Convict Collection (#4)

Dug-Out Shelters of Interned Families, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Dug-Out Shelters of Interned Families, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

Ust'-Kara Hard Labor Convict Camp, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Ust'-Kara Hard Labor Convict Camp, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Transporting Cargo from Barges to Prison Storage Facilities, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

Group portrait of large group of convicts, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Group portrait of large group of convicts, between 1880 and 1886

Group of convicts at head of inclined plane leading to barge, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Group of convicts at head of inclined plane leading to barge, between 1885 and 1886

Siberian convicts taking lunch by the roadside (common criminals), between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Siberian convicts taking lunch by the roadside (common criminals), between 1885 and 1886

Group portrait of convicts seated in a field, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Group portrait of convicts seated in a field, between 1880 and 1886

Three-quarter length portrait of an elderly convict, facing slightly left, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarter length portrait of an elderly convict, facing slightly left, between 1880 and 1886

Group of convicts, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Group of convicts, between 1885 and 1886

A group of hard-labor convicts (common criminals) in Siberia, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
A group of hard-labor convicts (common criminals) in Siberia, between 1885 and 1886

Half-length portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing front, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Half-length portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing front, between 1880 and 1886

Portrait of a Convict in a Fur Hat, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Portrait of a Convict in a Fur Hat, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

In the Prison Infirmary, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
In the Prison Infirmary, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

Types from a party of convicts on the road, near Tomsk, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Types from a party of convicts on the road, near Tomsk, between 1885 and 1886

Convicts at Work, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Convicts at Work, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Glory to the Dead, Freedom to the Living, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing... between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing slightly right, between 1880 and 1886. Written on verso: Deekofski [i.e

Shchedrin, one of four men chained to wheelbarrows at Kara, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Shchedrin, one of four men chained to wheelbarrows at Kara, between 1880 and 1886. A police photo of Shchedrin, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, dressed in convict clothing

Group of convicts ready to embark on a prison barge, Tiumin [ie, Tiumen], between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Group of convicts ready to embark on a prison barge, Tiumin [ie, Tiumen], between 1885 and 1886. A group of convicts waiting to depart from a Tiumen forwarding prison to a prison barge

Half-length portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing right, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Half-length portrait of a man, dressed in convict clothing, facing right, between 1880 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Scheffer. At mines of Kara. Tried in Kiev with Molafski

Tokhashanski, half-length portrait, facing right, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Tokhashanski, half-length portrait, facing right, between 1870 and 1886. Tokhashanski was involved in the Mezzentsef Affair, a plot to assassinate General Mezzentsef, the St

Convicts in Prison Uniform, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Convicts in Prison Uniform, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

Kulikovsky and Shinkman, 1906-1911. Creator: Isaiah Aronovich Shinkman
Kulikovsky and Shinkman, 1906-1911. This photograph is from an album of 47 views of convicts and structures at the Akatuy Prison

Political prisoners, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Political prisoners, 1890. This photograph is from a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs preserved in the Aleksandrovsk Municipal History and Literature Museum "A.P

Prisoner verification, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Prisoner verification, 1890. This collection consists of forty-four photographs of Sakhalin Island and the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Portrait of Joseph Raphael, c. 1852 (pencil, pastel & charcoal on paper)
5914759 Portrait of Joseph Raphael, c.1852 (pencil, pastel & charcoal on paper) by Rodius, Charles (1802-60); 29.4x22.8 cm; Mitchell Library

Norfolk Island as a penal settlement, 1853
Norfolk Island as a penal settlement: a drawing, made in 1853, showing the buildings as they appeared when the Pacific island was a penal colony. 1) Commissariat and magazine. 2) Military barracks

On the Pontoon, after 1848 (colour litho)
XIR231266 On the Pontoon, after 1848 (colour litho) by Fischer, Gottlob (1829-1905); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Convict ship Guardian Frigate wrecked on an island of ice
Convict ship the Guardian Frigate wrecked on an island of ice, 23 December 1789 Date: 1789

The Island of the Dead was the destination for all who died inside the prison camps at former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia

