Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19595i
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A man, wearing a short spreading woven cape and jerkin with tufted hems, and a conical hat with a brim. He leans against a stone wall with his legs crossed at the ankle. A flight of stone steps in the background to the left
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph
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Canton boatman
Bears Thomson's negative number: "676"
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 19595i
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