Siam [Thailand]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1865
- Reference:
- 19488i
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Description
Two different scenes on one negative, each showing a priest standing in the centre of a group of pupils. Some of the pupils are present in both pictures, but the priests appear to be different in each. Five pupils in the left hand picture, six in the right hand one
Publication/Creation
1865
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Lettering
Siamese Buddhist priest and pupils
Bears Thomson's negative number: "620"
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 19488i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note