Tsinghai. Tracts are always welcome. A typical farmhouse.
The real rulers of Tsinghai. A descendent of the Tanguts.
Around Tsa Pa. A Moslem women [sic] with her veil over her back. Her animal carries grain to market.
The real rulers of Tsinghai. Her ancestors came from Samarkand.
On the border. A good hunter.
Around Tsa Pa. A Moslem women [sic] with her wawa. Note the loess side of road.
On the border. A Moslem with his two wives.
On the border. A friendly smile.
Around Tsa Pa. A friendly Moslem receives a tract.
Pientu Monastery. Butter figures. 3 lower ones are of exceptional quality. Feb. 1932.
Pientu Monastry [sic].
Tsinghai. Ma and the kids.
Entering Chia Mo Ch'uan.
Pientu Monastery. 3 girls and 1 man from nearby villages in all their finery.
A chorton [sic].
A Tsinghai road cut.
La Tsa Pass. Friendly pilgrims on way to Kumbum. We always walked down hill.
La Tsa Pass. From the top of the pass, 10,700 ft.
La Tsa Pass. 'Canon Streeter' look[s] upon the Yellow River 3000' down below.
Tsapa, Tsinghai. A custom station for the suppression of salt smuggling into Tibet. Approaching the mosque from the north.