Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19571i
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Three men photographed outside. The two older ones seated, a younger one standing behind them. The man seated on the left wears a fur jacket, the one on the right a silk coat with fur cuffs. The young man is plainly dressed
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Chinese mandarins, Canton
Bears Thomson's negative number: "663"
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19571i
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