A Siamese boatman. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866 [i.e. 1865?]
- Reference:
- 19962i
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Description
A bare-chested young man standing, holding a pointed oar. A large bamboo plant behind him, to the left of the frame.The background is the same as in Thomson's photograph no. 615 (Wellcome Library no. 19478i)
Publication/Creation
1866 [i.e. 1865?]
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)
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Siamese boatman 1866
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1112"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, p. 61
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 19962i
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