Pearl River, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1870
Reference:
18884i
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Description

View of river between rocky promontories, with fishing-nets hung out to dry from the sterns of moored boats. Another boat moving at speed in the main channel

Publication/Creation

1870

Physical description

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

Lettering

Chinese fishing nets Kwangtung Bears Thomson's negative number: "313"

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 18884i

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