[Photo.86/2] Photos from Sikkim and Tibet, 1938-39
81 loose black and white photographs taken by Lieut.-Col. Fleming Mackenzie while serving in Tibet in 1938-1939. The Fleming Mackenzie Collection was donated in 2022 by his daughter, Mrs Ann O’Neill.
[Photo.86/2(001)] Group photo in Yatung
Group photo of six people including Subedar Warryam Singh of the 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, and A. Coy. Taken…
[Photo.86/2(002)] Bertie Warren’s grave at Yatung, 1939
A photograph of Bertie Warren’s grave at Yatung in 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white…
[Photo.86/2(003)] Barley drying on racks near Yatung, 1938
Barley drying on racks near Yatung in 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs…
[Photo.86/2(004)] Fleming Mackenzie and a Sikh orderly
A photograph of Fleming Mackenzie and a Sikh orderly at the top of the Tang La, watershed of the Greater…
[Photo.86/2(005)] Tibetan yak on the Phari plain at 14,000 feet
A photograph of a Tibetan yak taken on the Phari plain at 14,000 feet. Part of a collection of…
[Photo.86/2(006)] Phari Dzong with snow on the mountains behind, 14,000ft, October 1938
A photograph of Phari Dzong with snow on the mountains behind, taken at 14,000ft in October 1938. Part of a…
[Photo.86/2(007)] Village women of Phari Dzong showing the married woman’s apron and fur lined hat (Puksha)
A photograph of two village women of Phari Dzong showing the married woman’s apron and fur lined hat (Puksha). Part…
[Photo.86/2(008) A masked dancer at Gyantse, February 1939
A photograph of a masked dancer at Gyantse taken in February 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…
[Photo.86/2(009)] The master of ceremonies who controlled the monastic dance, Gyantse
A photograph of the master of ceremonies who controlled the monastic dance, Gyantse. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(010)] The master of ceremonies of the monastic dance at the monastery, Gyantse, 1939
A photograph of the master of ceremonies of the monastic dance at the monastery in Gyantse, taken in 1939. Part…
[Photo.86/2(011)] Tensing, a Sikkimese Agency Clerk and Interpreter at Gyantse
A photograph of Tensing, a Sikkimese Agency Clerk and Interpreter at Gyantse. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…
[Photo.86/2(012)] The Fortress at Gyantse, 14,000ft
A photograph of the Fortress at Gyantse, 14,000ft. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(013)] Fleming Mackenzie with his horses Sassa and Lindy showing the saddlecloth Mackenzie designed for polo, January 1939
A photograph of Fleming Mackenzie with his horses Sassa and Lindy showing the saddlecloth Mackenzie designed for polo, January 1939….
[Photo.86/2(014)] A black hat dancer at Gyantse, February 1939
A photograph of a black hat dancer at Gyantse taken in February 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(015)] Phukong and Lacham Kusho, Duke and Duchess of Lhasa, 1939
A photograph of Phukong and Lacham Kusho, Duke and Duchess of Lhasa taken in 1939. Part of a collection of…
[Photo.86/2(016)] The Dzong, Gyantse, 1938 or 1939
A photograph of the Dzong, Gyantse, 1938 or 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs…
[Photo.86/2(017)] Men with their coracles on the Ralung Chu river, Gyantse, January 1939
A photograph of men with their coracles on the Ralung Chu river, Gyantse, in January 1939. Part of a collection…
[Photo.86/2(018)] Crossing the Tsang-Po (Bramaputra) by coracle en route to Lhasa from Gyantse, 1938
Crossing the Tsang-Po (Bramaputra) by coracle en route to Lhasa from Gyantse, 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(019)] Fleming Mackenzie with his horse Sassa preparing for a game of polo, Gyantse, December 1938
A photograph of Fleming Mackenzie with his horse Sassa preparing for a game of polo, Gyantse, December 1938. Part of…
[Photo.86/2(020)] The Ralung Chu river in flood, with the bridge broken, Gyantse
A photograph of the Ralung Chu river in flood, with the bridge broken, Gyantse. In 1950 both bridges were swept…
[Photo.86/2(021)] ‘Tom Tit’, a Tibetan mastiff, aged 13, the watchdog at the barracks in Gyantse, 1938
A photograph of ‘Tom Tit’, a Tibetan mastiff, aged 13, the watchdog at the barracks in Gyantse, 1938. Part of…
[Photo.86/2(022)] ’Tom Tit’, guardian of the Trade Agency, Gyantse, 1939
A photograph of ’Tom Tit’, a Tibetan mastiff and a watchdog of the Trade Agency, taken in Gyantse, 1939. Part…
[Photo.86/2(023)] Karpo-Nang, Sikkim, 1937
A photograph of Karpo-Nang, Sikkim, 1937. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken by Fleming…
[Photo.86/2(024)] A wintry day on the Tang-Tun-Sum, 15,000ft, 1937
A photograph of Tang-Tun-Sum (15,000ft), taken in 1937. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(025)] Professor Guiseppe Tucci, his wife, and the Italian Secretary, Gyantse 1939
A photograph of Professor Guiseppe Tucci, Scholar of East Asian studies specializing in Tibetan culture and the history of Buddhism,…
[Photo.86/2(026)] Nojin (23,794 ft) from across the Yamdok en route from Gyantse to Lhasa, 1938
A photograph of Nojin (23,794 ft) from across the Yamdok en route from Gyantse to Lhasa, 1938. Part of a…
[Photo.86/2(027)] Lobsang (Mackenzie’s bearer) with his wife and son, 1939
A photograph of Lobsang (Mackenzie’s bearer) with his wife and son taken in 1939. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(028)] Roadside Buddha carving in Red Idol Gorge (14,000ft), 1939
A photograph of a roadside Buddha carving in Red Idol Gorge (14,000ft), 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(029)] ‘Prostrating hireling’ on the Holy Walk, Lhasa
A photograph of one Mackenzie’s hired hands prostrating on the Holy Walk, Lhasa. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(030)] ‘The Cave of delicious misery’ showing the leather covered hand, Nyen-de-kyi-buk
A photograph of ‘The Cave of delicious misery’ showing the leather covered hand, Nyen-de-kyi-buk. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(031)] The Bahm-So lakes by Tuna Plain (14,400ft), home of migrating wild fowl in spring and autumn, 1939
A photograph of the Bahm-So lakes by Tuna Plain (14,400ft), home of migrating wild fowl in spring and autumn, 1939….
