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1. 1784.a.13, 2(89)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 2(89)
Title:
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the prison buildings after the capture of Richmond by the Union army, with the James River in the background: 'The Old Tobacco Warehouse is too well known to need much description. This view was taken after the time was passed when Union officers and men looked we...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item

2. 1784.a.13, 2(90)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 2(90)
Title:
Old Capitol Prison, Washington. Photographer: Pywell, William R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of the prison buildings: 'The Old Capitol Prison, previous to the war, was a dingy, crumbling structure, with rambling passages, and with quaint rooms where one least expected to find them … The lower part of the city becoming the centre of business, the Old ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 item

3. 1784.a.14(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.14(17)
Title:
Penitentiary, Lima. Photographer: Moulton, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the prison, from outside the walls.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

4. 14000.k.4(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
14000.k.4(31)
Title:
La Prison, à Chichen-Itza. Photographer: Charnay, Claude Joseph Désiré
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography General view of the building, standing on a stone platform and heavily overgrown with vegetation.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 item

5. IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 367-373a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 367-373a
Title:
General No. 28 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Submitting a Report on the Present Condition of the Jail Building at Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 18 August 1874, forwarding for information a copy of a letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, submitting a report on the condition of the jail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1874
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/6/560, Coll 14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/560, Coll 14
Title:
‘Zanzibar – Section of a Jail’
Scope & Content:
This item is a collection to India Political Despatch No. 1 of February 1869, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of India Foreign Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of India ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1868-4 Feb 1869
Extent:
1 item (17 folios)

7. Mss Eur G115/14(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G115/14(2)
Title:
[Word illegible: Gough?] Lines showing prison on left and station hospital on right [Trimalgiri]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the prison and the military hospital. In the foreground there is a large area of rough land with rocks.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1916-1917
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 2/3(111)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 2/3(111)
Title:
The Gaol. Azam Khan's Palace [Ahmadabad]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the palace which was used as a jail at the time of the photograph. Duplicate at ASIO 3223. Listed in Bloch's List of photographic negatives of ancient buildings, statues and inscriptions belonging to the India Office, London (Calcutta, 1900), Ser...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 565

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 565
Title:
P. E. S. Finney (Indian Police) Collection: Indian Police groups. Photographer(s): Electric Photo Studio, Barisal and others unknown
Scope & Content:
Loose prints, some mounted, with modern captions. Mainly police groups including sports teams but also views of the detention jail at Deoli and Calcutta Police Parade. The collection also includes some xerox copies of photographs and newspaper articles.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
14 items

10. Photo 565(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 565(1)
Title:
Deoli (Rajputana) Detention Jail, 1934. Five separated camps of 100 terrorist Bengali detainees each. Photographer: Unknown
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1934
Extent:
1 item