Williamson Collection: Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet.

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2006/051/001).

Synopsis

1930s Sikkim, Bhutan & Tibet Gyantse Film.

23 reels of 16mm on 1 DVD.

Reel 1. April - Aug 1931, in an around Gantok residency. 10.04 2. Gyantse and west Tibet. 11.20 3. Gantok residency in Sikkim, 1931-2. 4. Ha and Paro, Bhutan. 1933 5. Paro, Bhutan. June-July 1933 6. Bumthang, Bhutan. July 1933 7. Tibet, Aug 1933. Yamdrok Tso,Dekyi Linga and the Potala. 8. In and aroudn Lhasa and Drepung. June - Sept 1933 9. Sera, Lhasa, Yamdrok Tso and Samding. Sept - Oct 1933 10. Gyantse, Tibet, Gantok, Sikkim. Oct 1933-Jan 1934 11. Sakya and Shigatse, Tibet. 1934 12. Shigatse and Gyantse, Tibet. 1934 13. Ha, Bhutan amd Gantok, Sikkim. 1934 14. Inspecting troops in Tibet, 1934 15. Tibet in 1934 16. Around Yamdrok Tso, Tibet 1934 17. Tsang Po, Tsetang and Samye, Tibet 1935 18. A camp at Nyenyo, 1935 19. Potala Palace, Tibet 1935 20. Tsarong, Drepung. Tibet 1935 21. Sera, Tibet in 1935 22. Potala, a Ladies Party and the Regent in Tibet, 1935-6. 23. Dekyi Linka in Tibet, 1935.

Production / Donor Details: Frederick Williamson was a British Political offier stationed in Sikkim, Bhutan, and Tibet in the 1930s.

 

Titles

  • Williamson Collection: Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet. (Archive)
Series Title:
Williamson Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1930
Film Gauge (Format):
Other
 

Production Credits

Production Details
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