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[Mongolia and China]
Title
[Mongolia & China]
Date(s)
- 1935. (Creation)
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135 photographs: b&w ; 149 x 115 mm or smaller.
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Scope and content
Photographs believed to have been taken by Gareth Vaughan Jones in summer 1935. Most are of Mongolia, many being of The Great Mongolian Festival of the Princes at the Court of Prince Teh Wang. These show many of the tribesmen and their lifestyles. Included are a number of Prince Teh Wang (aka Prince Demchugdongrub), Mongolian military leader and his family; also Chinese General Tsai Ting Kai (aka Cai Tingkai). Some are annotated on the reverse. Included are pictures of monks, sacrificing of sheep, inside and outside yurts, wrestling etc.
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[graphic].
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Note
Dr Mueller, GVJ's travlling companion on his last journey has been identified in some of the photos.
Note
Preferred citation: Gareth Vaughan Jones
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Virtua system control number
vtls006078627
Access points
Subject access points
- Soldiers lctgm -- Mongolian -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Yurts lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Sacrifices lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Horses lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Horse racing lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Archery lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Wrestling lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
- Princes lctgm -- Mongolia -- 1930-1940.
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Name access points
- Temple of Heaven (Beijing, China) (Subject)
- Great Mongolian Festival of the Princes 1935 : Inner Mongolia) (Subject)
- Demchugdongrub Prince 1902-1966 also known as Prince Teh Wang (Subject)
- Tingkai, Cai General 1892-1968 also known as Tsai Ting Kai. (Subject)
- Jones, Gareth, 1905-1935 -- Photographs (Subject)
- Mueller, Herbert Doctor Soviet spy (Subject)
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales