Bangkok, Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1867.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19061i
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An open space demarcated by poles and lamp-standards. In the centre of the space a lectern [?] on a weighted tripod, on the right hand side a rolled up carpet. A richly ornamented building with a spire in the background to the left, two large guardian statues at its entrance. Probably the left-hand half to Thomson's negative number 405
Publication/Creation
1981
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1 photograph : photoprint
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Cremation pyre Bangkok 1867
Bears Thomson's negative number: "404"
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 19061i
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Location Status Access Closed stores