Sujet

Petty criminals in the stocks, Hong Kong

Légende

Hong KongChina, Two petty criminals sit with their ankles restrained in stocks, suffering public humiliation on a city street. Each wears a board strung around his neck, describing in detail the offense committed. Original manuscript caption: Prisoners in stocks. - generally for six hours at a stretch. Very uncomfortable if feet higher than level of ground sat upon. Their misdemeanor depicted on board, circa 1903. 1998/028/1/1/34.

Date

01 févr. 1903

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_262

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,6Mo (2,5Mo) / 30,9cm x 39,5cm / 3648 x 4660 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Hong KongChina Two petty criminals sit with their ankles restrained in stocks suffering public humiliation on a city street Each wears a board strung around his neck describing in detail the offense committed Original manuscript caption: Prisoners in stocks - generally for six hours at a stretch Very uncomfortable if feet higher than level of ground sat upon Their misdemeanor depicted on board circa 1903