Queens Road, Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, ca. 1869.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
18695i
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Description

View towards the east, showing shop-signs on right; "Commercial Billiard Rooms", "Chee Sing Bookbinder", "Hing Qua". Sedan chair and bearers to the left, clock indicates 7.00 [am?]

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Signed in the negative Bears Thomson's negative number: "32 [?]"

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 18695i

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