottom left corner:

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Shingbe
June, 1949

2 sets of drawings on paper that has been mounted on thicker paper (packaging from air mail stationary)

each sheet appears to be from draft writings, slits in upper corners where they were once attached to either each other and/or other sheets of paper.

front (in pen): various sketches of riding a horse up steep steps and near ledges of cliffs.

reverse (in pencil): various sketches of a horse or part of a horse, some parts scribbled out.