'Relics of convict discipline', c1911-15

'Relics of convict discipline', c1911-15

Description

This is a sepia-toned black-and-white photograph (3.7 cm x 8.8 cm) showing items used to discipline or control convicts at Port Arthur. The collection, most of which is hanging on a wood-panelled wall, includes leg-irons, a ball and chain, handcuffs, whips (one of them a cat-o'-nine-tails), rifles and a sword. Text at the base of the image reads 'RELICS OF CONVICT DISCIPLINE. BEATTIE HOBART'.

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