A young man, showing signs of mental deficiency, leaning awkwardly against the back of a chair. Photograph by Davis.

Lancaster (Market St Chambers & Alfred Street) : Davis & sons

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 9.1 x 5.9 cm

Davis & sons. Lancaster Lettering stamped on front of mount, continues on verso: "Original copies of this photo can only be obtained of the above address"

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 39030i