Captured: Portraits of Crime, 1870 – 1930
Explore the stories of men, women and children who were incarcerated in NSW gaols from 1870 to 1930. The touring exhibition engages with photographic portraits and descriptions of prisoners sourced from the State Archives Collection of Gaol Photographic Description Books.
Captured: Portraits of Crime is an exhibition produced by NSW State Archives and Records that explores the stories of men, women and children who were incarcerated in NSW gaols from 1870 to 1930. The exhibition engages with photographic portraits and descriptions of prisoners sourced from the State Archives Collection of Gaol Photographic Description Books. These historic records have been digitised, and interpreted through research within and beyond the archives to illuminate events and contexts that led ordinary people to commit crimes. But as the ordinary unfolds, so, too, does the extraordinary. The exhibition’s set of compelling case studies of individuals captured in the criminal justice system as a result of choice or circumstance provides a unique perspective that makes a new contribution to the history of NSW.
Captured: Portraits of Crime, 1870 – 1930
Online
This stunning publication features the compelling stories of men, women and children incarcerated in NSW gaols from 1870 to 1930.
Exhibition e-catalogue
Watch and listen to the Captured team talk about some of the exhibition’s most fascinating stories.
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Information for venues
Our exhibition touring manual shows a variety of Captured exhibition elements that allow you to tailor an exhibition to suit your venue’s size, objectives and resources.
Past venues
Grafton Library
126-144 Pound Street, Grafton NSW 2460
13 Dec 2021 – 31 Jan 2022
Waltzing Matilda Centre (QLD)
50 Elderslie Street, Winton, QLD, 4735
9 October 2020 to 19 February 2021
Wadjar Regional Indigenous Gallery, Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Corindi Beach NSW 2456
20 July to 20 September 2020
Cessnock Library
65-67 Vincent Street, Cessnock
27 February – 23 March 2020
Batemans Bay Heritage Museum
7 October – 22 November 2019
Moree Community Library
36 Balo Street Moree
12 August – 20 September 2019
Orange City Library
1 – 26 July 2019
Strathfield Library
65-67 Rochester Street, Homebush
9 April – 31 May 2019
Port Macquarie Hastings Library
Grant St, Port Macquarie
25 February – 31 March 2019
Old Dubbo Gaol
90 Macquarie Street, Dubbo
17 December 2018 – 1 February 2019
Newcastle City Library
15 Laman St, Newcastle
29 November 2018 – 20 February 2019
University of New England and Regional Archives, Armidale
3 September – 27 October 2018
University of Wollongong Library
3 July – 3 August 2018
Charles Sturt University Regional Archives, Wagga Wagga
14 May – 8 June 2018
University of Newcastle Library
12 March – 13 April 2018
Maitland Gaol
18 December 2017 – 23 February 2018
Broken Hill Library
3 October – 17 November 2017
Related
Captured received ‘highly commended’ in the Exhibitions Projects category at the Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards on 23 November 2018.
Past exhibition