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ON PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL INTEREST. 593, 
they would gladly make accessible to other students, if any scheme existed 
by which this could be done without trouble to themselves. Such nega- 
tives also accumulate, and take up valuable space ; and are very liable to 
damage through neglect. 
(3) Further, though many professional photographers in remote parts 
of the world have made admirable use of their opportunities of recording 
native types, customs, and handiwork, there has hitherto existed no single 
record of what has been done in this direction ; with the result that valu- 
able collections have remained practically inaccessible to those in whose 
‘interest they have been made. In the case of the Hellenic Society, 
already cited, the inclusion, in the reference collection, of selected prints 
from the negatives of professional photographers abroad has been found 
to be of great advantage to teachers and students, who consult it with 
the view of choosing the best representations to add to their own series. 
What appears therefore to be required is, in the first place, a register 
of the photographic negatives which can be made generally available, 
illustrated by a permanent print from each, preserved at an accessible 
centre ; together with an arrangement by which properly qualified 
students may be enabled to have duplicate prints made from them for 
their own use, at a reasonable price. In any such scheme it is understood 
that the copyright, for purposes of publication, remains with the owner 
of the negative, and that all duplicate prints distributed under this 
arrangement are subject to that qualification. 
In establishing such a Register and Collection of Anthropological 
Photographs, the Committee invites the co-operation of all owners of 
suitable photographic negatives, who are requested to submit for regis- 
tration one unmounted print from each negative (which will be mounted 
by the Committee and preserved either at the office of the British Asso- 
ciation, or in some central and accessible place) ; together with a full 
description of the photograph. The latter should state : 
(1) The subject of the photograph, and the place where the original 
subject is (or was) to be found, the date when the photograph was taken, 
and name of the person who took the photograph. 
(2) The name and address of the owner of the negative. 
(3) The whereabouts of the negative itself : 7.e. whether it is retained 
by the owner at his own address, or deposited with a professional photo- 
- grapher at an address named, or with the Committee. 
(4) The terms on which prints, enlargements, and lantern slides will 
be supplied when ordered through the Committee. 
The Committee has made arrangements for the storage and insurance 
of any negatives which may be deposited on loan, and for the production 
of prints and lantern slides from them to order ; and a number of negatives 
have already been so deposited. 
The Secretary of the Committee will be glad to supply forms for the 
registration of negatives, and any further information which may be 
required. It is hoped that it may be possible to publish a first list of 
photographs in the next report. 
1899, QQ 
