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[Le]arning to clean rice by pounding hard skin until it breaks. Container is called "Tsom", pounder is called "Tsom Pheu" / Alice S. [Ka]ndell.

[Le]arning to clean rice by pounding hard skin until it breaks. Contai...

Photograph shows a girl and woman cleaning rice outdoors, a chicken is in the foreground, Sikkim.

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

[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

[Woman carding wool at cottage industries, Sikkim]

[Woman carding wool at cottage industries, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Looking toward downtown Gangtok, the Capital of Sikkim]

[Looking toward downtown Gangtok, the Capital of Sikkim]

Photograph shows two women walking down a steep path toward the streets of downtown Gangtok filled with cars and people. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congre... More

[Old Rumtek Monastery], gelatin silver print

[Old Rumtek Monastery], gelatin silver print

Photograph shows the exterior of the old Rumtek Monastery, Rumtek, Sikkim. Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 124-1... More

Playing lute - Public domain portrait photograph

Playing lute - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows a monk, seated on a wall, playing a lute, Rumtek, Sikkim. Location identified with information from related slide: LC-KAN05-3292. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photo... More

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

[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

Mahakala deity, photo by Alice S. Kandell

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

[Aerial view of terraced fields, Sikkim]

[Aerial view of terraced fields, Sikkim]

Photographer's stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Published in : Mountaint... More

[Monk fixing clock above painting, Sikkim]

[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

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

[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

Bhutia man from Lachung in North S[ikkim]. Long braid is typical [for] men

Bhutia man from Lachung in North S[ikkim]. Long braid is typical [for]...

Photograph shows a Bhotia man, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding hat, Sikkim. Photographer's stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (L... More

[Altar with butter lamps, butter paste offerings (torma) and images to be burned at the end of New Year's ceremony in the palace monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim]

[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

[Unidentified building with prayer wheels, possibly a monastery, Sikkim]

[Unidentified building with prayer wheels, possibly a monastery, Sikki...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Sikkim, dry season, rice terraces

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

Musician lama during ceremonial dances using cymbals

Musician lama during ceremonial dances using cymbals

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

Clown dancer, ceremonial masked lama dances, Sikkim

Clown dancer, ceremonial masked lama dances, Sikkim

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

[Landslide by mountain village in northern Sikkim]

[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

Religious appliques, France - Public domain dedication image

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

[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves, Sikkim]

[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves...

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

[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]

[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, f...

Date from related slide: LC-KAN05-072. "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 Sikk... More

[Woman churning yak-butter tea, Sikkim]

[Woman churning yak-butter tea, Sikkim]

Possibly same woman shown in Kandell slides: LC-KAN05-0016 and LC-KAN05-0017. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: ... More

Waterfall, typical of Sikkim, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Waterfall, typical of Sikkim, 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

[Old Bhutia farmhouse], gelatin silver print

[Old Bhutia farmhouse], gelatin silver print

Photograph shows the exterior of a farmhouse built by Bhotia people with a stone foundation and thatched roof, Sikkim. Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. ... More

[Lama in meditation, Sikkim] - Public domain portrait photograph

[Lama in meditation, Sikkim] - Public domain portrait photograph

Buddhist monk holding prayer beads, with dog, Sikkim. Title from : Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 92-93. "A Tour of the Los... More

Sikkim: religious ceremony, monks burn effigy of evil

Sikkim: religious ceremony, monks burn effigy of evil

Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN05-0349. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 012 (color reference... More

[Sikkimese jewelry], photo by Alice S. Kandell

[Sikkimese jewelry], photo by Alice S. Kandell

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).

[Son of Rai Bahadur Sonam Tobden, a Sikkimese nobleman, drinking from cup, Sikkim]

[Son of Rai Bahadur Sonam Tobden, a Sikkimese nobleman, drinking from ...

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-76. "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 : Sikki... More

[Rai Bahadur Sonam Tobden, (Athingla), a Sikkimese nobleman, sitting with his family, Sikkim]

[Rai Bahadur Sonam Tobden, (Athingla), a Sikkimese nobleman, sitting w...

