A young woman with a short fringe, showing signs of mental deficiency. Photograph by J. Davis.

  • Davis, John (Portrait and landscape photographer)
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A young woman with a short fringe, showing signs of mental deficiency. Photograph by J. Davis. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 9.3 x 5.5 cm

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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"

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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

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Wellcome Collection 39035i

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