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Photograph of northern group of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, with Irene Vincent in 1948.
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1948
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height 20.6 centimetres, width 20.3 centimetres
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Scope and content : Plate 8, Irene Vongehr Vincent, 'The Sacred Oasis' (London, 1953). Caption reads: 'Northern group of caves, beyond the oasis, believed to have been the monks' quarters. Accumulated sand on the cliff top equals in height the exposed portion of cliff.' Negative at Photo 1231/1(74).
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DHMG.
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.
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