Tibetan Collection (#8)

British Military Campaign to Tibet - Graham children
Bunty and Betty Graham, India, with pony and servant, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to

Tennis court in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to

The Graham family, India, 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

House in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, 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

View of Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, 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

Teesta Bridge, crossing the Teesta River in West Bengal, India, connecting Darjeeling and Kalimpong, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British

View of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, 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

Photograph 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 - monastery dancers
Dancers in front of a monastery, 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

Dancers in front of a monastery, 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

View of the town of Gyantse, with the Dzong (fortified monastery) at the top of the hill, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military

Roof of mission headquarters, nicknamed Changlo Manor, named after the noble Tibetan family who owned it, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a

View from top of Dzong (a fortified hillside monastery) from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences

Idols in monastery 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

Building nicknamed Macgregor Hall, 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

View of polo ground, with fortified monastery or Dzong on a distant hillside, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed

Group of polo players on horseback, 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 man on a white horse (Sunstar) with Tibetan (Tsewangdi, nicknamed Bill Sykes) on right, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British

Playing polo 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

Two connected buildings at Gyantse - the Kumbum, a multi-storied set of Buddhist chapels (L), and the Palcho Monastery (R)

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

Tibetan Terrier Date: circa 1960s

Holy Lama, Tibet - Buddhism Date: 1925

The 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933) fleeing the British invasion of Tibet, front cover of Le Petit Journal
CHT176300 The 13th Dalai Lama (d.1933) fleeing the British invasion of Tibet, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 20th November 1904 (colour litho) by French School

Ruins by a lake on Tibetan Plateau, Dhaulagiri (8167m) in the distance on the left, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China Date: 12-09-2018

Mani pile and prayer flags in Rongbuk Valley, Lhotse peak (8516m) in the distance, Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China Date: 11-09-2018

Landscape of the Himalayas at dawn, Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China Date: 11-09-2018

Prayer flags in Simila Mountain, Gyantse County, Tibet, China Date: 09-09-2018

Prayer flags on Tibetan Plateau, Namtso (Lake Nam), Tibet, China Date: 08-09-2018

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