Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19702i
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Three men inspecting vases and boxes on the kerb-side outside a house. Another man, with a pipe, looks on from a window in the house. The same as Thomson's negative number 725a, probably one half of a stereo pair
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1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Bears Thomson's negative number: "725"
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 19702i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note