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.