Nanking, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1872
- Reference:
- 19868i
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Description
A courtyard in an arsenal, eight soldiers around a cannon. One man, with his back to the camera, swabbing out the muzzle of the gun
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1872.
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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Bears Thomson's negative number: "801"
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 19868i
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