Swatow, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19878i
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Four men standing on a balcony. Other buildings and a scarp in the background. The same setting, and four of the same men, as Thomson's negative number 805
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph ; glass approximately 10.5 x 21.5 cm (4 x 8 in.)
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Swatow, China
Bears Thomson's negative number: "806"
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 19878i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note