Cochrane Street, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1868/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1868/1871
- Reference:
- 18696i
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Description
View up steep street lined with Chinese houses and shops, mountain in the background. The street heads south towards Victoria Peak
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1868/1871.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)
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27 Wp Hill HH Street in Hongkong
Bears Thomson's negative number: "33"
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
References note
William Schupbach, 'Focusing on history in Hong Kong', Wellcome Library blog, 16 December 2013 https://wayback.archive-it.org/16107/20210313030558/http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2013/12/focusing-on-history-in-hong-kong/
Reference
Wellcome Collection 18696i
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