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Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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The Epic of Everest (Motion picture)

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The Epic of Everest (Motion picture), [File A]

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Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London

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Title
Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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The Epic of Everest (Motion picture)

The Epic of Everest (Motion picture), [File A]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1924
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Epic of Everest (Motion picture))
Topics
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountains in motion pictures
Lamas
Instrumental ensembles
Movie prologues
Scala Theatre (London, England : 1905-1969)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: An article in the South China Morning Post (January 9, 1925) describes the arrival of "a party of seven Tibetan Lamas" to London in December 1924. "The leader is Gama Suta Chenpo, Grand Lama of the Gyantse monastery."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23712386
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5922aa0-ff92-012f-703d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1924: Created
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1924. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-5855-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-5855-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1924). Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-5855-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Tibetan lamas perform a prelude to the film "The Epic of Everest" at the Scala Theatre, London