Hankow, Hupeh province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.

  • John Thomson
Date:
1870
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19438i
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An early-morning view of colonial buildings, to the left. To the right leafless trees line the waterfront. Similar to Thomson's negative number 559. A lone figure stands between the water and the line of trees

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1870

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph

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Hankow Bears Thomson's negative number: "595"

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

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Wellcome Collection 19438i

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