Portrait of Major J.C. Watson
Collection
Identifier
Bo02-001
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-001. The caption (which is ‘To Mrs John Truelson / As a token of friendship from’) on the initial page in this album, is followed enigmatically by a portrait (Bo02-001) of a European officer in uniform, but without any mention of his name! Terry Bennett has identified the European officer. He is Major J.C. Watson (c.1834-1908), an Australian officer in the Anglo-Chinese Artillery and later Superintendent of Police at Ningpo (Ningbo). Watson was also an amateur photographer. John Truelson is recorded in directories of foreign residents in China between 1862 and c.1867 (but not 1872), as a merchant in Ningbo, working for Bohsted & Co. See Hv37-11.
Caption in album or on mount
To Mrs John Truelson / As a token of friendship from
Related Photographs
Location
Estimated Date
1870
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Terry Bennett Collection