Bernard Barton Circa Quaker Poet Who Published
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Bernard Barton
BERNARD BARTON (1784 - 1849) The Quaker poet who published volumes of stuff such as Seaweeds, The Convict's Appeal and Verses on the Death of Shelley'. Date: circa 1830

Embarkation of captured Zulu Ketschwaeyo chief at Durnfort for voyage to Cape Town, 1880, South Africa, Historic
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Captured Knights Templar in Cairo, Fourth Crusade, Egypt, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
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Captured French Knights in Cairo, Sixth Crusade, Egypt, Crusades were strategically
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Young woman is in prison for the first time, together with many other imprisoned woman, 1880
7279738 Young woman is in prison for the first time, together with many other imprisoned woman, 1880 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les decembristes (ou decabristes) (decembrisme) condamnes a l'exil a Chita en Siberie apres la tentative de coup
FIA5368768 Les decembristes (ou decabristes) (decembrisme) condamnes a l exil a Chita en Siberie apres la tentative de coup d Etat organisee le 14 decembre 1825

Exhibition of a forced evade (Evade returned) at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143451 Exhibition of a forced evade (Evade returned) at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877)

The biggest torment of the forcate is to be a mismate. Fight between two prisoners connected by the same chain
XEE4143399 The biggest torment of the forcate is to be a mismate. Fight between two prisoners connected by the same chain. Bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century

Bagne de Brest: caning. Engraving in "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours"(1877)
XEE4143516 Bagne de Brest: caning. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895) (Colonia Penale - Penal colony)

Pugilat scene at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a
XEE4143505 Pugilat scene at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Billy Blue, 1834 (oil)
7273687 Billy Blue, 1834 (oil) by East, J.B. (19th century); 63x50.2 cm; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: CREATOR: J. B)

Billy Blue, 1834 (oil)
7273686 Billy Blue, 1834 (oil) by East, J.B. (19th century); 63x50.2 cm; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: CREATOR: J. B)

Alfred Dreyfus on Devils Island, illustration from Le Petit Journal, September 1896 (colour litho)
XEE2919900 Alfred Dreyfus on Devils Island, illustration from Le Petit Journal, September 1896 (colour litho) by French School

Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1767284 Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 182.7x136.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Male Nude Pulled by Another Male, (pencil and brown ink on brown paper)
658726 A Male Nude Pulled by Another Male, (pencil and brown ink on brown paper) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 12.6x19.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Male Nude Pulled by Another Male)

A Revolt of French Anarchists in Guyana, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th December 1894 (coloured engraving)
XIR217570 A Revolt of French Anarchists in Guyana, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th December 1894 (coloured engraving) by Meaulle, F.L

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"Behind Bars: A Glimpse into the World of Convicts" Step inside H. M. Prison, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and witness the harsh reality faced by those deemed unfit for society. Transport yourself to DORE: LONDON: 1872. Newgate - Exercise Yard, as depicted in a haunting wood engraving by Gustave Dore. Feel the weight of confinement and despair etched on every face. Explore Brixton Prison through Mayhew's eyes, delving into the depths of its walls where hope is scarce and desperation lingers. Observe a convict in his prison cell turning a hand-crank; an endless cycle symbolizing both punishment and redemption. Travel to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey – a place that once held convicts who sought solace within its confines while paying their dues to society. Unearth the stories transportation to Australia; tales of lives forever changed as they embarked on treacherous journeys across vast oceans. Enter Aylesbury Prison Laundry where monotonous labor becomes an escape from thoughts that haunt these lost souls day after day. Peer into the eerie halls Hulk Gallery; remnants of past lives now reduced to mere artifacts displayed for curious eyes seeking glimpses into history's dark corners. Witness justice unfold at the Trial of Detectives at Old Bailey; where guilt or innocence hangs in delicate balance amidst whispers and secrets untold. Experience Brixton purgatory in 1822 – a time when souls were trapped between freedom and captivity, yearning for redemption yet shackled by their own mistakes. Imagine life aboard a Convict Ship – cramped quarters filled with broken dreams but also flickers of resilience as each soul clings onto hope like young man holding onto a fence against raging tides. Convict - not just a word but an embodiment of struggle, remorse, survival, and ultimately transformation.