Notes on Observation and Profiles
- Date:
- c1910
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/5/7
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Notes by Galton on observation, tracings of profiles and tables of profile measurements. Also a letter from F Howard Collins dated 7 April 1910 enclosing a photograph of his face in profile. The letter discusses the use of profiles in recognising criminals, and the possibilities of using photographs of a person's head in profile as well as a portrait view of their face in police work.
Publication/Creation
c1910
Physical description
1 folder
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.