[Photo.86/2(032)] Chok Puri (College of Medicine) underneath the Holy Walk, Lhasa, 1939
A photograph of Chok Puri (College of Medicine) underneath the Holy Walk, Lhasa, 1939. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(033)] 1001 Buddhas on the Holy Walk Wall, Lhasa, 1939
A photograph a carving of 1001 Buddhas on the Holy Walk Wall, Lhasa, 1939. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(034)] Reflection in the Bham-Tso lake of Chomolhari (24,000ft), on the way to Lhasa
A photograph showing Chomolhari (24,000ft) and its reflection in the Bham-Tso lake on the way to Lhasa. Part of a…
[Photo.86/2(035)] First glimpse of Lhasa arriving from the Tsang-Po, 1939
A photograph of the first glimpse of Lhasa when arriving from the Tsang-Po in 1939. Part of a collection of…
[Photo.86/2(036)] Wandering dancers giving a show at Lhasa, January 1939
A photograph of wandering dancers prforming at Lhasa in January 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and…
[Photo.86/2(037)] Tibetan visitor to Lhasa, 1939
A photograph of Tibetan visitor to Lhasa in 1939. His rifle has a tuft of red wool in the barrel…
[Photo.86/2(038)] The Potala Palace, Lhasa, home of the Dalai Lama
A photograph of The Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lama, Lhasa. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…
[Photo.86/2(039)] Late Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Norbhu Linga, Lhasa, 1939
A photograph of late Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Norbhu Linga in Lhasa in1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…
[Photo.86/2(040)] The Potala Palace, Lhasa, showing its reflection, July 1939
Two copies of a photograph of the Potala Palace in Lhasa and its reflection, taken in July 1939. Part of…
[Photo.86/2(041)] Duke and Duchess of Lhasa, with their youngest son, aged seven and the Lama son, 1939
A 1939 photograph. At the front are Phukong and Lacham Kusho, Duke and Duchess of Lhasa, with their youngest son,…
[Photo.86/2(042)] A Lama Policeman
A photograph of a Lama policeman.Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken by Fleming Mackenzie…
[Photo.86/2(043] The Christian cemetery, Yatung, Tibet, place of burial for Bertie Warren, 1939
A photograph of the Christian cemetery in Yatung, Tibet. Bertie Warren, a subaltern of the 1st battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment,…
[Photo.86/2(044)] A Masked dancer in action
A photograph of a masked dancer in action. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(045)] Typical Tibetan stone built home
A photograph of a typical Tibetan stone built home with stable and store on the ground floor and living quarters…
[Photo.86/2(046)] D.G. Sundius-Smith and Fleming Mackenzie in Tibet, 1939
A photograph of D.G. Sundius-Smith and Fleming Mackenzie taken in Tibet in 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(047)] Orby Clifford and Bikram Singh
A photograph of Orby Clifford and Bikram Singh. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(048)] Devil dancer, Tibet, 1938
A photograph of a devil dancer taken in Tibet in 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and…
[Photo.86/2(049)] Party of men including members of German Nazi expedition to Tibet, 1939
Group photo including members of a German Nazi expedition to Tibet under Ernst Schafer. Fleming Mackenzie has noted the names…
[Photo.86/2(050)] Fleming Mackenzie, D.G. Sundius-Smith and R.V. Clifford. Gyantse, June 1939
A photograph of Fleming Mackenzie, D.G. Sundius-Smith and R.V. Clifford taken in Gyantse in June 1939. Part of a collection…
[Photo.86/2(051)] Yatung, looking north, August 1938
A view of Yatung, looking north, August 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(052)] Potala Palace, Home of the Dalai Lama
A view of Potala Palace, the home of the Dalai Lama. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and…
[Photo.86/2(053)] Tibetan Shou (deer) at Norbhu Linka, Lhasa
A photograph of a tame Tibetan Shou (a rare at the time species of deer) at Norbhu Linka, Lhasa. Part…
[Photo.86/2(054)] Polo team, December 1938
A photograph of a polo team, December 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken…
[Photo.86/2(055)] Potala Palace from the West
A photograph of Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lama, viewed from the West. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(056)] Buddhist monks and musicians, Sikkim, September 1946
A photograph of Buddhist monks and musicians, Sikkim. This photograph is dated September 1946. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(057)] Nga Chen Rimpoche, a Grand Lama of Tashai-Lumpo, Shigatse, 1939
