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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

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 grey paper.

Photograph of porters (six in total), with 2 horses further back. By the tree to the left, Betty Sherriff (left) & George Sherriff (right) can be seen on either side.

Writing on the back

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On the way to Kingarapden [Kuenga Rabten]. Halt to press a specimen.
30/Mar/49
49.A.7.3

1 black and white photograph mounted on thick black paper.

Photograph of people traveling with horses/mules up a cliffside path. Betty Sherriff at the front, George Sherriff behind with a horse or mule. Porters follow.

Writing on the back

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On the road to Kingarapden' [Kuenga Rabten]
1/Apr./1949
49/A/8/3

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

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

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 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.

[TRANSCRIPTION]

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