Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.

3 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 12 x 26.2 cm

Hydrocephalic imbeciles Lettering in black ink on mount, continues: "16, 17, 18, circle of head 23 in. Circle of head, 22 3/4 in. Circle of head 21 in"

Part of a collection of photographs formed by George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928). He was Superintendent of the Royal Albert Asylum at Lancaster from 1870 to 1893. On his retirement in 1893, he devoted himself to the study of insanity, and published a book entitled "Mentally-deficient children: their treatment and training", London 1895. Some of his photographs, manuscripts and publications were presented to the Wellcome Institute Library in 1929

Wellcome Collection 39111i