Notes on Fingerprinting

Date:
c1891
Reference:
GALTON/2/9/6/3/3/3
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Loose notes relating to Galton's fingerprint studies. Includes a description of a visit to observe the processing of prisoners at Holloway Gaol in July 1891, including a diagram of part of the jail, and notes on the measurement of loops in thumbprints.

Publication/Creation

c1891

Physical description

1 folder

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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