Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19714i
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Description
An old man with a basket over his shoulder and a sort of broom, posed in front of a pale plain background. Seems identical to Thomson's negative number 729, but has been scratched through. Probably one half of a stereo pair
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
Contributors
Lettering
Collector of printed scraps of paper, Peking
Bears Thomson's negative number: "729 A"
References note
John Thomson, Through China with a camera, London, 1898, f.p. 234, "Collector of printed scraps". John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. IV pl. XXII fig. 52 "A collector of printed scraps"
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19714i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note