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

A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting in front of an ornate wooden screen, holding a small posy of flowers. Photograph by Chas Marshall.

Young girl with Down's syndrome

Teenage girl with Down's syndrome

Side profile of a young woman with a misshapen head, wrapped in a tartan shawl, probably in a hospital. Photograph.

Adult with Down's syndrome

Newborn baby with Down's syndrome

Down's syndrome in a young woman. Photograph.

A brain, viewed from the side, supposedly from a subject with mental deficiency. Photograph by N. Goulton May.

[Leaflet about Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophical medicine, Weleda natural medicines, special education, biodynamic agriculture].

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

1 videocassette (VHS) (55 min.) : sound, colour, PAL.

A mixed blessing.

John Langdon Down, 1828-1896 : a caring pioneer / O. Conor Ward.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Tessa building a brighter future : make integration work / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Jeremy paddling his own canoe / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

1 videocassette (VHS) (40 min.) : sound, colour, PAL.

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Down Syndrome

Images from the collections

Images about Down Syndrome

Works from the collections

A mixed blessing.

John Langdon Down, 1828-1896 : a caring pioneer / O. Conor Ward.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Tessa building a brighter future : make integration work / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Jeremy paddling his own canoe / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

Will.

Down Syndrome

Images from the collections

Images about Down Syndrome

Works from the collections

A mixed blessing.

John Langdon Down, 1828-1896 : a caring pioneer / O. Conor Ward.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Tessa building a brighter future : make integration work / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

Down's Syndrome hasn't stopped Jeremy paddling his own canoe / Scottish Down's Syndrome Association ; art director - Tom Breheny ; photography - Maldwyn Stride.

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