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  • Prisoners of the Tchaudor tribe having their eyes cut out with a knife in Khiva, Uzbekistan. Wood engraving by F.-J. Gauchard after É. Bayard, ca. 1868.
  • Two Chinese prisoners are led by chains. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Four British prisoners of war at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus, posing as lovers. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Four British prisoners of war at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus, posing as lovers. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Shanghai: three Chinese women prisoners locked at the neck into one cangue (portable pillory). Photograph, 18--.
  • French prisoners of war, one in drag, gather round a small wooden table. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • French prisoners of war, one in drag, gather round a small wooden table. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Two Chinese men torture two prisoners. Pen and ink drawing by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Two Chinese men torture two prisoners. Pen and ink drawing by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Newgate Prison, London: visitors talking to prisoners through a grill. Wood engraving by W.B. Gardner, 1873, after M. Fitzgerald.
  • British prisoners of war posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • British prisoners of war, posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • British prisoners of war, posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • British prisoners of war posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Two English prisoners of war dressed for a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Two English prisoners of war dressed for a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Two Chinese prisoners carrying heavy loads on poles balanced on their shoulders: the men have their legs shackled and are led by two other men, who hold the long chains attached to the prisoners' necks. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
  • Return of wounded Confederate prisoners, under a flag of truce, during the American Civil War. Wood engraving.
  • The Virgin of Succour, Saint Mary of Hietzing, in a tree, being venerated by freed prisoners. Etching.
  • French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.
  • French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.
  • Four British prisoners of war, posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Four British prisoners of war, posing for "The Timbertown Follies", at a prisoner of war camp in Groningen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Elizabeth Fry is seated at a table in Newgate Prison, London, surrounded by women prisoners listening to her. Etching and aquatint.
  • Elizabeth Fry is seated at a table in Newgate Prison, London, surrounded by women prisoners listening to her. Etching and aquatint.
  • French prisoners of war performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.
  • French prisoners of war performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus. Photographic postcard by P. Tharan, 191-.
  • Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, New York: (left) prisoners are walking in a long file leaving spoons in a bowl as they go past; (right) prisoners stand in line to receive a loaf of bread. Wood engraving by W.J. Palmer, 1876, after F. Régamay.
  • Thirteen male prisoners in India or Burma ("dacoits", bandits) wearing chains around their necks and ankles. Process print.
  • Russian prisoners of war performing a show at a prisoner of war camp in Cottbus, with flower-bed prop. Photographic postcard, 191-.