Long, Loftus S
- Date:
- 31 May 1891
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/13/36
- Part of:
- Fingerprint Correspondence
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Two letters from Loftus S Long to Galton asking for advice on methods of taking thumb prints. Long had been using the "Chinese method" without success. The bottom of the second letter has been cut away, and the space above annotated by Galton "I have cut out his thumb mark".
Publication/Creation
31 May 1891
Physical description
2 letters
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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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.