Flinders Petrie's Racial Types

IN 1887, the British Association published the report of a committee which had enabled the late Sir Flinders Petrie to photograph and make casts of a large series of ‘Racial Types’ from Egyptian wall-reliefs and frescoes. A limited edition of prints was published and has become very rare. In the report of the committee it was stated that the negatives were deposited with Mr. Browning Hogg, 75 High Street, Bromley, Kent, who would supply prints. It has been ascertained that Mr. Hogg ceased to live in Bromley after 1888; but the Association has no record concerning the negatives subsequent to 1887. It is now desired to trace them if by any means possible, since a number of these ‘Racial Types’ either are not included in Max Burchardt's series (c. 1913) or are much better photographs, and no later work of this nature has been done. The Association will be grateful for any information.