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Criminals Collection (page 3)

Background imageCriminals Collection: frank, reno, american, bandit

frank, reno, american, bandit
Frank Reno, American bandit Date: c. 1866

Background imageCriminals Collection: Grattan Dalton, American train robber

Grattan Dalton, American train robber, who was killed in a bank raid in 1892 Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: James Whitney seized by a bear while cattle stealing

James Whitney seized by a bear while cattle stealing Date: 1680s

Background imageCriminals Collection: John Sontag, American train robber

John Sontag, American train robber who died in jail in 1893 from wounds inflicted in his last fight. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria

Roderick Maclean, would-be assassin of Queen Victoria Date: 1882

Background imageCriminals Collection: John Brady, American train robber

John Brady, American train robber, who worked with Sam Browning and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 27th November 1895. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: James Whitney is caught by a bear

James Whitney is caught by a bear
The highwayman, James Whitney is caught by a bear Date: 17th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Greek brigands

Greek brigands
A group of Greek brigands attack Lord Muncasters coach party near Athens. 1870

Background imageCriminals Collection: Frank James, American train robber

Frank James, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Frank James, brother of Jesse James. 1910

Background imageCriminals Collection: Traveller attacked during the Thirty Years War

Traveller attacked during the Thirty Years War
A German bandit attacks a traveller with a bat, while another gang member rushes across with extra supplies including an axe. 17th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: James Whitney

James Whitney
The highwayman, James Whitney, attacks Mr Hull, a money-lender on Hounslow Heath, and ties him backwards on his horse. Date: 1694

Background imageCriminals Collection: The Inveigler

The Inveigler
The inveigler, who entices his victim. Date: 1883

Background imageCriminals Collection: Bob Younger, American train robber

Bob Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Bob Younger, photographed two weeks before his death. 1889

Background imageCriminals Collection: Jim Younger, American train robber

Jim Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Jim Younger. 1889

Background imageCriminals Collection: Samuel Browning, American train robber

Samuel Browning, American train robber, who worked with John Brady and was killed during a robbery on 30th March 1895. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Battle between police and kidnappers

Battle between police and kidnappers
Two foreigners, Jules Paty Louis and Regis Pral were kidnapped in Artizo. The kidnapping of Regis Pral, the son of a very rich industrialist from Valence

Background imageCriminals Collection: Bob Dalton, American train robber

Bob Dalton, American train robber who was killed in a bank raid in 1892. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Mexican raid in Texas

Mexican raid in Texas
The town of Collins, near Corpus Christi, Texas, is surprised and stood up by a desperate anf cowardly gang of greaser horse-thieves. Date: 1886

Background imageCriminals Collection: Thieves robbing a cart

Thieves robbing a cart
A group of brigands accost a peasant and steal all the goods hes carrying in his cart. Date: 16th century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Coiners detected

Coiners detected
Police apprehend a gang of counterfeiters forging money, while their children play innocently in the foreground. Date: 1838

Background imageCriminals Collection: Highwaymen

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCriminals Collection: Greek bandits tried in Athens

Greek bandits tried in Athens
Two brigands lie in the middle of a courtroom in Athens, listening to the charges read out against them. Date: 1870

Background imageCriminals Collection: Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk

Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk
Part of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient

Background imageCriminals Collection: Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset

Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
A view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921

Background imageCriminals Collection: Borstal Institution, Borstal, Kent

Borstal Institution, Borstal, Kent
The original Borstal Institution at Borstal in Kent, originally established in 1902 to provide an alternative to prison for young offenders aged 16 to 21

Background imageCriminals Collection: Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - Prisoners

Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - Prisoners
Prisoners awaiting their breakfast in a Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Jail, Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Background imageCriminals Collection: Hannan gold field Western Australia

Hannan gold field Western Australia
A lock-up at Hannan gold field in West Australia, a temporary measure for locking up criminals pending their trial. The nearest prison to Hannan gold field was Fremantle on the coast near Perth

Background imageCriminals Collection: Russian Criminals in Siberia, 1882

Russian Criminals in Siberia, 1882
Engraving showing a group of Russian criminals being marched through a snowstorm, Siberia, 1882. They are accompanied on this march by a number of Russian soldiers. Date: 1882

Background imageCriminals Collection: Spooky Shadows

Spooky Shadows
Two sinister figures cast evening shadows over a pathway

Background imageCriminals Collection: Galton Composite Photo

Galton Composite Photo
Composite photograph by Francis Galton, made from portraits of violent criminals

Background imageCriminals Collection: Discipline at Newgate

Discipline at Newgate
General indiscipline amongst male inmates (young and old) in a dormitory cell at Newgate

Background imageCriminals Collection: Crucifixion / Fouquet

Crucifixion / Fouquet
Jesus is crucified along with two other convicted criminals

Background imageCriminals Collection: Law / Court Scene (C15)

Law / Court Scene (C15)
A scene in a French court showing judgement being passed on criminals who are bound at the neck and the wrists



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