Collins, Frederick Howard to Francis Galton
- Date:
- Jan-Nov 1898
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/5/10/1/1
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Letters from Collins regarding the measurement of horses, and photographing horses. Collins discusses problems of representing distances and measurements in photographs, getting horses to stand in the correct position, the accuracy of photographs, and the facilities and equipment required for accurate photographs.
Enclosed are a tape measure used by Collins whilst photographing horses, a sketch of a bar to be mounted across the back of the horse, and a chart.
Photographs taken by Collins and sent to Galton alongside this correspondence have been catalogued as GALTON/2/5/10/1/2.
Publication/Creation
Jan-Nov 1898
Physical description
11 photographs plus 3 enclosures
Related material
GALTON/2/5/10/1/2
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.