Lhasa, Tibet- Panchen Ngoerhtehni, also known as the Panchen Lama, is shown with the Dalai Lama, boy spiritual leader of Tibet, when they met shortly...
Peking, China: Mao Tse-Tung , Chairman of the Central People's Government of China, talks with Panchen Ngoerhtehni , temporal ruler of Tibet, at the...
An image of the Buddha in a monastery in Tibet, An image of the Buddha in one of the many monasteries visited in Tibet. Many of these icons were...
Chinese troops of the People's Liberation Army use cement mixers to construct a road through Tibet, following their invasion of the country, 1950.
The 14th Dalai Lama flees from Tibet to India across the Himalayas, following a failed uprising against the Chinese occupation, 1959. Here he sits...
Circa 1950's, The Yak, a musk ox which lives in herds in the high altitudes of Tibet, In recent years the Yak has been in danger of becoming extinct
S, Tibet, Asia, A vast crowd of Tibetan women converge on the Potala as a protest against the Chinese presence
China, Tibet: Tibetan uprising march 1959 Tibetan insurgents surrender to Chinese troops in Lhasa. In the background: the Potala Palace of the Dalai...
Tibetan refugees walking through the Himalayas. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210 - Tibet Dissolves - pub. 1951
Line of horses carrying hides over the Himalayan foothills from Tibet to Northern Bengal, to cash in on the higher prices being paid in Indian...
Tibetan refugee deep in meditation in the frontier region of India and Tibet following Chinese oppression in his homeland. Original Publication:...
Traders and inhabitants of the Tibetan-Indian border, during the invasion of Tibet by the Communist forces of China. Original Publication: Picture...
Tibetan prayer flag which, according to Lamaist religion, releases a prayer with every flutter of the wind. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210...
Seven Buddhist priests of Tibet, known as Lamas, left their country disguised as bales of fur on a Japanese boat. The lamas who are members of the...
Tibetan woman and her child in Kalimpong, northern Bengal, after fleeing Tibet following Chinese oppression in her homeland. Original Publication:...
Tibetan refugee, carrying all her belongings on her back, makes her way to freedom across a 14,000 foot high pass, following Chinese oppression in...
Tibetan woman carries her child on her back as she heads toward Kalimpong, Bengal, fleeing the Chinese invasion of Tibet. The headline beneath reads...
Tibetan mother and child on the road between Tibet and Kalimpong, Bengal. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5210 - Tibet Dissolves - pub. 1951
At the outset of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, fearing for his life, the Dalai Lama and his retinue fled Tibet with the help of the CIA's Special...
Soldier Standing Guard Before The Gate Of The Potala, The Holy Palace Of The Dalai Lamas, Little Before The Dalai Lama Himself Evacuated Lhasa, The...
Watched by Chinese Communist soldiers, a group of Tibetans surrender their weapons to them during the Chinese drive to crush the rebellion in this...
The Tibetan refugees arriving on the Nepalese border after their difficult journey over the Himalayas. Refugees from Tibet are pouring into the...
Tibetans demonstrate in front of the United Nations headquarters, on March 31, 1959 in New-York, to support Tibetan people. The 1959 Tibetan...
Tibetans gather during armed uprising against Chinese rule March 10, 1959 in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet . As a result,...
