Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19968i
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A view down an avenue lined with colonial buildings. A tall clock-tower at the end of the street, with the clock face showing 7:19. Traders, soldiers and a man with panniers in the centre. The Peak in the background. Similar to Thomson's negative number 36
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion, stereograph ; glass approximately 10.5 x 21.5 cm (4 x 8 in.)
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Hong Kong
Bears no Thomson number, now numbered [iii]
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 19968i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note