Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19614i
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A young woman wearing a headscarf, seated in front of a plain backdrop. The same as Thomson's negative number 686a, probably one half of a stereo pair. The same woman as in Thomson's negative number 675, but wearing a different headscarf
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Canton boat woman
Bears Thomson's negative number: "686"
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 19614i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note