Four pages of portrait photographs of prisoners

Made:
1880-1900 in Wormwood Scrubs (HM Prison)
maker:
Unknown
Four pages of portrait photographs of prisoners

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Silver prints, photographer unknown, four pages of photographs of inmates of Wormwood Scrubs mounted twelve to a page c.1880 and document from Wormwood Scrubs not related to portraits.

Prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs

Prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs

1880-1900
Portraits of prisoners

Portraits of prisoners

circa 1890
Portraits of prisoners

Portraits of prisoners

circa 1890
A page from an album of criminal register photographs, taken by a unknown photographer at Wormwood Scrubs prison in about 1890. The criminals hold up their hands to show any identifying features, such as tattoos or missing fingers. A mirror placed on their right shoulder captures their profile.

Portraits of prisoners

circa 1890

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1987-5218
type:
photographs
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford

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