Portrait of a prisoner
- photographer:
- Unknown
An identity photograph of Jane Bradley, taken by an unknown photographer in 1873. The photograph is taken from an album of prison record photographs. Bradley, aged twenty-two, was arrested in Newcastle in September 1873 and sentenced to twenty one days imprisonment for theft.
An identity photograph of Jane Bradley, taken by an unknown photographer in 1873.
The photograph is taken from an album of prison record photographs. Bradley, aged twenty-two, was arrested in Newcastle in September 1873 and sentenced to twenty one days imprisonment for theft.
The use of photography to record known criminals - the 'mug shot'- had been suggested as early as the 1840s. In 1871, the Prevention of Crime Act made it a legal requirement that all persons arrested for a crime must have their photographs taken.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1991-5046/4
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
