Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19612i
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An old woman, holding a fan, with a baby on her back
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1869
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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Canton Boat woman
Bears Thomson's negative number: "685"
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
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. I, pl. VII, "A Canton boat woman and child"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19612i
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