The harbour, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1868/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
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1868/1871
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18676i
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The harbour, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1868/1871. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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View from a rooftop. The building in the centre, now [1990] Flagstaff House, was known as Headquarters House

Publication/Creation

1868/1871.

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

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Hong Kong Harbour Bears Thomson's negative number: "22"

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 18676i

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