Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18971i
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View of the rooftops of houses from a height. Washing hanging on poles in the foreground. Similar view to Thomson's negative number 347, but the sun is shining and fewer people are visible
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph
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Amoy China 1871
Bears Thomson's negative number: "359"
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 18971i
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Location Status Access Closed stores