Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1869
Reference:
19974i
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About this work

Description

A old man inside a shop, leaning on the counter, holding a fan in his right hand. A boy behind and looking over the counter-top, parts of other figures visible at right and left

Publication/Creation

1869

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Lettering

Bears no Thomson number, now numbered [vi]

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 19974i

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