Unidentified inmate at Wakefield prison in mechanical restraints

Media

Part of Restraint

Title

Unidentified inmate at Wakefield prison in mechanical restraints

Subject

Mechanical restraints

Description

The mechanical restraint (shown) from prisons were the origin of those used in asylums.

Date

1869

Place

Wakefield Prison, Yorkshire

Type

photograph

Source

Wellcome Collection

Publisher

Wellcome Collection

Rights

Public Domain

Format

photoprint, 9x5.5 cm

Contributor

Gabrielle Manzoni