Caption

Tent camp of the first British telegraph post in Phari, Tibet, photograph, Part of Photo album with 24 photos of the journey of army telegraphist DT Dalton through Tibet., title: '1st Camp Telegraph Office Phari 1906', photographer: DT Dalton, Phari, 1906, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 80 mm x height 137 mm, (military) camp with tents, telegraph pole, telephone pole, (morse) telegraph, A sepia photograph of a row of canvas tents pitched on a grassy plain with taller grass in the foreground and a low hill in the background. Two men stand near one tent, one holding a long pole and the other wearing a hat, and another person lies or sits on the ground nearby. The tents vary in shape with rounded and peaked entrances, and some flaps are open revealing darker interiors. The image is mounted on a light colored card with a rectangular border around the photograph.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_239

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42.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 15.6in x 10.6in / 4676 x 3182 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tent camp first British telegraph post Phari Tibet photograph Part Photo album 24 photos journey army telegraphist DT Dalton title 1st Camp Telegraph Office Phari 1906 photographer DT Dalton 1906 paper daylight gelatin silver print height 80 mm x height 137 mm military camp tents telegraph pole telephone pole morse telegraph sepia photograph row canvas tents pitched grassy plain taller grass foreground low hill background Two men stand near tent holding long pole wearing hat another person lies sits ground nearby tents vary shape rounded peaked entrances flaps open revealing darker interiors image mounted light colored card rectangular border photograph