 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Hutchinson, John Date: 1961 - Description: Monochrome photograph showing the entrance to one of the two condemned cells used on the site since the ealry 1860s when this became the main execution site for Tasmania. The cells were adjacent to gallows and the condemned prisoners spent their last few days in them. These cells were demolished shortly after this photograph was taken in 1961. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Outside a condemned cell Subjects: convicts; prisons Places: Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart (Tas.) Institution: Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee Object number: PCH_00048 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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