Shanghai, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19326i
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Description
An open roadway with colonial buildings to the left: Siemssen & Co., the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris and the Masonic Hall. In the foreground, the memorial to the 'Ever-Victorious Army' which suppressed the Taiping rebellion in 1860-1864. The memorial was carved in Hong Kong and erected in 1866. Also seen in Thomson's negative number 530
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Shanghai Bund
Bears Thomson's negative number: "533"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. III. Pl. V, 9. "Shanghai Bund" the left photo
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 19326i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note