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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.

A mixed blessing.

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

Will.

The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

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Down Syndrome

Images from the collections

Images referencing Down Syndrome

Works from the collections

A mixed blessing.

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

Will.

The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

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

Down Syndrome

Images from the collections

Images referencing Down Syndrome

Works from the collections

A mixed blessing.

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

Will.

The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

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

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