Tibetan Army Officers
A group of Tibetan army officers with Tsarong Dasang Damdul seated in the center. The photo was likely taken in Lhasa.…
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Sonam Rabten, the Minister of Agriculture
Sonam Rabten, the Minister of Agriculture, Tibet. Date of Photo: January 10th – 14 1937 Photographer: Frederick Spencer Chapman
Tibetan Cavalry
Tibetan Cavalry welcomed American envoys sent to the then 7 year old Dalai Lama by president Roosevelt in 1942. Note the…
Yuthok Dhepon
Yuthok, Personal name Tashi Dhondup. Born 1904. Entered government service in 1924. Was sent to India in 1925-26 for artillery training.…
Map of Tibet and Lhasa
Map of central East Asia and Tibet with boundary lines marked with different colored pens from 1923. Map of Lhasa…
SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK GUN
A VERY RARE PHOTO OF TIBETAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK GUN (ME-DA) FROM THE 20TH CENTURY.
Seynang Lobsang Yeshi
Seynang Lobsang Yeshi: 1959; After escorting the DalaiLama to Niu Dzong, he and his militia returned to Lhasa, and attempted to…
Siege of Chamdo
Tibetan army at Rongbatsa, during the siege of Chamdo, circa 1912 where they fought against the invader, China.
Tibetan Warriors
Tibetan warriors during the the “siege of Chamdo” after a long and bitterly war against the invader (China), Circa 1918. In…
Tibetan Warrior Archer
Lhasa, New Year’s Parade, 1938 / 1939. A smiling Tibetan warrior archer with his bow and arrows worn on his…
Tibetan Freedom Fighters
Late 1950s Tibetan freedom fighters fought the Chinese Army and captured many weapons. Left: Chinese Army / Right: Tibetan freedom…