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1787.d.7, 4(27)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228414
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228387
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x0011cb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 4(27)
- Title:
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A Pekingese peep-show. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types)
Street scene, with a group gathered round a peep-show apparatus: 'The peep-show also ... enjoys a large share of public favour. It is fitted with a series of lenses in front, through which the eye of the spectator beholds the wonders of the world. Foreign pictures share the attractions with Chinese representations and moveable figures, the showman delivering a running commentary on the mysterious scenes as he introduces them, and dextrously manupulates the whole by means of a series of cords. Some of the subjects are of the most indecent nature...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228387
040-003228414 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.7, 4 : Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and…
1787.d.7, 4(27) : A Pekingese peep-show. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228387[0027]/040-003228414
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.7, 4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Collotype
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 118 mm x 129 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Entertainers
Occupations
Street Scenes