Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19693i
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A plump, smiling butcher working at his stall, with various carcases behind him. The same man as shown in Thomson's negative number 721. Bowls and dishes on a chopping table. A dog prowls in the foreground
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph
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Mahometan butcher, Peking
Bears Thomson's negative number: "720"
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 19693i
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