Frederick Warren, Worcester City Marshall, with handcuffed prisoner
1849 (or later)
Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate
American Antiquarian Society
Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society (scan #003580-0125)
LL/32376 [Further details available]
1 of 86
Pembroke Tragedy. Spot where the body of Jose A. Langmaid was found near the post (Back)
n.d.
Stereocard
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. May 23rd & Thurs. May 25th, 2006, # 06-2, Lot 440)
LL/11789
2 of 86
Pembroke Tragedy. Spot where the body of Jose A. Langmaid was found near the post
n.d.
Stereocard
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. May 23rd & Thurs. May 25th, 2006, # 06-2, Lot 440)
LL/11788
3 of 86
Pembroke Tragedy. Spot where the body of Jose A. Langmaid was found near the post (Detail)
n.d.
Stereocard
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. May 23rd & Thurs. May 25th, 2006, # 06-2, Lot 440)
LL/11790
4 of 86
Workmen Digging Ditch Half Moon Pond Murder
1921, 15 April
Gelatin silver print
7 x 10 in
Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery
LL/30643 [Further details available]
5 of 86
Murder in Barroom (Royal Bar & Restaurant)à Manhattan
1938
Gelatin silver print
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 48)
LL/34052 [Further details available]
6 of 86
[Album of Paris Crime Scenes]
1901-1908
Gelatin silver print
23 x 29 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 ins) (page)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Paper Company Collection, Purchase, The Howard Gilman Foundation Gift, 2001, Accession Number: 2001.483.1-.172
LL/40518
7 of 86
[Album of Paris Crime Scenes]
1901-1908
Gelatin silver print
23 x 29 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 ins) (page)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Paper Company Collection, Purchase, The Howard Gilman Foundation Gift, 2001, Accession Number: 2001.483.1-.172
LL/40521
8 of 86
Kennedy Assassination
1963, 22 November
Gelatin silver print
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 79)
LL/34056 [Further details available]
9 of 86
Assassination of Socialist Leader Inejiro Asanuma
1960 (taken) 1969 (possibly printed)
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 22, 2009, Photographs & Photographic Literature, Sale 2191 Lot 247)
LL/33446 [Further details available]
10 of 86
Al Capone's Wife
1938
Gelatin silver print
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 42)
LL/34050 [Further details available]
11 of 86
n.d.
Carte de visite
Private collection of Stuart Schneider
LL/14939
12 of 86
1861-1864
Silver gelatin print
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
LC-USZ62-3131
LL/6974
13 of 86
Female brigand [Italian]
n.d.
Carte de visite, hand-painted
Collezione della Fondazione Carispo di Spoleto
LL/42270
14 of 86
1903 (ca)
Private collection of Nigel Maister
LL/28563 [Further details available]
15 of 86
Mme Jeanne Lacour
1932 (ca)
Press photo, with crop markings
Private collection of Nigel Maister
LL/28565 [Further details available]
16 of 86
Cop Killer
1941, 16 January
Gelatin silver print
J. Paul Getty Museum
© International Center of Photography [Getty: 84.XM.190.30]
LL/5978 [Further details available]
17 of 86
[Broadside for Capture of Booth, Surratt, and Herold, April 20, 1865]
1865, 20 April
Printed sheet with three albumen silver prints
60.5 x 31.3 cm (23 13/16 x 12 5/16 ins) (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.96
LL/40586
18 of 86
Prisoner 4100
1872
Albumen print
National Archives
Catalogue Reference: PCOM 2/290
LL/39601 [Further details available]
19 of 86
John Williams, per Ld. [i.e. Lady] Montagu F.S., P.O. Latrobe, 13.3.84, larceny, 12 months, age 59
[Convict portraits, Port Arthur]
1884
Carte de visite
National Library of Australia
nla.pic-an24612797
LL/39407 [Further details available]
20 of 86
George Ormiston, [per] F.C. Monqund, 3 years, 5.2.84, horse stealing and uttering
[Convict portraits, Port Arthur]
1884
Carte de visite
National Library of Australia
nla.pic-vn4270377
LL/39408 [Further details available]
21 of 86
Criminal Jean Greniche Killer of 'La Fille Wilhem, said La Chinoise'
1889
Carte de visite
Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery
LL/30846 [Further details available]
22 of 86
Young man with his two wives
1930 (ca)
Silver print
8 x 10 in
Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery
LL/30845 [Further details available]
