Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19969i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A view down an avenue lined with colonial buildings. A tall clock-tower at the end of the street, with the clock face showing 7:19. Traders, soldiers and a man with panniers in the centre. The Peak in the background. Similar to Thomson's negative number 36
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Hong Kong
Bears no Thomson number, now numbered [iii]
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 19969i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores