A young man, probably showing some signs of Down's syndrome. Photograph by Davis & sons.

Lancaster : Davis & Sons

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 10 x 6.2 cm

Davis & sons. Lancaster The photograph is separated from a larger mount which bears the title: "Abnormally large heads. Hydrocephalic"

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

Wellcome Collection 39114i