Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18851i
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A path in the centre of the picture, leading to a village. A stream to the left under spreading trees. A small child stands on the path in the middle distance. By the side of the path, a pair of water pots with a yoke for carrying them. A house [?] visible through the trees
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Bears Thomson's negative number: "294"
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 18851i
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