A seated young man with clenched fists, leaning against an ornate table. Photograph by A.E. Scales.

  • Scales, A. E. (Artist, photographer)
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A seated young man with clenched fists, leaning against an ornate table. Photograph by A.E. Scales. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The young man in the photograph is possibly named "James Howard"

Publication/Creation

Hartlepool : A. E. Scales

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 9 x 6 cm

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Lettering

A. E. Scales. Photo. Hartlepool Lettering stamped on front of mount. Lettering on verso bears the hand-written name "James Howard"

Notes

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 39028i

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