23 of 86
Criminal Jean Greniche Killer of 'La Fille Wilhem, said La Chinoise'
1889
Carte de visite, back
Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery
LL/30847 [Further details available]
24 of 86
Frederick Max Brockhaus
[Death Row Prisoners Hanged in Connecticut 1894-1912]
1899, 6 September (before)
Photograph album page
7 1/4 x 5 5/8 ins (album)
Ebay
LL/45802 [Further details available]
25 of 86
Nicodemo Impisino
[Death Row Prisoners Hanged in Connecticut 1894-1912]
1897, 17 December (before)
Photograph album page
7 1/4 x 5 5/8 ins (album)
Ebay
LL/45810 [Further details available]
26 of 86
Joseph Watson
[Death Row Prisoners Hanged in Connecticut 1894-1912]
1904, 17 November (before)
Photograph album page
7 1/4 x 5 5/8 ins (album)
Ebay
LL/45805 [Further details available]
27 of 86
Joseph Watson
[Death Row Prisoners Hanged in Connecticut 1894-1912]
1904, 17 November (before)
Photograph album page
7 1/4 x 5 5/8 ins (album)
Ebay
LL/45806 [Further details available]
28 of 86
A mugshot showing Patrick Lewis, a twenty-six-year-old "1/2 breed Indian" sailor from Snohomish, Washington, being held indefinitely for Grand Larceny
1907, 1 October
Mugshot
4 x 5.5 in
Paul Frecker
LL/18602 [Further details available]
29 of 86
Bertillon Type Mugshot, USA
1900
Gelatin silver print, carte de visite format
2.5 x 4.75 in
Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm
LL/18145
30 of 86
"Wanted" Photo for Criminal Wm. L. Walsh
1898
Carte de visite
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz (#7912)
LL/14295 [Further details available]
31 of 86
"Wanted" Photo for Criminal Wm. L. Walsh (Reverse)
1898
Carte de visite
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz (#7912)
LL/14296 [Further details available]
32 of 86
Rogues, a Study of Characters
1860 (ca)
Salted paper prints from glass negatives
8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 ins) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 ins)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.551 (1-45)
LL/40562
33 of 86
Rogues, a Study of Characters
1860 (ca)
Salted paper prints from glass negatives
8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 ins) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 ins)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.551 (1-45)
LL/40566
34 of 86
Rogues, a Study of Characters
1860 (ca)
Salted paper prints from glass negatives
8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 ins) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 ins)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.551 (1-45)
LL/40564
35 of 86
Rogues, a Study of Characters
1860 (ca)
Salted paper prints from glass negatives
8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 ins) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 ins)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.551 (1-45)
LL/40565
36 of 86
Rogues, a Study of Characters
1860 (ca)
Salted paper prints from glass negatives
8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 ins) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 ins)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.551 (1-45)
LL/40567
37 of 86
Police identification photographs, Chicago
1897, 26 September
Mugshot
6.2 x 10.2 cm
Vintage-Photos
LL/35729
38 of 86
Twenty Wanted Anarchist Women [Moscow]
1890 (ca)
Albumen prints, each hand cut, retouched and annotated in Russian on 2-sided mount
13.7 x 23.9 cm
CEROS - Jean-Mathieu Martini / Serge Plantureux
Binoche et Giquello, épreuves choisies, 18 november 2010, lot no: 100
LL/41107 [Further details available]
39 of 86
Twenty Wanted Anarchist Women [Moscow] (detail)
1890 (ca)
Albumen prints, each hand cut, retouched and annotated in Russian on 2-sided mount
13.7 x 23.9 cm
CEROS - Jean-Mathieu Martini / Serge Plantureux
Binoche et Giquello, épreuves choisies, 18 november 2010, lot no: 100
LL/41108 [Further details available]
40 of 86
Police identification photographs, Chicago
1907, 22 August
Gelatin silver print, mugshot
7.5 x 11 cm
Vintage-Photos
LL/35728
41 of 86
1886
Book plate
Google Books
LL/35047 [Further details available]
42 of 86
1886
Book plate
Google Books
LL/35049 [Further details available]
43 of 86
Workhouse identity card for time served
1918
Identity card
Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm
LL/20428
44 of 86
Mug shot - Escapee wanted for murder
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm
LL/20621
45 of 86
Prisoner
n.d.
