Laos. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1866
Reference:
19938i
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A round-plan thatched hut in a clearing. A woman standing by a wicker fence on the ground, another up on a raised platform to the left. A large palm tree to the right

Publication/Creation

1866.

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Lettering

Laos hut, Siam, 1866. 42 Bears Thomson's negative number: "1100"

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 19938i

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