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Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date
- 1871
- Reference
- 19896i
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Description
The interior of a cabin with three European men sitting around a table, one of them John Thomson. Binoculars on the table, an issue of Harper's Weekly in the foreground, Appleton's Journal on the wall behind. Two Winchester rifles hanging from the ceiling, another leaning by the window on the right. The same setting and the same men as in Thomson's negative number 816, but the men are in different poses
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
Contributors
Lettering
Interior of upper (Yangtze ?) boat house
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
Lettering note
Bears Thomson's negative number: "815"
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 19896i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note