Detainee Collection

An owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists who were arrested in Brasilia
An owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists who were arrested for raising an inflatable model of a wind turbine in front of Congress in Brasilia February 24, 2011

Detainee being led to a Soviet revolutionary tribunal (colour litho)
6033536 Detainee being led to a Soviet revolutionary tribunal (colour litho) by Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

ELLIS ISLAND: MILKMAN, 1925. A milkman pouring milk for a young French immigrant detained at Ellis Island, awaiting deportation. Photograph, 1925

ELLIS ISLAND, POST 1924. The Great Hall at the immigration station in New York Harbor, used, after 1924, as the main detention room for immigrants held for investigation

dublin, ireland, 1866, mountjoy, jail, crime, cell, justice, punishment, convict
Dublin; Ireland; 1866; Mountjoy Prison

JUHN HUS IN PRISON, Switzerland

A Christmas Dinner in a Turkish Prison, Constantinople

Siberia: the Alexandreffsky Central Prison, Near Irkutsk

Siberia: the Castle Prison at Wiborg

The Attempt on the Life of the Queen: Scene at Windsor Railway Station Immediately
THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN: SCENE AT WINDSOR RAILWAY STATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ATTACK: a. Roderick Maclean, from a Portrait; b. Dotted Line, Showing the Direction of the Shot; c

Beauchamp Tower: Prison in the Tower of London

The Royal Poet in his Prison

Edward the Black Prince Serves his Prisoner, John of France

Harold Taken Prisoner by the Count of Ponthieu

The Mamertine Prison. Rome, Italy

Russian Prisoners at Sheerness: the Devonshire Prison-Ship, at Sheerness, 1854

The Mazas Prison, Paris, France

Sketches in Siberia, Courtyard of the Prison for Criminals at Krasnoiarsk: Peasant Women Selling Bread, Tea, and Sugar to Prisoners

Prison Life in Siberia: the Governor Visiting the Womens Prison at Yeniseisk

The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner

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The Tombs, the Principal Temporary Police Prison in New York. here are Incarcerated the Prisoners Taken during the Day, the Thieves and the Defaulters, Assaulters and Committers of Arson

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Whitecross Street Prison, London, 1870

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DOROTHY FORSTER: " And they would talk, drink, and smoke tobacco till the prisoner was sleepy."

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Arabi Pasha, in Prison at Cairo, Egypt

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Buildings and Industries of Sheffield: Left Image: the Shrewsbury Monument in the Parish Church, Right Image: Room in Sheffield Manor, Said to have been the Prison of Mary Queen of Scots

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IMAGE ACCOMPANYING " THE LAW AND THE LADY: A Novel" BY WILKIE COLLINS, CHAPTER XVIII, THIRD QUESTION, WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE

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The Outbreak Among the Convicts at Chatham: Interior of St. Marys Convict Prison, 1861

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The Outbreak Among the Convicts at Chatham: St. Marys Convict Prison: Arrival of the Military, 1861

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St. Marys Island: the Convicts at Labour, Chatham Prison, 1861

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The Last of the Old Fleet Prison, 1868

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The Civil War in America: Confederate Prisoners Captured by United States Pickets between Fairfax and Manassas Junction, Virginia

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The French Block House Prison, in which Mr. Pritchard was Confined

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Interior of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, where the Fenians are Confined, 1866, Ireland

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Effects of the Explosion at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, Seen from Within the Prison Yard: Searching the Ruins, 1867

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The Island and Fort of St. Marguerite, the Prison of Ex-Marshal Bazaine, 1874

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THE QUEENs BENCH PRISON: 1. Entrance Gateway to Governors House; 2. Courtyard and Governors House; 3. Entrance from Southwark Bridge road; 4. Front of Prison and Racquet Court; 5

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The Bagno of Nisida, the Prison of Carlo Poerio, State Prosecutions of the Neapolitan Government

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Chateau D amboise, on the Loire, the Prison of Abd-El-Kader

Newgate: Prisoner with Attorney in Consulting Room, 1873

Spain: Carlist Prisoners in the Ancient Moorish Prison of the Alhambra, 1873

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" A prison of shame, perhaps a penal settlement, stared him in the face."

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The Prisoner of Gisors, by E.H. Wehnert

IMMIGRANTS, 1891. Detained Polish Jew. Engraving, 1891

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"From Activism to Incarceration: The Plight of Detainees Throughout History" An owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists who were arrested in Brasilia, symbolizing the silent struggle faced by detainees worldwide. John W. January, Corporal Co. B, 4th Illinois, shares his harrowing experiences in "Prison Life in the South, " shedding light on the hardships endured by detainees during times of conflict. A detainee being led to a Soviet revolutionary tribunal captures the fear and uncertainty that accompanied those facing political persecution. Russian Prisoners in one of the internment camps during World War I depict the grim reality faced by individuals caught up in global conflicts. British Civilian Prisoners and their Quarters at Ruhleben reveal the living conditions endured by detainees during World War I, highlighting their resilience amidst adversity. German prisoners of war captured in northern France during World War I serve as a reminder of how war can strip away freedom and dignity from even combatants themselves. Lives of Great People of the Occident showcases Johann Friedrich Bottger's imprisonment, emphasizing that even great minds have been subject to confinement throughout history. Ellis Island: Milkman portrays an immigrant's journey through detention upon arrival at Ellis Island, illustrating how seeking a better life often involved temporary loss of liberty. The Great Hall at Ellis Island post-1924 stands as a testament to thousands detained while awaiting immigration clearance—an enduring symbol for many immigrants' first taste of America's promise and bureaucracy alike. Dublin jail crime cell justice punishment convict—words associated with Mountjoy prison evoke images from Ireland's troubled past when incarceration was used as a tool for societal control and retribution. Juhn Hus In Prison transports us back to Switzerland where this influential religious reformer experienced firsthand the suppression he fought against—a stark reminder that advocating for change can come at a great personal cost.