John Thomson

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

A Mountain Pass in the Island of Formosa

A Mountain Pass in the Island of Formosa

Getty Museum · 1873

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[Baxianqiao Cemetery and Chapel, Shanghai]

[Baxianqiao Cemetery and Chapel, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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[Boats in a harbor]

[Boats in a harbor]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Bronze Temple, Wan-Show-Shan

Bronze Temple, Wan-Show-Shan

Getty Museum · 1874

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[Buildings with watch tower]

[Buildings with watch tower]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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Camoen's House, Macao

Camoen's House, Macao

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Camoen's Monument, Macao

Camoen's Monument, Macao

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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[Canal sluice]

[Canal sluice]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Chinese man]

[Chinese man]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Chinese Marine Temple, Macao

Chinese Marine Temple, Macao

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Chinese Wall

Chinese Wall

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Chinese Women

Chinese Women

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Clapham Common Industries: Photography on the Common

Clapham Common Industries: Photography on the Common

Getty Museum · April 2, 1877

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Clapham Common Industries: Waiting for a Hire

Clapham Common Industries: Waiting for a Hire

Getty Museum · April 2, 1877

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Covent Garden Labourers

Covent Garden Labourers

Getty Museum · July 2, 1877

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[Docked boats]

[Docked boats]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Dried up canal]

[Dried up canal]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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[Entrance to the Public Garden, Shanghai]

[Entrance to the Public Garden, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · about 1870

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[Fenced in temple]

[Fenced in temple]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Figures on a sampan]

[Figures on a sampan]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[French Municipal Council Building, Shanghai]

[French Municipal Council Building, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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[Garden. Canton]

[Garden. Canton]

Getty Museum · about 1866

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[Great Wall of China]

[Great Wall of China]

Getty Museum · about 1870

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[Group of men carrying baskets]

[Group of men carrying baskets]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Group portrait of men]

[Group portrait of men]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Holy Trinity Church during winter, Shanghai]

[Holy Trinity Church during winter, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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[Holy Trinity Church, Shanghai]

[Holy Trinity Church, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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"Hookey Alf", of Whitechapel

"Hookey Alf", of Whitechapel

Getty Museum · November 1, 1877

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[House on hill]

[House on hill]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Houses along the banks of the Chinese River]

[Houses along the banks of the Chinese River]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Interior of the Salon of Mr. Victor Kresser, Director of the Hong Kong Bank

Interior of the Salon of Mr. Victor Kresser, Director of the Hong Kong Bank

Getty Museum · about 1865

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Italian Street Musicians

Italian Street Musicians

Getty Museum · December 1, 1877

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Julia Tweeddale

Julia Tweeddale

Getty Museum · 1891

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[Khon performers]

[Khon performers]

Getty Museum · 1850s–1890s

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Life at Canton

Life at Canton

Getty Museum · about 1870

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[Little Orphan Island and Monastery, Yangtze River]

[Little Orphan Island and Monastery, Yangtze River]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Macao

Macao

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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[Miss Dobson]

[Miss Dobson]

Getty Museum · 1890

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"Mush-Fakers" and Ginger-Beer Makers

"Mush-Fakers" and Ginger-Beer Makers

Getty Museum · October 1, 1877

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Ningpo Bridge

Ningpo Bridge

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Ningpo Monument

Ningpo Monument

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Ningpo Pagoda

Ningpo Pagoda

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Ningpo Temple

Ningpo Temple

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Pagoda, Canton]

[Pagoda, Canton]

Getty Museum · 1868–1872

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Pagoda, Peking

Pagoda, Peking

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Pagoda, Shanghai

Pagoda, Shanghai

Getty Museum · 1890–1900

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Passenger Wheelbarrow, Shanghai

Passenger Wheelbarrow, Shanghai

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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[Path between mountain and pond]

[Path between mountain and pond]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Path towards gate]

[Path towards gate]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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[Portrait of man and boy]

[Portrait of man and boy]

Getty Museum · 1862–1872

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Public Gardens, Shanghai

Public Gardens, Shanghai

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Rosslyn Chapel (Exterior)

Rosslyn Chapel (Exterior)

Getty Museum · October 3, 1865

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Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Getty Museum · October 3, 1865

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Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Getty Museum · about 1865

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Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Rosslyn Chapel (Interior)

Getty Museum · October 3, 1865

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Ruins of the Old Cathedral, Macao

Ruins of the Old Cathedral, Macao

Getty Museum · 1870s–1890s

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Scene in Nanking Arsenal

Scene in Nanking Arsenal

Getty Museum · 1874

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Shanghai Bund [illegible] Moody

Shanghai Bund [illegible] Moody

Getty Museum · 1860s–1870s

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[Siemssen and Co. Building and the Ever Victorious Army Monument, Shanghai]

[Siemssen and Co. Building and the Ever Victorious Army Monument, Shanghai]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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[Snowy road]

[Snowy road]

Getty Museum · 1870–1872

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