Studio Photograph of Sikkim Kazies - India 1880's

Source: ebay

Vintage Portraits of Sikkim

 Lepcha man

 Limboo woman

 Monks at Tholung Gumpa

 

Nepali woman

 Nepali women 1890

 Rong or Lepcha women of Sikkim

 Rong the lepcha wearing a coat, not usual plaid of striped nettle fibre home made cloth

Tibetan Lady wearing lhasa style of dress 1890.

Source: http://sikkimarchives.gov.in and http://www.sikkim-culture.gov.in

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Visits Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan in 1958 - Films Division Documentary

The mountain girl Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan with its Simple picturesque people is the subject of this documentary. starting with the opening of the Gangtok-Nathulla Road, the documentary revolves round the historic visit of Prime Minister Nehru to Bhutan and the warm welcome extended to him by the Maharajah,the royal family and the people of Bhutan.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

Tsongmo Lake on the way to Nathu La Pass - Sikkim, 1965

Photographer: Alice S. Kandell
Source: Library of Congress

Lepcha Women in Traditional Clothing in Singhik, Sikkim - 1960s-70s

Photographer: Alice S. Kandell
Source: Library of Congress

Selling Rice in Gangtok Market - Sikkim, January 1969

Photographer: Alice S. Kandell
Source: Library of Congress

Two Brothers and Horse - Sikkim, May 1971

Photographer: Alice S. Kandell
Source: Library of Congress

Young Lamas Learn to Play Horns - Sikkim 1969

Photographer: Alice S. Kandell
Source: http://www.loc.gov

Cheboo Lama, Minister of Sikhim (Sikkim), Tibetan - c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Lepcha Water Carriers, Aboriginal - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Lepcha Peasants, Aboriginal - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Lepcha Female, Aboriginal - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Lepcha, Aboriginal - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Bhotia Female, Trans-Himalayan - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Bhotia, Trans-Himalayan - Sikhim (Sikkim) c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan"

Boy standing in front of row of prayer wheels - Sikkim (c1965-71)

Photographer: Alice Kandell
Source: Library of Congress

One of the Sikkim Tents at the Delhi Durbar in 1903

Source: sikkim-historyhunter.blogspot.in

13th Dalai Lama with the King of Sikkim - Darjeeling 1900

Source: Wikipedia.org

Maharani of Sikkim 1900

Photograph of the Maharani of Sikkim from the 'Wheeler Collection: Portraits of Indian Rulers,' was taken possibly by Johnston and Hoffmann c.1900. Stephen Wheeler, the donor of the collection, was presumably related to J. Talboys Wheeler, organiser of the 1877 durbar and author of 'The History of the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi' (London, [1877]). Full-length seated portrait of the Maharani of Sikkim, wife of Maharaja Thotab Namgue and stepmother of Maharaj Kumar Sidkyong Tulku. This photograph was possibly taken by John Claude White, c.1900 and marketed by Johnston & Hoffmann. The Maharaja of Sikkam's family originated from Lhasa in Tibet and settled in Sikkim in the mid 17th century. Puntso Namgye, the head of the family, was sent three Tibetan monks (professors of Myingmapa- the 'red cap' sect) to convert Lepchas of Sikkim to to their sect of Buddhism. The descendants of Puntso Namgye became the Raja's of Sikkim.