Kiukiang, Kiangsi province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1870
- Reference:
- 19388i
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Description
A wooden gangway to a wharf, with many men. European style buildings, the premises of Messrs Russell & Co, in the background, with a tall flagpole on the right hand side. Described in John Thomson, Through China with a camera, London, 1898, p. 212
Publication/Creation
1870
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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No N 26 5x4 Kiu (Kacing) China Kiu Kiang Wharf
Bears Thomson's negative number: "569"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, III. XV, 26
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 19388i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note