Hupeh province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1870
- Reference:
- 19434i
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The adit to a coalmine, with timber pit props. A person [miner?] looking down the opening
Publication/Creation
1870
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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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A coalmine in Hoopeh XIX 5 x 4
Bears Thomson's negative number: "593"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, vol. III, XIX 42 "Coalmine"
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 19434i
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