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Cantonese Boy by John Thomson — VisualArtsDB

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Cantonese Boy

1873

Medium: Collotype
Dimensions: 18 9/16 × 13 3/8" (47.2 × 34 cm) 3 1/16 × 2 3/8" (7.8 × 6 cm)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk

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Street Life in London

Street Life in London

John Thomson, 1877

A Convict's Home

A Convict's Home

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Black Jack

Black Jack

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View on Rak-Chui opposite Swatow

View on Rak-Chui opposite Swatow

John Thomson, 1869

The Seller of Shell-Fish

The Seller of Shell-Fish

John Thomson, 1881

The Praya, Hong-Kong

The Praya, Hong-Kong

John Thomson, 1863

The "Crawlers"

The "Crawlers"

John Thomson, 1881