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clay model of a cross-section of a brain

Image showing how to judge people based on the back of their head

Phrenology being used as a biological marker which suggested that good and bad behavior could be shown by the shape of their head.

This object is a modern facial goniometer that measures the skull. Skull mesuresments were used to assume certain chacteristics based on the principles of phrenology. This object is accompied by a worksheet intended for 8th or 9th grade students to…

From Ladies Magazine Vol 6, 1833.
HINTS ABOUT PHRENOLOGY.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE PLATE.
The head is divided by phrenologists into four regions-viz. occipital, the back part-lateral, the side-frontal, the forehead-sincipital, the top, or crown of the…

HINTS ABOUT PHRENOLOGY.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE PLATE.
The head is divided by phrenologists into four regions-viz. occipital, the back part-lateral, the side-frontal, the forehead-sincipital, the top, or crown of the head
* Alimentiveness,
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A mannequin photographed at different angles to say different aspects of the mannequins thoughts.

"The World War I veteran's home sponsored Phrenology Booth at a fair. London, Ohio, Summer 1938. " (see Source)

Depiction from Samuel Morton's 19th century phrenological study of North and South American aboriginals

Franz Joseph Gall examining the head of a pretty young girl, while three gentlemen wait inline. Depicts the idea of different minds and how the mind has different parts to it that make each individual unique.