"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

[Top of Rumtek Monastery's roof, Sikkim]

[Top of Rumtek Monastery's roof, 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

Princess Hope & Queen Hope in the palace, Sikkim

Princess Hope & Queen Hope in the palace, Sikkim

Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN05-0072. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 027 (color reference... More

Press for Sikkim's only independent newspaper, printer & publisher

Press for Sikkim's only independent newspaper, printer & publisher

Photograph shows two men, possibly the printer and publisher, working at a press, Sikkim. On verso: Rapho Guillumette picture, 59 East 54th Street, New York, N.Y. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection... More

Portrait photo of Khentse Rinpoche [i.e., Jamyang Khyentse]

Portrait photo of Khentse Rinpoche [i.e., Jamyang Khyentse]

Photograph shows Jamyang Khyentse (Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche), a young lama, seated behind a table, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Con... More

[Kiranti woman cooking at the hearth in her house, Sikkim]

[Kiranti woman cooking at the hearth in her house, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Nepalese woman road builder, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, Sikkim]

[Nepalese woman road builder, half-length portrait, standing, facing f...

Label from color reference copy slide page: "Nepali road builders." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 114 (co... More

[Inside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[Inside Rumtek Monastery, 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).

[Jamyang Khyentse, full-length portrait, standing, mountains in background, Sikkim]

[Jamyang Khyentse, full-length portrait, standing, mountains in backgr...

"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: Sikkim; the hidden kingdom / text and photos. by Alice Kande... More

Religious reliquary "stupa", woman turns prayer wheel in front of the Do-Drul Chorten stupa

Religious reliquary "stupa", woman turns prayer wheel in front of the ...

Photograph shows a woman monk, turning a prayer wheel in front of the Dro-dul Chorten, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in L... More

Portrait photo of [Two brothers and horse, Sikkim]

Portrait photo of [Two brothers and horse, Sikkim]

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

[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]

[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sik...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the hereditary ruler of the independent Kingdom of Sikkim, locat... More

[Drumbeats accompany prayers inside temple]

[Drumbeats accompany prayers inside temple]

Photograph shows monks, some with drums, praying in a temple, Sikkim. Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 116-117. P... More

[Sikkimese Nepali girl], Head and Shoulders Portrait

[Sikkimese Nepali girl], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows a Nepalese girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, smiling, wearing necklace, earrings and nose ornaments, in Sikkim. Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kande... More

[Lamas spinning prayer wheels at old Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[Lamas spinning prayer wheels at old 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

[Farmhouse and terraced fields, Sikkim]

[Farmhouse and terraced fields, Sikkim]

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. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Black Hat Lama and men with offerings at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]

[Black Hat Lama and men with offerings at New Year's ceremony, 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

[Lamas praying as they walk down the mountain to perform religious sacrifice, Sikkim]

[Lamas praying as they walk down the mountain to perform religious sac...

"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

[A young girl swinging on a handcrafted swing, Sikkim]

[A young girl swinging on a handcrafted swing, 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

[Terraces with religious shrine?, Sikkim]

[Terraces with religious shrine?, Sikkim]

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

[Monks parade down the mountain to perform religious sacrifice, Sikkim]

[Monks parade down the mountain to perform religious sacrifice, 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

Bridge in North Sikkim, photo by Alice S. Kandell

Bridge in North Sikkim, 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

[Nepalese woman working with blue dyed wool, Sikkim]

[Nepalese woman working with blue dyed wool, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 038 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Monk playing large drum in monastery, Lachung?, Sikkim]

[Monk playing large drum in 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. 162 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Final examination ceremony for lamas]

[Final examination ceremony for lamas]

Photograph shows several Buddhist monks, including children, seated on floor, watching a monk gesturing and moving, Sikkim. Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlott... More

[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]

[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 020 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:... More

GCRP in Sikkim, gelatin silver print

GCRP in Sikkim, gelatin silver print

Photograph shows children seated at table outdoors, using "teaching machines" (record players and headphones), Sikkim. Caption on related photograph (LOT 14032-6, no. 218): "Teaching machines used by children ... More

Ancient art of weaving with self-supported back-strap loom. [...] This Sikkimese girl is weaving Lepcha tribal weave cloth worn as a dress

Ancient art of weaving with self-supported back-strap loom. [...] This...

Caption continues from item: This type of weaving is found in some South American Indian tribes. Photographer's stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Li... More

[Street in Rumtek, Sikkim], photo by Alice S. Kandell

[Street in Rumtek, Sikkim], photo by Alice S. Kandell

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 105 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Chinese soldier watching the Nathu La Pass, Sikkim]

[Chinese soldier watching 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

[Schoolchildren raising hands in classroom, Sikkim]

[Schoolchildren raising hands in classroom, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 048 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[School children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Sikkim]

[School children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 056 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Lama boys with Gyalings (horns) of silver and goi[?] wood, Sikkim

Lama boys with Gyalings (horns) of silver and goi[?] wood, Sikkim

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN-0087. "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

[Religious painting in monastery]

[Religious painting in monastery]

"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

[Family of sick girl with Poh, a shaman, during a religious ritual to heal the child]

[Family of sick girl with Poh, a shaman, during a religious ritual to ...

