Aug 30, 2012
Aug 29, 2012
Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation in Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1955
Cheng Chen To (C), head of Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation, visiting India
Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation, visiting India, viewing exhibit, at the Academy of Fine Arts
Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation, visiting India, viewing exhibit, at the Academy of Fine Arts
Chinese dancers in costume performing during cultural program
Girls from local Chinese school gathered in street holding floral tributes, awaiting arrival of Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation
Indian spraying DDT, on carpet at railroad station prior to arrival of Chinese Comm. Cultural Delegation, crowds gathered to greet visitors
Mayor of Calcutta, N. N. Mookerjee, in native dress, speaking into mike welcoming Cheng Chen To, head of Chinese Communist Cultural Delegation, seated beside him
Scenes from Peking opera taken from Monkey King Epic, players ornately costumed, during cultural program
Scenes from Peking opera taken from Monkey King Epic, players ornately costumed, during cultural program
Photographer: James Burke
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Aug 26, 2012
Tenzing Norgay with his Wife and Children - 1953
Tenzing Norgay,was a Nepali Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
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Aug 24, 2012
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