Albumen print
4 x 5 in
Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm
LL/20467
46 of 86
Three women in a cangue [Shanghai]
1870-1880
Albumen print
26 x 19.5 cm
Dennis George Crow
Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com)
LL/10060 [Further details available]
47 of 86
Chinese Prisoners in Cangues
1880 (ca)
Albumen print
8.5 in (21.59 cm) x 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
Antiq-Photo
Courtesy of Anthony Davis (3jc571)
LL/14979
48 of 86
n.d.
Private collection of Nigel Maister
LL/28562 [Further details available]
49 of 86
The Convict
1873-1874 (Published)
Book illustration
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
LL/40155 [Further details available]
50 of 86
The Cage
1873-1874 (Published)
Book illustration
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
LL/40156 [Further details available]
51 of 86
Death by Strangulation, Canton, China
1880 (ca)
Albumen print
5.125 in (13.02 cm) x 7.875 in (20.00 cm)
Antiq-Photo
Courtesy of Anthony Davis (3jc569)
LL/14982
52 of 86
An unfortunate thief, Amoy 1871, with thumbs amputated.
1871
Glass plate
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Library, London (L0018874)
LL/36739
53 of 86
Three Members of a Prison Work Gang, possibly Louisiana
1935 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in
Lee Gallery
Courtesy of Lee Gallery (W1030)
LL/12688
54 of 86
Two Members of a Prison Work Gang, possibly Louisiana
1935 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
5 1/2 x 6 5/8 in
Lee Gallery
Courtesy of Lee Gallery (W1029)
LL/14193
55 of 86
Texas (Men Hoeing)
1968
Barry Singer Gallery
LL/2909
56 of 86
Hoe Sharpener and the Line
1969
Gelatin silver print
7 5/8 x 11 7/16 ins
George Eastman Museum
LL/33319
57 of 86
In the Convict Camp in Greene County, Georgia
1941, May
Gelatin silver print
9 x 9 ins
Howard Greenberg Gallery
Inventory no: 0002485
LL/37937 [Further details available]
58 of 86
O.P. Annex Souvenir. Photos made from Life. Price 25 Cents.
n.d.
Cabinet card
Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm
LL/12988 [Further details available]
59 of 86
Execution of Ruth Synder
1928
Silver contact print, warm-toned
1 1/2 x 2 in (3.8 x 5 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 22, 2009, Photographs & Photographic Literature, Sale 2191 Lot 126)
LL/33436 [Further details available]
60 of 86
Execution of Caryl Chessman
1960
Gelatin silver print
12 x 10 ins
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 53)
LL/34053 [Further details available]
61 of 86
Execution of a Viet Cong Officer
1968
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
7 x 8 1/2 in (17.8 x 21.6 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 22, 2009, Photographs & Photographic Literature, Sale 2191 Lot 256)
LL/33447 [Further details available]
62 of 86
Hanging
1865, 7 July (taken)
Carte de visite
Private collection of Stuart Schneider
LL/14946
63 of 86
Russellville Mob [Lynching, Kentucky, USA]
1908
Kentucky Virtual Library
Transylvania University, Bullock Photograph Collection, ca.1880-1953 (ktu:pa1:568)
LL/7958
64 of 86
n.d.
