Captivity Collection (page 9)

Arrival of Winter Mail, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Arrival of Winter Mail, 1890.. The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements, prisons

Prayer in a Prison Courtyard, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Prayer in a Prison Courtyard, 1890 This photograph is from a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs preserved in the Aleksandrovsk Municipal History

Exit from a Prison Courtyard, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Exit from a Prison Courtyard, 1890. This photograph is from a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs preserved in the Aleksandrovsk Municipal History

Sof'ia "Golden Hand", 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov. Sof'ia "Golden Hand", 1890
Sof'ia "Golden Hand", 1890. The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements

A Group of Hard Labor Convicts, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
A Group of Hard Labor Convicts, 1890. The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements, prisons

Work of Hard Labor Convicts, 1890. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich Krasnov
Work of Hard Labor Convicts, 1890. The photographs were taken on Sakhalin Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and provide rare glimpses of the island's settlements, prisons

In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western

Beavers cutting down trees, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Beavers cutting down trees [in London Zoo], 1862. The beaver...commenced to bite off the bark about twelve inches above the ground...The rapid progress he made was...most astonishing; the animal

The aye-aye, recently added to the Zoological Society's collection, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Pearson
The aye-aye, recently added to the Zoological Society's collection, Regent's Park, 1862. The aye-aye (Cheiromys Madagascariensis)

The International Exhibition - "The Bad Neighbours", by C. Verlat, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - "The Bad Neighbours", by C. Verlat, 1862....here is this wicked Belgian painter representing an incident of monkey life which, in this covetous

The Prairie Grouse in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prairie Grouse in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, [London], 1862. A consignment of eighteen specimens of the prairie grouse of North America (Tetzao umbellus)

Chinese magpies in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Chinese magpies in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, [London], 1862. The building in the northern part of the Zoological Society's Gardens in Regents Park

Birds of Paradise in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl
Birds of Paradise in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, [London], 1862....when in the interior of Sumatra...Mr. A. R

Student (Political Prisoner) in a Prison Cell. Self-Portrait, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Student (Political Prisoner) in a Prison Cell. Self-Portrait, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across

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

The Great Python Serpent incubating at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Pearson
The Great Python Serpent incubating at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862....the keeper, on going to the compartment where the Python sebae from Western Africa is kept

Ultramel Okeetee corn snake, with recently laid eggs, an interspecies hybrid between a Corn snake, (Pantherophis guttatus), and a Grey rat snake (Pantherophis spiloides)

Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Huan Huan, holding her female cub, Yuandudu, age 3 months, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. Captive

A young boy feeds a hippo a loaf of bread whilst riding on his back at Coventry Zoo, West Midlands. 23rd May 1969

Hyacinth Macaw

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding baby age three months, Beauval Zoo, France, November 2017

Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) close up head portrait, captive

Caribbean manatee or West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) mother with baby, age two days, captive, Beauval Zoo, France

Jaguar (Panthera onca) female yawning, native to Southern and Central America, captive

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding baby, aged two months, Beauval Zoo, France, October 2017

Hear no evil
Bored looking western lowland gorilla

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) hanging by tail with non-prehensile tailed Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii)

Harvest mice (Micromys minutus) on wheat stems, Devon, UK, July. Captive. Not available for Greetings card and Notelets in the UK until 24/08/16

Portrait of a common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) Alsace, France, April, captive

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) adult in breeding plumage, close-up of head and colourful orange beak, backlit, Berlin Zoological Garden, Berlin Zoo, Germany. February

Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks. Captive bred, occurs in the Americas

Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) male in breeding condition, amongst Soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum), Herefordshire, England, UK, May. Captive

School of large Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive in growing pen. Depsite looking much smaller in the photo, these fish were 1.5m (5ft) long. Malta. Mediterranean Sea

RF - School of large Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive in a growing pen. Depsite looking much smaller in the photo, these fish were 1.5m (5ft) long. Malta. Mediterranean Sea

Rothschild's giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), feeding on leaves, Woburn Safari Park, UK, June, captive

Caribbean manatee or West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) mother with baby, age two days, captive, Beauval Zoo, France

RF- Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) with cub, aged four months, captive, occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia

The English Besieging La Rochelle, 1480-83 (tempera colours, gold leaf, gold paint & ink)
8677936 The English Besieging La Rochelle, 1480-83 (tempera colours, gold leaf, gold paint & ink) by Master of the Getty Froissart (active c.1475-85); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA

The capture of the Gate of St Denis, Paris, during the French Revolution of 1830, 19th century (engraving)
5669642 The capture of the Gate of St Denis, Paris, during the French Revolution of 1830, 19th century (engraving) by French School

Lazzaro Spallanzani, 1879
6356741 Lazzaro Spallanzani, 1879 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799), Italian biologist

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub Yuandudu, aged 8 months, nuzzling her mother, Huan Huan, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive

Mother and three months old Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) cub cleaning each other, Bioparc of Doue La Fontaine, France. September

Caracal (Caracal caracal) cub, aged 9 weeks, walking over rocks, Spain. Captive, occurs in Africa and Asia

Sand cat (Felis margarita) portrait. Captive, occurs in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and the Middle East

Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe, head portrait, Fife, Scotland, UK. July. Captive

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, eating bamboo watching her twin cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing and eating bamboo, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive

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"Exploring the Complexities of Captivity: From Pigeons to Pandas" In a world filled with diverse creatures, each with their own unique stories, captivity takes on various forms. Picture No. 10743654 captures the essence of confinement as a carrier pigeon stands perched on a wire, its wings clipped and unable to soar freely through the skies. The Okapi, belonging to the Giraffidae family, represents another captive soul in this narrative – an enigmatic creature confined within enclosures. As we delve deeper into history, we stumble upon Napoleon's map of St Helena – a poignant reminder of his exile and imprisonment. A suffragette W. S. P. U badge worn by Sylvia Pankhurst serves as an emblematic symbol for women who fought tirelessly for their rights while being held captive by societal norms. The San Diego Zoo in California witnessed both joy and sorrow when a giant panda gave birth to her young cub inside its walls. While it is heartwarming to witness this miracle unfold before our eyes, one cannot help but ponder over the implications of raising these magnificent animals away from their natural habitats. A captivating image showcases a gray wolf drinking water amidst foggy surroundings; even in moments like these where freedom seems tangible, there remains an invisible barrier that restricts true liberation. Racing pigeons epitomize yet another form - bred solely for competition rather than enjoying life's simple pleasures. Within glass walls lies another example - goldfish swimming gracefully in bowls adorned with weed. Their beauty juxtaposed against confinement raises questions about whether they truly thrive or merely exist within such limited spaces. Similarly trapped within hamster wheels are golden Syrian hamsters - endlessly running without ever reaching true freedom. Lastly, picture No. 10984238 depicts three vibrant red COMET GOLDFISH from above; their mesmerizing colors belie the fact that they too are captives yearning for open waters beyond the confines of their tank.