Siamese boatman, Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19963i
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A bare-chested young man standing, holding a pointed oar. A large bamboo plant behind him, to the left of the frame
Publication/Creation
1981
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1 photograph : photoprint
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Siamese boatman 1866
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1112"
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19963i
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