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Black and white photograph of men on a ship deck, one standing with hands on a seated man's head while others watch.

Members of the British Association playing at phrenology on board a ship on its way to South Africa. Photograph by J.T. Bottomley, 1905.

A man in a striped jacket and cap stands behind a seated man in a wicker chair, his hands on the seated man's head, while others watch on a wooden deck. Men in caps and suits, a woman in a light hat, and a folding deck chair are visible under a timber ceiling.

Artist
British Science Association
Date
1905
Medium
Photographic prints Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3142 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1905.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hombres en cubierta de barco examinando una cabeza, 1905

Un hombre con camisa de rayas y gorra está de pie detrás de un hombre sentado en una silla de mimbre, con las manos sobre la cabeza de este, mientras otros observan en una cubierta de madera. Se ven hombres con gorras y trajes, una mujer con sombrero claro y una tumbona bajo un techo de madera.

Português: Homens no convés de navio com a cabeça examinada, 1905

Um homem de camisa listrada e boné está em pé atrás de outro sentado em uma cadeira de vime, com as mãos sobre a cabeça dele, enquanto outros observam em um convés de madeira. Aparecem homens de boné e terno, uma mulher de chapéu claro e uma cadeira de convés sob um teto de madeira.

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