Tibet Collection (page 3)

View of the bazaar at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

Group of Tibetan dancers, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Gyantse town, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

View towards Tsichen, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Three-legged race at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Man (Turner) playing golf at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

Tibetans playing polo, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Golfing at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Group of polo players, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Man on a pony holding a polo mallet, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

High jump with spectators, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Tibetan polo match, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

British Military Campaign to Tibet - tug of war
Tug of war for Chinese troops, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

British Military Campaign to Tibet - 100 yards run
100 yards run for Chinese troops, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

British Military Campaign to Tibet - sepoys in winter
Sepoys in winter, waiting to begin a polo match, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to

British Military Campaign to Tibet - Coronation Day sports
Coronation Day sports, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

British Military Campaign to Tibet - golf at Gyantse
A game of golf at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

British Military Campaign to Tibet - sack fighting by sepoys
Sack fighting by sepoys, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

British Military Campaign to Tibet - VC race
VC Race from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

British Military Campaign to Tibet - polo at Gyantse
Men playing Polo at Gyantse, Tibet, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Holy Lama, Tibet - Buddhism Date: 1925

SVEN HEDIN TO TIBET - 3
The expedition sets out by camel caravan across the Gobi Desert : due to inadequate planning, all but Hedin and two companions die of thirst. Date: 1899-1900

Reincarnation: Dalai Lama reborn 1934
When the Dalai Lama dies, a baby boy born at precisely the same moment is recognised by church leaders at Lhasa, Tibet, as his reincarnation. 1934

British and northern Indian leaders (?) group photo, c.1880 s

Dalai Lama addressing a huge crowd in Tibet, 1956
Where insurrection and deep anti-Chinese unrest are reported: Tibet - a photograph showing the Dalai Lama addressing a huge religious gathering at the Jokhang Temple in the capital, Lhasa. Date: 1956

Historical views of Tibet. The Grand Lama with priests and worshippers 46, Lama priest sprinkling a home with holy water 47, and victor drinking out of an enemys skull 48

Historical views of Further India (Southeast Asia)
Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar). Liar having his mouth sewn shut in Siam (Thailand) 43, stilthouses in the jungles of Siam 44

Ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Tibetan Music at the Scala Theatre
Tibetan musicians at the Scala Theatre, London, perform playing their traditional instruments in connection with the opening of Captain John Noels film of the Everest expedition. Date: 1924

The First Lamas to visit Europe in a taxi
The first Lamas (Tibetan priests) to visit Europe, persuaded by filmographer of the 1922 Everest Expedition, Captain Noel

The First Lamas to visit Europe
The first Lamas (Tibetan priests) to visit Europe, persuaded by filmographer of the 1922 Everest Expedition, Captain Noel

Seven different dog breeds -- North American, Australian, South American, Scotch greyhound, English greyhound, African, Tibet mastiff. Date: 1841

Shamarpa, Regent of TIbet, brother of the Panchen Lama, Lobsang Palden Yeshe. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis from Captain Samuel Turners Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama

View of the village of Chuka, Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis from Captain Samuel Turners Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet, 1800

Poster, Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, with a map showing routes. 1958

Bhutia man with long pigtail - Darjeeling
A Bhutia man with long pigtail. The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak a Tibetan dialect. Their ancestors migrated from Tibet to Sikkim, Darjeeling

Buddhist Priest in Northern India (Tibet). Date: circa 1908

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