Male Face Shapes: "Narrow Ovoid"

Date:
1889
Reference:
GALTON/2/8/1/14/2
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Large board described as "Plate III" and "Plate IV" with composite photographs and component photographs (males only) demonstrating face shapes. Possibly used to illustrate a publication? Includes sixteen composite photographs labelled "fig. 22-48", grouped as "narrow ovoids" and "broad & thick". Seventy-eight individual portrait photographs, numbered but not sequential. Some photographs are marked in pen, possibly to highlight the shape of the face. Annotated "1889" by Galton on reverse.

Publication/Creation

1889

Physical description

94 photographs

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Negatives also available

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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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.

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