File:Otmar von Verschuer.jpg

Photograph of Otmar von Verschuer measuring two twins as part of his research into heredity and eugenics. Date is circa 1920s-1940s.

Copyright information: Taken from: Eugenics Archive. Listed there as: 2274: 16-year-old female twins undergoing anthropometric study by Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer / Date: Circa nd / Source: Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Neg.-Nr. Q16-8-19-1, 'Bild-Nr 16' / Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin-Dahlem.

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