Chouchow Fu, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18843i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A large stone bridge with houses built on top. Many people looking down from the balconies of the houses. Taken during the dry season [?]
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Chouchow bri Kwantung China S
Bears Thomson's negative number: "290"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, vol. 2, pl. VIII, fig. 19, "Chao-chow-fu bridge", Through China with a camera, f.p. 90, text p. 93.
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 18843i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores