Caption

Group of Chinese people chained together under the supervision of guards, The chain-gang, photograph, page, China, c. 1884 - in or before 1894, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 102 mm x width 144 mm, workhouse, penal camp, penitentiary, chain gang, A sepia-toned photograph mounted on a decorative bordered page shows a group of people standing in a line along a street in front of a low wall with trees behind it; most individuals wear loose clothing and hats, and several are connected by chains; two men in lighter uniforms stand near a large cylindrical object on the left, while a man in a darker uniform stands by a tall streetlamp on the right; the scene includes a paved ground and dappled light from the foliage above.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_152

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.6Mb (3.0Mb) / 10.6in x 7.5in / 3186 x 2264 (300dpi)

Keywords

Group Chinese people chained together under supervision guards chain-gang photograph page China c 1884 - 1894 photographer paper albumen print height 102 mm x width 144 mm workhouse penal camp penitentiary chain gang sepia-toned photograph mounted decorative bordered page group people standing line street front low wall trees individuals wear loose clothing hats several connected chains two men lighter uniforms stand near large cylindrical object left man darker uniform stands tall streetlamp right scene includes paved ground dappled light foliage