Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim

[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthda...

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More

[Coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok...

Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN-0124. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More

[Royal procession for Chogyal's birthday, Royal Palace, Gangtok, Sikki...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Couple of North Sikkim at home drink millet beer

Photograph shows Rinchen Namgyal Lachungpa and his wife at home, Lachung, Sikkim. Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New ... More

[Group of women standing near stone wall, Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 068 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Wood carver, Lachung monastery, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 163 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa Lama, full-length portrait, se...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 150 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

3 dragon headed bracelets & jewels

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 044 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Young lamas learn to play horns, Sikkim]

Photograph shows two boys playing gyalings. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Also represented in LOT 14034-1, pg. no. 005 (co... More

[Black Hat Lama throwing religious sacrifice into fire to destroy evil...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Portrait photo of [Young girl canning oranges, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 045 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Mount Kānchenjunga, third highest mountain in the world, seen through...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Rumtek Monastery, great hall, Sikkim

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 001 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim; and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikk...

Label in color reference copy slide page: "Formal royal family shoot, 1971." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no... More

Jorbu family - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows the mother, father and children of the Jorbu family, seated outside their home, Lachung, Sikkim. Date from information for related slides: LC-KAN05-2119 and 2120. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. K... More

[Members of the Jorbu family, digging in pile, houses of Lachung in ba...

Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 086 (color reference copy): "Jorbu family farming". Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-2203. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs ... More

[Girl from the Jorbu family, full-length portrait, standing in road ne...

Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 085 (color reference copy): "Jorbu children". Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. n... More

[School children lining up for the birthday parade in honor of Palden ...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

King reviews troops on his birthday, Sikkim

Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, standing next to soldier, Gangtok, Sikkim. Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. K... More

[Mountainside and road in Lachung region, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 062 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Man standing behind a small truck, Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 070 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Sick girl in bed, Sikkim] - Public domain scan of photograph

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Palace Guards, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows palace guards playing drums during the coronation ceremonies for Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs ... More

[Orchid flower, Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 102 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Royal baby playing with Queen Mother during ceremony

Photograph shows Prince Palden Gyumed Namgyal with his grandmother at the coronation of his father, King Palden Thondup Namgyal, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell ... More

[Women standing outside Lachung women's monastery, Sikkim]

Label in color reference copy slide page: "Lachung women's monastery." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 166 ... More

[Lama displaying brocaded robe and masks for the New Year's ceremony a...

[Woman standing by stone wall near building storing wood, Lachung, Sik...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 070 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Jorbu family, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows the mother and children of the Jorbu family, seated outside their home, looking up at father and another child in the window, Lachung, Sikkim. Date from information for related slides: LC-KAN05... More

Mahakala deity, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows a painting of the Mahākāla, a Buddhist deity, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 002 ... More

[Two men secure wood logs on yak's back]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

HM the Gyalmo, HH Prince Palden, HH Princess Hope

Photograph shows Queen Hope Cooke with her children, Prince Palden and Princess Hope Leezum, Gangtok, Sikkim. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the hereditary ruler of the independent Kingdom of Sikkim, located in th... More

Coronation 1965, Queen accepts traditional white scarf

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Lamas play horns at temple door, Sikkim

Photo shows lamas playing gyalings. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim... More

[Tsongmo Lake, along the Nathu La pass, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Pipon, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows headman of village, Pipon, seated in house near hearth, with others, Lachung, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represen... More

USA aid wheat distributed at Rumtek Monastery

Photograph shows monks with bags of wheat outside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim. Date from related slide: LC-KAN05-3399. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Inside Lachung house, Rinchen's family

Photograph shows mother of the Jorbu family with child, pouring yak tea? from churn into pot, at hearth in the Jorbu home, Lachung, Sikkim. Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 085 (color reference copy): "Inside t... More

[Guests at the coronation of King Palden Thondup Namgyal, including Al...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Headman of village, Pipon, seated in house with children, drinking ou...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Beautiful monastery, Sikkim - Public domain historic place photograph

Photograph shows head lama standing in doorway of Pemayangtse monastery, Sikkim. Related photograph in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Nort... More

[Rice terraces during dry season, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 014 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Sikkim, oversized melons and fruit grow

Photograph shows melons and fruits at the Gangtok Bazaar. Date and location from related slide: LC-KAN05-2899. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress,... More

Ceremonial masked lama dancer, photo by Alice S. Kandell

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Houses in a mountain valley, Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 094 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Selling rice in Gangtok, Sikkim market

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Hindu, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Exterior of house in Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 095 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Namgyal Tibetology Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim]

Label on slide page: "Tibetology Institute." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 142 (color reference copy). Gi... More

[Poh, a shaman, performing a ritual to heal a sick child]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Woman and boy, members of the Jorbu family, farming in a field next t...

Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 086 (color reference copy): "Jorbu family farming". Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-2203. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs ... More

[Small buildings and terraces in a valley next to a river, Lachung, Si...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Coronation 1965, the King & Queen

Photograph shows the newly-crowned King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke walking in procession, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library... More

[Dragon head carvings above the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple...

Title devised by Library staff from information on similar slide: LC-KAN05-3055. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg.... More

Coronation 1965, the King on throne

Photograph shows King Palden Thondup Namgyal at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim.

Lama turning prayer wheel activating prayers

Photograph shows a Shinglay Lama seated on ground, turning a large prayer wheel, Sikkim. (Source: related image in LOT 14032-1, no. 041). Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (... More

[Alice Kandell posing with guards at the Nathu La Pass, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 015 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Karmapa Lama's successor studying penmanship, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Housing for prayer wheel, turn for water power

Photograph shows wooden and stone structure with blue painted trim, built over stream, Lachung, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represe... More

[Drum inside royal palace temple, Gangtok, Sikkim]

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Person crossing river on wooden bridge, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Black Hat dance: Lama chants, Sikkim

Related photograph published in : Sikkim; the hidden kingdom / text and photos. by Alice Kandell. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1971, p. 35. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photograph... More

[Ceremonial dancers waiting for lamas to come out of the temple for Ne...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Head Black Hat Lama chanting during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sik...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; te... More

[Young men processing oranges at fruit canning factory, Sikkim]

[Woman standing on tree branch, picks oranges, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 047 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Pipon, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows headman of village, Pipon with horse standing in road near stone walls and building, Lachung, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress... More

[Paintings and carvings inside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Yak migration, Lachung, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Photograph shows yak carrying pack with wood on its back, Lachung, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 0... More

[People standing in front of building in mist, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikk...

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More

[Princess, sister of the King, with a coronation guest, Gangtok, Sikki...

Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN-0115. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More

[Boys from Lachung carrying wood in the mountains, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Altar with butter lamps, butter paste offerings (torma) and images to...

Category label: "Prior to ceremony, prayers in monastery." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 004 (color refer... More

[Monk fixing clock above painting, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[People carrying wood on their backs as they walk along a mountain roa...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 092 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Men with herd of yaks, next to monastery, Lachung, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 081 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Exterior of Pemayangtse Monastery with prayer flags, Sikkim]

Title devised by Library staff. Related photograph in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 96, where image appears with caption... More

Sikkim, dry season, rice terraces

Photographer's stamp on item. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 108 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S... More

Clown dancer, ceremonial masked lama dances, Sikkim

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A young girl, Kimu, praying in front of a giant Buddha statue at the ...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Yak and pig graze in yard of Shinglay Lama's home near Singhik, Sikki...

Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 153, where image appears with caption "Shinglay Lama with h... More

Musician lama during ceremonial dances using cymbals

Public domain photograph of music festival, musicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Religious appliques, France - Public domain dedication image

Photograph shows a religious silk textile (thangka), with embroidery and appliqué depicting Buddha, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also rep... More

[Woman weaving on loom, Lachung, Sikkim]

Title devised by Library staff from information for similar slide: LC-KAN05-2276. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg... More

[Building in the mountains of Lachung, Sikkim]

Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 063 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress).

[Headman Pipon and child with hoes on shoulders, walk by fence in rock...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Landslide by mountain village in northern Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf fr...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Nepali girls, coronation time. Tse Ten Tashi studio, photo in window, ...

Photograph shows three young Nepalese women standing in front of Tse Ten Tashi's photograph studio, where a photograph of the King of Sikkim (Palden Thondup Namgyal) and Queen Hope Cooke is displayed in the win... More

King of Sikkim at home - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Palden Thondrup Namgyal, Chogyal of Sikkim, half-length portrait, facing front, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congre... More

Traveling Tibetan tribe, grandmothers spinning prayer wheels

Photograph shows Tibetan refugees? men, women and children under shelter. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 1... More

Coronation 1965, Queen accepts traditional white scarf

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Lepcha man and woman standing near Singhik, Sikkim]

Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 156, where image appears with caption: "Lepcha man in tradi... More

Paper making - A couple of people sitting on top of a dirt field

Photograph shows laborers seated with wood shavings, Sikkim. Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Rinchen Namgyal Lachungpa, full-length portrait, seated, drinking mil...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The sixteenth Karmapa Lama (Rangjung Rigpe Dorje), with monk, at Rumt...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Guruda bird dancer performing at the New Year's dance, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 024 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Black Hat Lama in a procession down the mountain to sacrifice objects...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing necklace...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 070 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).