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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.

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

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 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

2 black and white photographs mounted on thick black paper.

title taken from Hick's 'Index of negatives'

Writing on the back of paper behind each photograph

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.

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 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

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)

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of porter with horse. second horse and porter in background.

Writing on the back

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On the road near Byiti Sim. Half way to Kingarapden
30/Mar/49
49.A.7.4