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[Tibetan warriors on horseback. 1930-31] – Historic Reproduction

[Tibetan warriors on horseback. 1930-31] — historic photograph
[Tibetan warriors on horseback. 1930-31]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Tibetan warriors on horseback. 1930-31], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Tibetan warriors on horseback. 1930-31]

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Mounted Tibetan warriors ride through this photograph, which the caption card dates to 1930 or 1931, when Tibet remained largely closed to foreign visitors. The print is one of a series titled *Scenes in Tibet*, made on the German expeditions of zoologist Ernest Schäfer during the 1930s. Horses were central to Tibetan life, serving as transport, a sign of status, and a key part of the region's military traditions, so the picture offers a glimpse of that world. The dates come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[between 1930 and 1931]
SubjectsPhotoprint from Scenes in Tibet, 1930-39 made on the Ernest Schäfer expeditions to Tibet, 1930-1939. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Tibet--Misc.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,167 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-117848

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