Photo of Prisoners and Guards in the Yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont (1870's)

 

Photo of a line of prisoners and guards in the yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. S. Vose and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Second photo by Vose possibly showing guards of the prison.

Photo of Inmate Members of the Prison Choir in the Chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York (1870's)

 

Portrait of inmate members of the prison choir in the chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York, c. 1870s. The man standing at the lectern at far right might be the prison's chaplain. Originally published as a stereoview by L. E. Walker.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of the County Jail in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Which Was Destroyed By a Fire in 1875 (1860s/1870s)

 

View of the Fitchburg County Jail in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, c. 1860s/1870s. It was destroyed by a fire during which no prisoners were injured or escaped in 1875. Attributed to J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Mugshot of a Unidentified Man Arrested by Police in Sacramento, California (1869)

Mugshot of a unidentified man arrested by police in Sacramento, California, c. 1869.

Source: Sacramento Police Department.

Mugshot of a Russian Convict Serving a Life Sentence Working in a Mine in Siberia, Russia (1901)

Mugshot of a Russian convict serving a life sentence working in a mine in Siberia, c. 1901. From an issue of Black and White Budget.

Carte De Visite Portrait of an Unidentified Inmate Sitting in a Restraint Chair Said to Be Taken at Wakefield Prison in New York (1869)

Carte de visite portrait of an unidentified inmate sitting in a restraint chair said to be taken at Wakefield Prison in New York, c. 1869. By Henry Clarke.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Frederick Warren, City Marshal of Worcester, Massachusetts, Posing with an Unidentified Handcuffed Prisoner (1850)

Daguerreotype portrait of Frederick Warren, city marshal of Worcester, Massachusetts, posing with an unidentified handcuffed prisoner, c. 1850. By Moses Sanford Chapin.

Three Union Soldiers Posing in the Interior of a Slave Pen During the Civil War in Alexandria, Virginia

Three Union soldiers posing in the interior of a slave pen in Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil War. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

Source.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Abolitionist Passmore Williamson Photographed in His Prison Cell in Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1855)

Daguerreotype portrait of abolitionist Passmore Williamson photographed in his prison cell in Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855. He was imprisoned for 100 days for giving evasive testimony about the role he played in helping to free three African American slaves owned by United States Minister to Nicaragua John H. Wheeler. By John Steck.

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