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  • A young man, seated, with an intense expression in his eyes. Photograph by J. Davis.
  • Hand and arm infected with scabies. Process print.
  • Brain with defect in the right frontal region. Pencil drawing.
  • A man's head seen from the front and back, showing large ears and a deformed scalp. Two process prints.
  • A woman with a moustache and beard: head and shoulders. Photograph.
  • A boy with Down's syndrome, holding a rifle and sitting on a fur carpet. Photograph by R.W. Morris.
  • The hands of a child, showing deformity, particularly around the fingertips. Photograph by N. Goulton May.
  • Metropolitan Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria (Australia): male patients using wooden poles to exercise with. Photograph.
  • Metropolitan Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria (Australia): view of some of the buildings and grounds. Photograph.
  • Templates of the head of a boy, who probably has Down's syndrome. Two paper cut-outs.
  • Head and shoulders of a young man with protruding ears. Photograph by Davis and Sons.
  • A young woman with a large forehead, wrapped in a tartan shawl, probably in a hospital. Photograph.
  • Down's syndrome in two different men. Five photographs.
  • Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.
  • A young dark-haired boy, showing signs of mental deficiency, wearing a tweed coat, looking at the camera from over his left shoulder. Photograph by J. Davis.
  • A child showing signs of Down's syndrome sitting on a fur cushion. Photograph by J.H. Hogg.
  • An overweight teenage girl, with a pearl necklace, sitting on a tricycle. Process print.
  • Down's syndrome: seen in two views of a man's head. Two photographs.
  • Small images of men and children, all of whom show signs of insanity. Nine process prints.
  • Metropolitan Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria (Australia): male patients in the recreational area. Photograph.
  • A seated young man with clenched fists, leaning against an ornate table. Photograph by A.E. Scales.
  • The head and shoulders of a bearded man (G.E. Shuttleworth?) Photograph by B. Wyles.
  • A boy with Down's syndrome, dressed in a sailor suit, standing against a nautical background, holding a small yacht. Photograph by Kent Coast Studio.
  • Metropolitan Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria (Australia): the hospital cook and the boys who help him, on the steps of the kitchen cottage. Photograph.
  • The legs of a child, showing deformity in the bones, particularly around the knee. Photograph by E. Peers.
  • Metropolitan Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria, Australia: female patients exercising. Photograph.
  • George Edward Shuttleworth holding a disabled male child on his lap. Photograph, 1895.
  • Measurements taken from the head of a 16 year old boy, who probably has Down's syndrome. Paper cut-out.
  • A boy smiling and standing next to a wooden chair. Photograph.
  • The head and shoulders of a child, showing signs of mental deficiency, seen in profile lying down. Photograph by J. Keens.