Ayuthia, Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19059i
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A large square wooden monument with pointed spirelet, surrounded by bollard-like structures, made of carved single boles of wood. A training-ground for elephants (Professor S. Siripant)
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Elephant gr(ound) Ayuthia Siam
Bears Thomson's negative number: 403
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 19059i
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Location Status Access Closed stores