The Kallikak Family

Below are a selection of pictures from Henry H. Goddard's The Kallikak Family (New York: Macmillan Co., 1912), an important book in the history of eugenics which advocated the segregation of the "feeble-minded" in special institutions.

The details of the faces have been provided here in most cases, as a number of present-day authors have accused Goddard of modifying his photographs to make the "feeble-minded" children look more threatening.

Deborah Kallikak

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  "Deborah Kallikak, as she appears To-day at the Training School"
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  "Deborah at the Sewing Machine"
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  "Deborah as Waitress"

Kallikak pedigrees

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  Kallikak pedigree, chart I
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  Kallikak pedigree, chart II

"Great-grandchildren of 'Old Sal.'"

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  "Great-grandchildren of 'Old Sal.'"
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  Detail of faces.

"Great-granson of 'Daddy' Kallikak."

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  "Great-grandson of 'Daddy' Kallikak. This boy is of the Mongolian type."
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  Detail of faces.

"Children of Guss Saunders, with their Grandmother"

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  "Children of Guss Saunders, with their Grandmother."
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  Detail of faces.

"Malinda, Daughter of 'Jemima.'"

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  "Malinda, Daughter of 'Jemima'"
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  Detail of face.

"Esther, Daughter of 'Daddy' Kallikak"

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  Esther, Daughter of "Daddy" Kallikak
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  Detail of faces