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3 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 12 x 26.7 cm

Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.

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

A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting, wearing striped socks. Photograph by J.A.Baldry.

<p>Perhaps the Syracuse State School, which was also called the New York Asylum for Idiots, the State Idiot Asylum, the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, and the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives</p>

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; image 22.8 x 17.6 cm

New York State Institute: a group of boys with Down's syndrome, standing on some steps. Photograph.

2 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 12.5 x 19.3 cm

Down's syndrome in a girl and a boy. Two photographs.

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 9.6 x 5.7 cm

A child showing signs of Down's syndrome sitting on a fur cushion. Photograph by J.H. Hogg.

5 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 22.9 x 17.6 cm

Down's syndrome in two different men. Five photographs.

photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 10.7 x 8.2 cm

Down's syndrome in a young woman. Photograph.

2 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 22.9 x 17.7 cm

Down's syndrome: seen in two views of a man's head. Two photographs.

4 photographs : photoprints, albumen ; mount 22.9 x 17.7 cm

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Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.

A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting, wearing striped socks. Photograph by J.A.Baldry.

New York State Institute: a group of boys with Down's syndrome, standing on some steps. Photograph.

Down's syndrome in a girl and a boy. Two photographs.

A child showing signs of Down's syndrome sitting on a fur cushion. Photograph by J.H. Hogg.

Down's syndrome in two different men. Five photographs.

Down's syndrome in a young woman. Photograph.

Down's syndrome: seen in two views of a man's head. Two photographs.

Down's syndrome affecting the hands and fingers. Four photographs.

Down's syndrome screening and reproductive politics : care, choice, and disability in the prenatal clinic / Gareth M. Thomas.

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Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.

A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting, wearing striped socks. Photograph by J.A.Baldry.

New York State Institute: a group of boys with Down's syndrome, standing on some steps. Photograph.

Down's syndrome in a girl and a boy. Two photographs.

A child showing signs of Down's syndrome sitting on a fur cushion. Photograph by J.H. Hogg.

Down's syndrome in two different men. Five photographs.

Down's syndrome in a young woman. Photograph.

Down's syndrome: seen in two views of a man's head. Two photographs.

Down's syndrome affecting the hands and fingers. Four photographs.

Down's syndrome screening and reproductive politics : care, choice, and disability in the prenatal clinic / Gareth M. Thomas.

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