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I just had to make a quick post about this one. Finding a photograph (not just a drawing) of Francis Tumblety has been something of a holy grail for a certain group of Ripper researchers ever since the discovery of the Littlechild Letter. For someone who was so overly fond of self-promotion it seemed inevitable that there must still be photographs of the fellow laying about somewhere. I myself spent a few years idly poking around in various archives, hoping to find one. But now the wait is over - researcher Timothy Riordan has found an early 1870s, true-blue photograph of Francis Tumblety and published it in the latest edition of Ripperologist magazine. I won’t reproduce it here but if you want to see ol’ Frank’s photograph, I highly suggest you head over to the Ripperologist website and purchase a subscription (or just bug Adam to allow you to purchase just this issue if you must). A fantastic find, and my congratulations go out to Tim. So much for those who say there’s no longer anything “meaty” to discover in this field, eh? |
Jun 30
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