| StorageSite | UCL Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Reference Number | GALTON/2/5/10/1/21 |
| Title | Patten, John to Francis Galton and Edward Galton Wheler-Galton |
| Date | Sep-Nov 1898 |
| Description | Letters from Patten to Wheler and Galton regarding photographing cattle. Patten is optimistic that systematic photography could be useful in the sale of livestock, and discusses the difficulty of representing certain qualities with photography, Hausman's skepticism over the utility of composite photography, and the difficulties in finding three generations of living cattle.
Patten informs Galton that his son has some experience with photography, and would be willing to help. |
| Extent | 5 letters |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking. |
| Related Material | See GALTON/2/5/11/2 for photographs of Shorthorn Cattle belonging to Patten. |