River Min, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
18785i
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Description

A pine wood raft in a sandy cove. A man standing on the raft holding a pole

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

River Min, pine raft, China Bears Thomson's negative number: "81"

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 18785i

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