Bell Album 6 - Younghusband Expedition

The album contains card-backed images from the Younghusband Expeditition of 1903-04, usually four per page with the majority captioned (in Bell's handwriting). The contents as follows (uc = uncaptioned): Page 1- (uc) Mission encampment / (uc) Tibetan fort / (uc) Sikh sepoys in river / (uc) Coracles crossing river Page 2 - (uc) Raft crossing river / (uc) Tibetan delegation coming to meet Mission / (uc) Pack mule in front of lake / (uc) Road leading to Gyantse dzong? Page 3 - (uc) Dzong ? seen across the plains / (uc) Dzong with sandbag defence in foreground / (uc) Chinese delegation arriving at Gyantse Trade Agency / (uc) Chinese delegation on way to Trade Agency Page 4 - Shap-pes coming from interview with Col. Younghusband / The Lama Shap-pe / Shap-pes coming from interview with Col. Younghusband / (uc) Three Officials Page 5 - Bazar in Lhasa / Bazar in Lhasa / (uc) Mission soldiers / Muhammadan traders in Lhasa Page 6 - Scavengers (ra-gya-pa) in Lhasa / Lt. Col. Burne outside his hut in Chumbi / Moody and self on Natu Pass / Pemiongelu (?) Lama and his disciple Page 7 - Troops at Rinchengong / A corner of Rinchengong / Self with British and Chinese officers at Chumbi outside my bungalow / Chinese dancing at Chumbi Page 8 - Chinese dancing at Chumbi / Chinese dancing at Chumbi / Tongsa Penlop of Bhutan on his official entry into Chumbi / Pioneer officer measuring road before blasting Page 9 - Tonsa Penlop / Band of Tongsa Penlop leading procession into Chumbi (two photographs) / The first bazar started in Lhasa for the troops / Gen. Macdonald's march through Lhasa Page 10 - Troops marching through Lhasa / Kar-gyü Monastery in Chumbi / View of Lhasa. Roofs of Cathedral appear in centre of picture Page 11 - Mule lines in Chumbi on first arrival of force in Tibet / Camp at Chumbi; building just commenced / Bazar outside mission encampment at Lhasa Page 12 - First camp of mission force at Lhasa; Col. Younghusband's tent in centre / Crossing mules over second branch of Tsangpo en route to Lhasa / Mules being forced into water to be towed across Tsangpo Page 13 - Rathon boat with mules in tow crossing Tsangpo / Chinese Temple / Supply and Transport quarters at Chumbi Page 14 - Civil officials of Lhasa with escort / Chumbi valley villagers / Tsangpo at Chaksam ferry where the troops crossed Page 15 - Transport passing along Yamdrok Tso enroute to Lhasa / Entrance to Lhasa / Monastery and Chö-ten en route to Gyantse Page 16 - Monks in Gyantse Monastery running away from camera / River near Lhasa / Gen. Macdonald and staff marching through Lhasa Page 17 - Mules being crossed over Tsangpo / Gyantse Jong / Potala Page 18 - Gyantse Jong / Potala / Potala Page 19 - Nagatse Jong & troops en route to Lhasa / View of Potala from north / Potala Page 20 - Villages meeting mission on first advance to Gyantse / A Chöten gateway on way to Gyantse / Medical College, Lhasa Page 21 - Pal-kor Chöde monastery Gyantse / Col. Younghusband's tent at Nagatse, receiving Shappes from Lhasa / Bazar outside first camp of mission force at Lhasa Page 22 - Present of foodstuffs to troops from Amban. Outside Col.Younghusband's tent at Lhasa / Mules just picketed on arrival in camp below Karo La / Coolies bringing out fodder and grain from Tibetan village Page 23 - Remains of Tibetan wall after destruction by troops / above wall prior to destruction by troops / Mountain battery loading up before Tongsa Penlop Page 24 - Entrance of Tongsa Penlop into Chumbi / Tongsa Penlop inspecting troops in Chumbi / Mountain battery coming into action before Tongsa Penlop Page 25 - Entry of Tongsa Penlop into Chumbi / entry of Tongsa Penlop into Chumbi / Bazar at Chumbi Page 26 - Baggage just in at Karo La / Entrance to Red Idol Gorge defended by Tibetans / (uc) overhead view of Karo La Page 27 - (uc) Mission encampment / Mule train rounding lake / aerial view of mission encampment Page 28 - (uc) aerial view of town / a Tibetan defensive wall / encampment Karo La