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Father Brown in CourtTHE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN The priestly detective gives evidence in court
Mettray : a DormitoryMETTRAY (near Tours) Open agricultural and industrial colony for juvenile offenders, 1839-1939 : BOYS IN THEIR DORMITORY, WHERE THEY SLEEP IN HAMMOCKS
Judge Checks AppearanceA newly appointed judge contemplates his reflection, before taking his place on the judges bench, presiding over a court : his wife and clerk inspect him carefully
French Prisoners LecturePrisoners in the Prison de Fresnes, Paris, are lectured on the dangers of alcoholism
Bailiff in the HouseTHE MAN IN POSSESSION a bailiff sprawls in the house of an unfortunate family who can t pay their debts
Divorce Court SceneA CAUSE CELEBRE a scandalous divorce in fashionable society
Procession of SepharimThe Jews in New York PROCESSION OF THE SEPHARIM on SIMCHATH TORAH (the rejoicing of the Law)
Court of Kings Benchthe Court of Kings Bench, London
Ordeal by DuckingORDEAL BY DUCKING The suspect is bound and thrown into a river; if he drowns he is innocent, if he floats he is guilty
Ordeal by Cold WaterORDEAL BY COLD WATER TUB The suspect is bound tightly and immersed in a tub of cold water; if he drowns he is innocent, if not, not
Ordeal by Boiling WaterORDEAL BY BOILING WATER The suspect is required to plunge his hand into boiling water - if he can bear it, he is innocent, if not, not
Ordeal by Redhot MetalORDEAL BY RED-HOT METAL The suspect is required to grasp a bar of heated metal - if he can hold it, he is innocent, if not, not
Gallay Imprisoned / 1906Embezzler Gallay is sentenced to seven years imprisonment, but his lady friend is aquitted
Courts / Queens BenchThe Court of the Queens Bench in session
Wills / Probate WarrantFilling in warrant for probate and administration stamps
Canterbury Union Workhouse proposalAn isometrical view of the proposed Workhouse to be built at Canterbury, Kent. The design was presented by Henry Parker, a former Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, at a meeting in November 1846
Benchers Taking CommonsThe Benchers and Members " taking Commons" in the Middle Temple Hall, London
Bow Street Office / PuginThe Bow Street Office at the time of an examination. This office has the largest jurisdiction of any in the metropolis
French Public DefenderA French public defender
J. Kay Barrister / ClientAn optical trick. One way up you can see a portrait of a smiling barrister but if you turn it upside down, you can see a disgruntled client
Alexander Cockburn / AnonSir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), 10th Baronet British jurist who became Lord Chief Justice of England in 1859
Prisoner Escapes / ItalyItalian convicts escape from Finalmarina by tying sheets together and cutting through the mesh on the windows
Newgate Prison / PressOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. A gathering in the Newgate Press Yard
Newgate Prison / DoreOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. Men in the exercise yard
Newgate Prison / GalleriesOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The deserted Galleries
Dartmoor Prison / 1907Prisoners of Dartmoor go to work on the moors. Dartmoor was built in Princetown, Devon, in 1806-9 to house French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars
Treadmill / Coldbath FieldPrisoners working at the treadmill and others exercising in the vagrants prison, Coldbath Fields. The first treadmill was installed in Brixton Prison in 1817
An Arrest in New YorkA man is arrested in New York and led through the streets by a policeman to the station
Ussr Police / Okhrana 1934Secrets of the Okhrana - the pre-revolutionary secret police
Spanish Night WatchmanA card given out by a Spanish night watchman, which shows how he helps to keep the public safe. He hopes that this piece of publicity with earn him a Christmas box
Paris Police / EntertainerThe Paris police arrest a group of gypsey street entertainers and quickly regret their action as chaos ensues
Paris Police Raid / 1925The Paris police raid a cafe near Les Halles and uncover many undesirables
Police / Watchmen / 1804The night watchmen on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London
Police / Watchmen / 1819The night watchmen on his rounds neglets to see two men making their escape over a wall. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London
Police / Watchmen / 1808The watchmen Getting ready for their shift at Marylebone Watch-house, London. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London
Police / Traffic DutyA policeman directs the London traffic
Unemployed Crowd / DowningThe police try to control a crowd of unemployed people in Downing Street
Identification ParadeA fearless little girl picks out a man in an identification parade
Policeman Uses TelephoneA policeman using a telephone pillar
Policeman (Petherick)London characters: the POLICEMAN, friend to the well- behaved, foe to the miscreant, protector of the peaceful, upholder of law and order
Loitering Boy / PolicemanA policeman approaches a young man in the street and asks him why he is loitering. He claims he is waiting for " the young gal wot I pays my attention to"
Zealous Policeman / C1830A zealous policeman physically apprehends a suspect right outside the police station
Loitering Woman / PoliceA policeman approaches a loitering woman in a pink dress and green bonnet, who declares she is waiting for her fiance
Police / Friendly CopperA kindly policeman takes care of two young street children. He carries the youngest in his arms
Mother in Law / MolochA French bell-mere (mother-in- law) depicted as a knife- wielding old misery surrounded by cactuses
Guides / Guide Law C1918A demure girl guide sits reading a book
Oakum Shed / Prison / 1874Inmates are supervised as they pick oakum
Policemen W / SuitcasesA large group of uniformed policemen walk along an unidentified street carrying suitcases, perhaps before a training session