A photograph of Nga Chen Rimpoche, a Grand Lama of Tashai-Lumpo, Shigatse, 1939. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(058)] The Sherpas, the Duke of Lhasa and Tsarong, 1937-1938
A photograph of The Sherpas (Cabinet ministers) and the Duke of Lhasa with Tsarong in centre back, 1937-1938. A negative…
[Photo.86/2(059)] The Agha of Bahnuna (Kurdistan) and his two sons, 1926
A photograph of the Agha of Bahnuna (Kurdistan) and his two sons. This photograph is dated 1926. Part of a…
[Photo.86/2(060)] The Duchess of Lhasa and her daughters in full ceremonial costume, 1938
A photograph of the Duchess of Lhasa and her daughters in full ceremonial costume in 1938. A negative and two…
[Photo.86/2(061)] Chaprasis in Mongol hats
A photograph of chaprasis (messengers) in Mongol hats. See also Photo.86/1 (017). A negative. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(062)] Palkor Choide, Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse
A photograph of Palkor Choide, the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse. Part of a collection of…
[Photo.86/2(063)] Skin boat with a lady and a gentleman in front of it
A photograph of a skin boat with a lady and a gentleman in front of it. A negative. Part of…
[Photo.86/2(064)] The 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
A photograph of the 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs…
[Photo.86/2(065)] Landscape scene with monastery in background
A Landscape scene with monastery in background. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken by…
[Photo.86/2(066)] Head of 60 ft figure of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelugpa Sect of Buddhism (yellow hats) at the Great Monastery, Gyantse
A close up of the head of 60 ft figure of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelugpa Sect of Buddhism (yellow…
[Photo.86/2(067)] Lama in ceremonial dress with dungchen in the background
A photograph of a Lama in ceremonial dress. The dungchen (ceremonial long trumpets) can be seen in the background. A…
[Photo.86/2(068)] Prostrating pilgrim on his way to Lhasa, 1938
A photograph showing a prostrating pilgrim on his way to Lhasa, 1938. Two copies of this photograph in the collection….
[Photo.86/2(069)] Lady of quality
This photograph has been marked simply as ‘Lady of quality’. A negative and one print. Part of a collection of…
[Photo.86/2(070)] At the Dance of the Black Hat Lamas, Gyantse Monastery
A photograph taken on 18 February 1939 at the dance of the Black Hat Lamas at Gyantse Monastery. There are…
[Photo.86/2(071)] Fleming Mackenzie in winter uniform, Gyantse
A photograph of Fleming Mackenzie in winter uniform, Gyantse. Two copies in the collection. Part of a collection of 81…
[Photo.86/2(072)] Captain R.V. Clifford in partial winter uniform, Gyantse
A photograph of Captain R.V. Clifford in partial winter uniform, Gyantse. A negative and one print. Part of a collection…
[Photo.86/2(073)] Gyantse Dzong, June 1939
A view of Gyantse Dzong in June 1939. Two copies. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white…
[Photo.86/2(074)] Wooden boats on the Tsang Po at Chaksang, crossing the river to Lhasa, 1936
A photogpaph showing wooden boats on the Tsang Po at Chaksang, crossing the river to Lhasa. It was taken in…
[Photo.86/2(075)] Everest Expedition Passport held by two officials, 1938
A photograph showing Everest Expedition Passport held by two officials, the taller one being Sonaw, personal secretary to the Political…
[Photo.86/2(076)] Karola Pass (17,000ft), forty miles from Gyantse
A view of the Karola Pass (17,000ft), forty miles from Gyantse. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and…
[Photo.86/2(077)] The Regent Dalai Lama, Lhasa, 1937
The Regent Dalai Lama photographed in Lhasa in 1937. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs…
[Photo.86/2(078)] New Year dancers at the Potala, Lhasa, 1936
A photograph showing New Year dancers at the Potala, Lhasa, in 1936. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…
[Photo.86/2(079)] Horses in the Dalai Lama’s stables
Horses in the Dalai Lama’s stables. Part of a collection of 81 loose black and white photographs taken by Fleming…
[Photo.86/2(080)] Incarnations of the Head Lamas draped in scarves of honour, Drepong, Lhasa, 1938
Incarnations of the Head Lamas draped in scarves of honour, Drepong, Lhasa, 1938. Part of a collection of 81 loose…
[Photo.86/2(081)] ‘Malefactor at large in Lhasa – no prisons’
Mackenzie captioned this photograph, ‘Malefactor at large in Lhasa – no prisons’. Part of a collection of 81 loose black…