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George Edward Shuttleworth holding a disabled male child on his lap. Photograph, 1895.

Head and shoulders of a young man with protruding ears. Photograph by Davis and Sons.

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.

A girl, sitting on a stone bench with a fan folded at her side. Photograph by A. Reston.

A group of hospital staff, including nurses wearing matching straw hats, standing outdoors. Photograph.

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

Isaac N. Kerlin M.D / [G.E. Shuttleworth].

The head and shoulders of a bearded man (G.E. Shuttleworth?) Photograph by B. Wyles.

A young child with protruding tongue, showing signs of mental deficiency, sitting on a large upholstered chair. Photograph by Davis.

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Shuttleworth, G. E. (George Edward), 1842-1928.

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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.

Isaac N. Kerlin M.D / [G.E. Shuttleworth].

The head and shoulders of a bearded man (G.E. Shuttleworth?) Photograph by B. Wyles.

A young child with protruding tongue, showing signs of mental deficiency, sitting on a large upholstered chair. Photograph by Davis.