John Thomson at the Arsenal, Nanking, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
19871i
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Description

The same location as in Thomson's negative number 800. Two Chinese men, one holding the breech-block from a Gatling gun or Mitrailleuse. A bearded, behatted, European man (Thomson), posed ready to crank the handle to fire the gun

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph

Lettering

The arsenal, Nanking Bears Thomson's negative number: "802"

Notes

This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19871i

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