Bell Album 9 - Tibet

A leather bound photographic album embossed in gold with the word 'TIBET'. Each image is captioned, contents as follows: Page 1 - Self [Charles Bell] marching against the wind in November in Dochen 15,000 above sea level. Page 2 - Chomolhari from Tuna Page 3 - Looking across Kyi Chu valley, 12 miles below Lhasa / Looking across and down the Kyi Chu from Reting Page 4 - The frozen waterfall at Do Ta, with river in foreground Page 5 - Icicles from irrigation channel supported by wooden beams and stone wall, near Gyantse Page 6 - View of Chumbi Valley above Rinchengang Page 7 - Houses in Rinchengang Page 8 - Cantilever bridge over Tang-kar Chu 1 1/2 miles from Shasima Page 9 - Bridge over Tang-kar Chu Page 10 - Gautsa Page 11 - Gautsa Page 12 - Dalai Lama blessing Tibetans at Yatung with tassle Page 13 - Yatung in summer / Kam pu river Page 14 - Old fort at Dechen, 14 miles east of Lhasa Page 15 - Part of Gyantse town, monastery in background Page 16 - Pipitang Yamen Page 17 - Ruins of the Chinese barracks at Chorten Kar-po Page 18 - Iron suspension bridge at Phondo Page 19 - Ponies crossing a landslide Page 20 - Pack yaks with three men resting Page 21 - Mules laden with wool Page 22 - The richest trader in Gyantse sitting at her stall in the market Page 23 - Rug sellers in Gyantse Page 24 - Taking lunch with chopsticks Page 25 - Harvesters at Gyantse at mid-day meal Page 26 - Women brings barley flour (right), rice (centre) and butter as government revenue to Gyantse Jong Page 27 - Tibetan steel yard and measure Page 28 - Fettered convict in Gyantse Page 29 - Jovial convict and beggars Page 30 - Fettered convict in Gyantse / Beggars saluting in Nyang valley Page 31 - Children dressed up for playing / School at Gyantse Page 32 - Kusho Lungshar and the four Tibetan boys Page 33 - Chinese trader and Tibetan wife and nurse sitting in front with child Page 34 - Tibetan lady in full headdress Page 35 - Nuns travelling Page 36 - Tibetan beggar - woman Page 37 - Priest with prayer wheel and rosay in Chumbi valley Page 38 - Box of images carried by itinerant priest Page 39 - Box of images carried by itinerant priest; box open Page 40 - Itinerant priest Page 41 - 'Green Drolma' in gorge near sangong - Tibetans worshipping her Page 42 - The Tashi Lama in procession in sedan chair, followed by state umbrella, arriving at Gyantse Page 43 - Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Page 44 - Tse chen monastery and bridge Page 45 - Masked Lamas at Ne nying monastery Page 46 - The Chorten in the Palkor Chode Monastery at Gyantse Page 47 - A large Chorten