China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1870
- Reference:
- 19440i
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Sunlight falls on a house, on the right of the frame, with a wooden canopy over the doorway. To the left of the doorway stands an old man. To the left of the frame a tree and the rear of a quadruped (head not visible) Lettering scratched out [?]
Publication/Creation
1870
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Lettering
Bears Thomson's negative number: "596"
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 19440i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note