[Houses along the banks of the Chinese River]

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[Houses along the banks of the Chinese River]

Creator

John Thomson

British Photographer · 1837–1921

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A chemistry student from Edinburgh University, John Thomson moved to the Far East in 1863, traveling and photographing throughout the 1860s in Cambodia, Ceylon, China, India, Indochina, Malaysia, and Singapore. He relocated to London in 1872, publishing the Asian images in numerous volumes. In 1876 he began making the pictures that would illustrate Adolph Smith's *Street Life in London,* an exposé

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Date
1862–1872
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
Scottish
Department
Photographs
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Houses with thatched roofs built along the banks of a river. Boats are docked in front of the houses. Two boats are resting on the shore, side by side.

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