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Wet collodion negatives

Images

  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • China: a Manchu woman with her maid standing beside a bronze burner, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: a girl. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
  • Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
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Catalogue

    • Pictures

    Kowloon, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1869 | Reference: 19626i
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    Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1871 | Reference: 19336i
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    Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1869 | Reference: 19530i
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    Nanking, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1871 | Reference: 19264i
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    Peking, Pechili province, China: a Muslim butcher. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1869 | Reference: 19692i
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