These are the Photos by Cowles: 1950 Houston expedition to Nepal and Everest. Click to download.
04 Kathmandu window carvings Size: 1.3M
0a Raxaul railway platform Size: 960K
0b Nepalese youngsters at Bhimphedi Size: 1.1M
10 Temples at Pashupati Size: 1.2M
11 Balaju Size: 1.6M
12 Tears in a Katmandu street Size: 1.4M
13 In Patan Size: 1.2M
14 Bhatgaon Size: 1.5M
15 The Houston expedition team Size: 1.3M
16 Our Sherpas Size: 1.4M
17 The Jemadar Size: 1.3M
18 Dhankuta Size: 1.2M
19 House at Dhankuta Size: 1.3M
22 Nepalese Swing with Gyaljen Size: 1.0M
23 Our caravan on Salpa Pass Size: 1.5M
24 A Chorten Size: 1.1M
25 Gudel on the route to Everest Size: 1.4M
26 My palace on the trek in to Everest Size: 1.0M
27 The audience outside my tent Size: 1.1M
28 Himalayas on the way in to Everest Size: 1.4M
29 Betsy visiting with villagers Size: 1.0M
30 Namche Bazaar Size: 904K
31 Nga Wong Tchetem headman of Namche Bazaar Size: 1.3M
33 Thyangboche Lamasery Size: 1.6M
34 Everest and Lhotse Size: 1.5M
35 Sunset on Mt. Everest Size: 952K
36 Gompa at Thyangboche Size: 1.4M
37 Kantega Size: 1.4M
38 The Three Musketeers Size: 1.3M
39 SW from Thyangboche Size: 1.1M
40 Tamusurmu from Thangboche Size: 1.6M
41 A Thyangboche lama Size: 1.3M
42 A lama at Thyangboche Size: 1.1M
43 A lama Size: 1.1M
44 Lamas at Thyangboche Size: 1.3M
45 Lamas at Thyangboche Size: 1.3M
46 Head Lama at Thyangboche Size: 1.4M
47 Looking SW from Thyangboche Size: 1.1M
49 Everest taken by Bill Tillman Size: 1.1M
5 Hindu Shrine Kala Bhairab in Kathmandu Size: 1.5M
50 All boys together Size: 1.2M
52 Roadside hospitality on the way out Size: 1.0M
53 Sherpa antics Size: 1.1M
6 Temple in Kathmandu Size: 1.4M
7 Swayambhunath in Kathmandu Size: 1.2M
8 Boudhnath Size: 1.4M
9 Prayer wheels at Swayambhunath Size: 1.5M