Scrap Photos and Other Material for Optical Composites

Date:
c1870-c1890
Reference:
GALTON/2/8/1/13/5
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Miscellaneous photographs and other material. Primarily carte de visite-style photographs of men and women, including prints of paintings and portraits of famous people, not used elsewhere in Galton's composite photography. Also some duplicates of photographs of Italian women and the Griffith family. Includes a cardboard sign describing composite photographs of violent criminals and some packagaing labelled "Scrap Photos etc for Optical Composites". Also includes a piece of metal with a pattern cut out.

Publication/Creation

c1870-c1890

Physical description

2 bundles

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

Terms of use

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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Where to find it

Location of original

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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