- 4552955/69
- Eitem
- 1935
A view of Casa Grande at Hearst Castle.
A view of Casa Grande at Hearst Castle.
Photo showing part of a bedroom in Hearst Castle, similar to 4552955/81. Inscription on rear reads,"My bed at the Hearst ranch."
Long rows of cotton bales with a woman standing in the foreground.
Image of a wigwam in snowy surroundings. Inscription on reverse reads, " Wigwam in Seton Thompson's College of Indian Wisdom, Dec. 11 1934."
Side view of a typical Filipino homestead, with family group.
Gareth Jones is shown sitting on a bench on the deck of a ship with a small Oriental boy holding a toy truck. Inscription on reverse reads, " With Pax Cheng, on board S.S. President Coolidge, between Honolulu and Japan."
Gareth Jones and his friend Rheinhard. Referred to in a letter dated 9th August 1936 from 'Reinhard' to Gareth's family. The relevant paragraph reads "I enclose the enlargement of a snap that was taken in 1927 when Gareth had joined the Erfgerbirgsverein (Touring Club) at Waldheim. I hope you will like it. Oh, those days with the sun glowing on our rucksacks and the birds twittering in the woods on the mountainside, and there was likewise a wind on the heath." Photograph 4552955/27 appears to be of the touring club on a walk.
Busy street scene, possibly in Bangkok, with horse drawn vehicles.
Photo showing Gareth Jones with his university friend, Gerald Graham. Inscription on reverse reads, " Gerald Graham and myself at Cambridge, Mass. Nov 14 1934."
Group photo of boys at Welsh Schoolboys Camp at Aberedw, 1922, Gareth Jones, aged around 16yrs can be seen to the right in the third row.
A man sits on a suitcase outside a large building. Same person as 4552955/134. Inscription on reverse difficult to read - "Bill Wiss" and " Wiesbaden, 21 Mai 1932"
Image showing Gareth Vaughan Jones holding a young Geisha as if dancing.
Image of part of the Rheinbrucke bridge at Kehl, Strasbourg. Destroyed in second world war. Addressed to Miss Winnie Jones, Barry, written by Gareth Jones, from Kehl, in December 1929.
Prince with the button on his headgear denoting he is a descendant of Kublai Khan
A man in Mongolion costume crouching with his hands together in front of him, fingers intertwined. Behind him is a body of water.
A Yurt in the left foreground. Beyond is a small Buddhist Temple.
Llama or Lhama Service, Mongolia [sic]
A service in progress, but appearing more shamanic than Buddhist.
A boy with a scarf around his head sitting astride a horse whose ribs are clearly visible.
[A group of Mongolians in traditional dress alongside two men in Western dress]
Five Mongolians in traditional dress in conversation with two men in western dress. The man on the extreme left appears to be Mongolian, perhaps a translator, whilst the man in the light suit and hat may well be Gareth Vaughan Jones.
[A group of Mongolians in traditional dress alongside two men in Western dress]
Five Mongolians in traditional dress in conversation with two men in western dress. The man on the extreme left appears to be Mongolian, perhaps a translator, whilst the man in the light suit and hat may well be Gareth Vaughan Jones.
Six soldiers smiling and laughing at the camera. One is holding a bugle aloft.