Item is a negative showing a head on look of the small village of Gyantse. There is a road in the forefront of the image where three 90th Punjabi soldiers walk ahead of a Tibetan solider on the right bank of the road. There are mountains in the background.
The Palcho or Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse. The monastery’s main temple was built between 1418 and 1428 and its Kumbum stupa was completed in 1437, by ruler Rabten Kunzang Phak. Kumbum refers to “a hundred thousand images,” representing the number of deities depicted inside. Tsang Province in Gyantse is home to three renowned Kumbum stupas: Gyantse Kumbum—the largest—Jonang Kumbum, and Chung Riwoche Kumbum, all in proximity to the town of Shigatse.
Item is a negative showing a group of boys standing in front of a small building. Mr. Frank Ludlow, the school master who ran the Gyantse School for Tibetan Boys, is located on the far left. There are mountains visible in the distance.
Item is a negative showing the same two women pictured in the previous image (a033682). One of the women is turned around to show the back of her dress.
Item is a negative showing a group photo of unidentified Punjabi soldiers with horses sitting on a grassy valley. There appears to be a mountain in the background.
Item is a negative showing three unidentified men crouched around a suitcase. There are more people milling around behind the three men, and there is a wall of building in the background.
Item is a negative showing the same dak bungalow in the previous negative (negative a033725) but from a slightly different angle. The image shows dak bungalow situated in a snowy mountain landscape.