"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

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

[Buddhist ceremony inside temple, Sikkim]

[Buddhist ceremony inside temple, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Ask AK

[Snow capped peaks of Mount Kānchenjunga, third highest mountain in the world]

[Snow capped peaks of Mount Kānchenjunga, third highest mountain in th...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

USA aid wheat distributed at Rumtek Monastery

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

Lamas play horns at temple door, Sikkim

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]

[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

[Buddhist monks inside temple, Sikkim]

[Buddhist monks inside temple, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Ask AK

[Lamas blowing gyalings at temple door, Sikkim]

[Lamas blowing gyalings at temple door, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Shinglay Lama turning giant prayer wheel]

[Shinglay Lama turning giant prayer wheel]

Title from: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 153. Photographer's stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell ... More

[Rice terraces during dry season, Sikkim]

[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).

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

[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

[Karmapa Lama's successor studying penmanship, Sikkim]

[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

[Person crossing river on wooden bridge, Sikkim]

[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

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

[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).

Lama and prayer wheel / Alice S. Kandell.

Lama and prayer wheel / Alice S. Kandell.

Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Photographer's stamp on back of print. "© Alice Kandell" written on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Li... More

Lama turning prayer wheel activating prayers

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

Sikkim, ploughing rice terraces / Alice Kandell.

Sikkim, ploughing rice terraces / Alice Kandell.

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Photographer's stamp on back of print. Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Black Hat dance: Lama chants, Sikkim

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

[Young men processing oranges at fruit canning factory, Sikkim]
[Woman standing on tree branch, picks oranges, 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).

[Paintings and carvings inside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[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

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

[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

[Alice Kandell hiding behind a Sikkimese soldier to take a photograph of a Chinese soldier along the Nathu La pass, Sikkim]

[Alice Kandell hiding behind a Sikkimese soldier to take a photograph ...

Soldier in photograph is identified as "the General" by Alice Kandell in her presentation. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Fo... More

[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter, Sikkim]

[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter...

"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

[Mount Kānchenjunga, third highest mountain in the world]

[Mount Kānchenjunga, third highest mountain in the world]

"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

[Monks praying inside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[Monks praying inside Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

Public domain photograph related to Chinese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa Lama, seated, with a monk, at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa Lama, seated, with a monk, at ...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 002 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Road building. Women laborers - Public domain scan of photograph

Road building. Women laborers - Public domain scan of photograph

Photograph shows a Nepalese woman road builder, seated on pile of rocks, Sikkim. Date from related slide: LC-KAN05-2679. Label from color reference copy slide page: "Nepali road builders." Forms part of: Dr. A... More

[Suspension bridge over river, Sikkim]

[Suspension bridge over river, 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

[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]

[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 014 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Nepalese family outside of clay home, Sikkim]

[Nepalese family outside of clay home, Sikkim]

Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 176, where image appears with caption "Sikkimese Nepali cla... More

[Nepalese family sitting outside on haystacks, Sikkim]

[Nepalese family sitting outside on haystacks, Sikkim]

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-0035. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Alice Kandell with villager and horse, Sikkim]

[Alice Kandell with villager and horse, 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

Bhutia couple drinking millet beer from a straw on their house terrace in Western Sikkim

Bhutia couple drinking millet beer from a straw on their house terrace...

Photographer's stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[The sixteenth Karmapa Lama (Rangjung Rigpe Dorje), with monk, at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim]

[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

Typical hearth in Sikkim. Wood for fire heats top level where mother pours water to boil, wood dries on rack above. Container at right stores water / Alice S. Kandell.

Typical hearth in Sikkim. Wood for fire heats top level where mother p...

Photograph shows a woman working at the hearth in her home, Sikkim. Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Photographer's stamp on back of print. "Camera, Mar 20 71-1" stamped on front of print. ... More

[Girl sitting in front of loom, spinning fiber with a hand spindle, Sikkim]

[Girl sitting in front of loom, spinning fiber with a hand spindle, Si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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