Lyndhurst Terrace, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- [1869?]
- Reference:
- 18682i
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Chinese triumphal arch with decorations, in honour of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh's visit in 1869. He was the first member of the British royal family to visit the Crown Colony. To celebrate his short stopover in Hong Kong on his way to India, the streets were filled with festivities and elaborate decorations. Here is Lyndhurst Terrace decorated with a Chinese triumphal arch and other ornaments. On both side of the street are crowds of onlookers and a couple of guards
Publication/Creation
[1869?]
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
Contributors
Lettering
Hong Kong. Chinese triumphal arch
Bears Thomson's negative number: "25"
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
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. 158 (reproduced)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 18682i
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