Pearl River, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1870
- Reference:
- 18874i
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The river in the foreground, a plain in the middle ground, peaks in the distance. Steps cut in the river bank down to the water, a houseboat [Thomson's ?] moored on the right
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1870
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Pearl river Kwangtung China
Bears Thomson's negative number: "308"
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 18874i
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