![]() Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Monochrome photograph laminated over a white cardboard mount showing the two stories of cell blocks which face the prsion wall. The guards tower extends over the top of the prison cells. Standing underneath the guards tower is prison officer Ron Barwick. These cells were built in the 1850s and the men were kept in them for up to twelve hours a day. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: A View of the Cell Block Facing the West at the Rear of the Main Cell Block Subjects: prisons; prison cells; historic sites People/Orgs: Hobart Penitentiary Barracks Places: Hobart, Tasmania Institution: Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee Object number: PCH_00009 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee. For any questions about the content please contact them. |