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WCP2783

Letter (WCP2783.2673)

[1]1

ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE,

3, HANOVER SQUARE. W.

31st October 1899.

Dear Sir,

I send you this day by parcel post a packet containing 29 photographs, which I hope will be of service. If you select any special number we can send details from the Catalogue.

Yrs very truly | William Crooke2 [signature]

return | 3 returned Dec. 30th"3

1
In ARW’s handwriting, "No. 24 — Papuan of N. Hebrides — good fairly typical.” | "Tungagora" Workü Tribe — N. Territory — Australia" | “10. Australian women. Queensland — Side face".
2
Crooke, William (1848-1923). Indian Civil Service, 1871-1895. Editor and Vice-President of the Anthropological Institute.
3
In pencil in ARW’s handwriting.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2783.2673)]

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Revision history

Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-12-09] Transcribed by Hamburger, Esther [2015-01-22] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2783,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2783