Leg irons

Shackles for the feet

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Thirteen male prisoners in India or Burma ("dacoits", bandits) wearing chains around their necks and ankles. Process print.
Reference: 37771i
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Turkish prisoners from Cyprus being transported to Turkey, on board a ship with a guard watching them from the rail. Wood engraving, 1878.
Date: [1878]Reference: 37793i
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India: four convicted robbers with leg-irons on their feet and labels suspended around their necks. Photograph, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 663410i
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A man in Africa standing and another sitting on the ground, both have chains around their necks and ankles. Process print after L. Rousseau.
Reference: 37733i
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A Persian captive lying on the road chained by his neck to a post embedded in the road. Wood engraving.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 37815i