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Photograph of Charles Darwin

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Photograph of Charles Darwin. Back of photograph is written that the photograph was a gift to Dr. Stecher from Dave Kronick.
The Robert M. Stecher Coll
Show morePhotograph of Charles Darwin. Back of photograph is written that the photograph was a gift to Dr. Stecher from Dave Kronick.
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Photographs of Charles Darwin

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Two photographs of Charles Darwin. Elliott & Fry, photographers.
The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts

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Photograph of Charles Darwin standing by tree

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Photograph of Charles Darwin standing by tree. Photograph by Elliott & Fry, Baker St, London
The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books a
Show morePhotograph of Charles Darwin standing by tree. Photograph by Elliott & Fry, Baker St, London
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Illustration from Merchants' Gargling oil liniment

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Illustration from Merchants' Gargling oil liniment. Text underneath advertisement refers to Darwin.
The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin
Show moreIllustration from Merchants' Gargling oil liniment. Text underneath advertisement refers to Darwin.
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Photograph of Darwin's room as a student

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Photograph of Darwin's room as a student, Cambridge University
The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts

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Letter from Charles Darwin to [Grant Allen], 11891

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Darwin writes to say that he has read Grant Allen's book (The colour-sense with "great interest" and also offers some criticisms and suggestions. Darw
Show moreDarwin writes to say that he has read Grant Allen's book (The colour-sense with "great interest" and also offers some criticisms and suggestions. Darwin does not believe Allen's theory of the origin of pleasure and pain, though he agrees with his defense of sexual selection. Darwin finds A.R. Wallace's explanations "mere empty words", and also doubts Wallace's scientific judgment. Darwin goes on to say that the possible effect of environmental color on the color tastes of animals. Letter is noted to be written before February 21, 1879. Letter from Down, Beckenham, Kent. Transcription: "Dear Sir Darwin Down Beckenham Kent I have read the [] of your book with [] without. This contains very many [] new to me + highly [], + some new facts. I read it, however to avoid fatigue in an [] spirit: [] [] of [] [] my mind of him. You [] me with having to [] a cave of truth, that I believe you will prefer hearing a few uncomfortable remarks rather than more []. [23 [] + Mrs Lubbock [] to be referred to about the mark "[]" quite [] my year I could not believe in [] meaning, would I find that their development was correlated with that of the rectory. see 373 [] of []] [Wiesman of Vicar. has shown the [] in gray + tender parts in [] an [] of light + he believes that the red scales are at end of [] + seem to portent the parts from [] [] which are the most [].]"
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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