Private collection of Nigel Maister
LL/28564 [Further details available]
65 of 86
Abu Ghraib Prison
2003
Digital image
Various sizes
Location and source information requested
LL/33297 [Further details available]
66 of 86
Suppliciés (Louis Napoleon Album, Heads of Executed Men)
1850s (ca)
Carte de visite
4 x 2 1/2 ins
George Eastman Museum
LL/33136
67 of 86
Executioner and criminal
1869 (published)
Book illustration
Google Books
LL/40650 [Further details available]
68 of 86
Head of Matsudaira, one of the Kamakura Assassins
1869 (published)
Book illustration
Google Books
LL/40651 [Further details available]
69 of 86
9956. Execution by the Garrote in the Yard of the City Prison, Havana, Cuba
n.d.
Stereoview
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/37842
70 of 86
9956. Execution by the Garrote in the Yard of the City Prison, Havana, Cuba
n.d.
Stereoview, detail
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/37843
71 of 86
[Florida, Land of Flowers and Tropical Scenery]
n.d.
Stereocard
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. May 23rd & Thurs. May 25th, 2006, # 06-2, Lot 331)
LL/11765
72 of 86
[Florida, Land of Flowers and Tropical Scenery]
n.d.
Stereocard
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. May 23rd & Thurs. May 25th, 2006, # 06-2, Lot 331)
LL/11764
73 of 86
Untitled view of prison interior
[Wisconsin Scenery]
n.d.
Stereocard
Stereoviews: Stereoviews and Fine 19th & 20th Century Antique Photographs
Courtesy of David Spahr (www.stereoviews.com)
LL/11662
74 of 86
View of prison cells
n.d.
Stereocard
Stereoviews: Stereoviews and Fine 19th & 20th Century Antique Photographs
Courtesy of David Spahr (www.stereoviews.com)
LL/11666
75 of 86
Zindan (prison), with inmates looking out through the bars and a guard with Russian rifle, uniform, and boots, Central Asia
1905-1915
Digital Color composite from digital file from glass neg
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Prokudin-Gorskii Collection [LC-DIG-prokc-20130]
LL/1623
76 of 86
Prison of the Iron Mask
1865
Albumen print
6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in (15.9 x 21.6 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Feb 7, 2008, #2135, Lot 29)
LL/27095 [Further details available]
77 of 86
1881 (after)
National Archives and Records Administration
111-SC-89496
LL/35243 [Further details available]
78 of 86
A Night in the Cells
1942 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
13 9/16 x 10 9/16
Barry Singer Gallery
LL/3085
79 of 86
Angelo Herndon, Black Communist Leader
1935
Gelatin silver print
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 58)
LL/34054 [Further details available]
80 of 86
The Last Prisoners at Alcatraz
1963
Gelatin silver print
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (54 / 97
LL/34057 [Further details available]
81 of 86
African American boy in prison, State Training and Agricultural School for Colored Boys Pikeville, Tennessee
1955
Gelatin silver print
7 1/8 x 9 ins
La Bonne Vivante
LL/34248 [Further details available]
82 of 86
For a fortnight - Photographic Portraits
1856, 2 June
Book page
Google Books
LL/35304 [Further details available]
83 of 86
1934
Poster
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
LL/3003
84 of 86
[John Dillinger's Feet, Chicago Morgue]
1934
Gelatin silver print
4 11/16 x 7 13/16 ins (11.9 x 19.8 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Purchase, Marks Family Foundation Gift, 2001, Accession Number: 2001.677
LL/40601
85 of 86
2002
Poster
U.S. Department of State
LL/3001
86 of 86
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