Queen's Road East, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1868/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1868/1871
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18736i
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Description

Street scene. A Chinese temple is on the right. The street leads to Wong Nei Cheong, or Happy Valley

Publication/Creation

1868/1871.

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Lettering

Bears Thomson's negative number: "56"

References note

John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London 1873/4, vol I pl. IX, "Front of Kwan-Yin temple"

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 18736i

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