Roger Tichborne Material

Date:
c1870s
Reference:
GALTON/2/8/1/12/2
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Memorandum and four photographs relating to the case of Roger Tichborne. Tichborne was the heir to his family's fortune, but disappeared in a shipwreck in 1854. In 1866 a claimant came forward alleging that he was Tichborne and fought a number of court cases to prove his identity. His claim was ultimately dismissed. This item includes a set of three photographs of Tichborne as he was last known, a photograph of the claimant, and a composite photograph of the two. Also includes another photograph of the claimant and a printed memorandum from a group of photographers asserting that Tichborne and the claimant were the same man.

Publication/Creation

c1870s

Physical description

3 pieces

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.

Location of duplicates

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

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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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