China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19328i
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A pagoda and ancilliary buildings seen from the other side of a ploughed field
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1871
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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Chinese pagoda, (Shanghai?) No V 5x4
Bears Thomson's negative number: "534"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. III. pl. V, fig 10. "The Lung-Hwa-Ta or Pagoda of the Dragon's glory"
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 19328i
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