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Surveillance image of a Suffragette prisoner

1913-1914

Museum of London

Museum of London
London, United Kingdom

Surveillance photograph of a suffragette prisoner taking exercise in the yard of Holloway gaol.
Scotland Yard undertook covert photography of militant suffragettes from 1913. The images were used to identify suffragettes attempting to enter public buildings such as museums and art galleries, where they might attempt to damage the objects.

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