Prison Collection

Heart of Midlothian, paving stones mosaic in front of St. Giles Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Top of mans head visible behind prison cell window as his hands grip metal bars, front view

Brixton Prison Cell
A single cell in the old part of Brixton Prison, London, circa 1862. At this time the prison housed female convicts, who were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at

Newgate Prison in London, 1900. Built in 1188 and rebuilt in 1782, it was finally demolished in 1902, and the Old Bailey built upon the site

Bastille Under Siege
1789: The Bastille under siege by troops during the French Revolution. Below: The ground plan. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Chapman (pub. 15th September 1798 by J Wilkes)

Alcatraz, a former prison island, San Francisco, California, USA

Prison Van
circa 1924: A side view of a prison van. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Journalist 1837 and 1897. jpg
Contrasting cartoons of a careworn and harassed hack, working in the Fleet Prison (where he is obliged to live because of his debts), in 1837 and a fat

Lawrence Saunders the Martyr
Vintage engraving of Lawrence Saunders (1519 to 1555) an English Protestant martyr whose story is recorded in Foxes Book of Martyrs

La Fontaines Fables - Death and the Unhappy Man
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. Death and the Unhappy Man

S. Peter delivered from prison engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Victorian London - Newgate Prison Exercise Yard
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Prisoners walk round the exercise yard at Newgate Prison, circa 1870."

Brixton Prison
The entrance to HM Prison Brixton in south London, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fumigating Clothes
Prisoners clothes are fumigated at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, circa 1850. An engraving by C

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Prison
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Prison Scene, by William Hogarth
Photo of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833

Bambridge on Trial for Murder
Vintage engraving of Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons, by William Hogarth. The Committee examined the Warden of the Fleet Prison, Thomas Bambridge

Old Newgate Jail London
Chamberlains Gate was gateway to one of Londons most feared and dangerous prisons. This wonderful unique and emotive engraving, published in 1791 by Whittington, Stoups and Howell of London

Illustration For Poes The Pit And The Pendulum
A man bound next to a pit sees horrific images of a dragon, a skeleton, a skull, and giant spiders as he is slowly tortured by a razor-edged pendulum

Illustration of a bible scene, Jeremiah 38: Jeremiah is thrown into a cistern by the king for predicting Jerusalems defeat to Babylon and then rescued

Cinema Poster; 7 Days Leave From Prison
Convicted criminal Danny Hughes appears in a series of photographs as part of an experiment in home leave from prisons. Here he reads a poster advertising the gang warfare film Cosh Boy

Old prison building at Presidio Modelo Prison on Isle of Youth, Cuba
The Presidio Modelo was a model prison of Panopticon design, built on Isla de Pinos (now the Isla de la Juventud) in Cuba. It is located in the suburban quarter of Chacon, Nueva Gerona

Young man holding onto a fence

Brixton Prison
Female prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Barbed Wire
Illustration engraving of a Barbed Wire

Illustration of British prisoners crowded behind bars

Illustration of Cellini escaping from Roman fortress prison using rope made from tied sheets

Alcatraz island at sunset, San Francisco
Alcatraz island in the bay at sunset, San Francisco, California, USA

Aerial of Alcatraz at sunset, San Francisco, USA
Aerial of Alcatraz and Golden gate bridge at sunset, San Francisco, California, USA

Sing Sing Prison
circa 1910: An aerial view of Sing Sing Prison, near New York. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Young man climbing a fence

The Byward Tower
circa 1890: The Byward Tower, at the Tower of London, a fortress on the River Thames, begun shortly after 1066; used as a palace, a main state prison, and, nowadays, as a museum

The White Tower
circa 1870: The White Tower, at the Tower of London, a fortress on the River Thames. It has served as a palace and a main state prison, and nowadays is a museum

The Bloody Tower
1890: The Bloody Tower in the Tower of London, a fortress in the City of London, on the River Thames, begun soon after 1066; later extended as used as a palace and main state prison

St Lazare Prison
circa 1914: St Lazare prison, where Mme Henriette Caillaux was held while awaiting trial for murder. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

A Days Rations
August 1916: A days food rations for a German prisoner in Britain. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Crippen Case
August 1910: Miss Ethel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress, arrives at Holloway prison after being arrested as an accomplice to the Crippen Murder

san juan de ulua fortress
San Juan de Ula fortress, also known as Castle of San Juan de Ula, is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico overlooking

The Tower of London at Night, London, England

Sonnentempel, Temple Of The Condor

Rural view on city of Segovia, Spain
An overview on a part of the old city of Segovia, Castilla y LeAon, Spain. Including a view on the tower of the Cathedral of Segovia

Cathedral and Alcazar of Segovia, Spain
A view on a part of the old city of Segovia, Castilla y LeAon, Spain. Including a view on the tower of the Cathedral of Segovia and several other structures which form the skyline of the old city

Holloway Prison
Prisoners on a treadmill (far right) and picking oakum in the oakum shed at Holloway Prison, London, 1862. Oakum picking involves teasing out old tarred rope to be used for caulking ships

Newgate Prison, London circa 1810. The site is now occupied by the Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Holloway Prison
A corridor in Holloway womens prison in north London, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Newgate Prison in London, circa 1900. Built in 1188 and rebuilt in 1782, it was finally demolished in 1902, and the Old Bailey built upon the site. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Newgate Prison
The entrance to Newgate Prison in London, circa 1900. Built in 1188 and rebuilt in 1782, it was finally demolished in 1902, and the Old Bailey built upon the site

Holloway Prison
29th July 1913: Holloway Prison, London, and its turrets. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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