Our director in garote machine as used in the convict prison under Spanish rule. There was also an official Garoter under Spanish rule.
Our director in garote machine as used in the convict prison under Spanish rule. There was also an official Garoter under Spanish rule.
Creator
Webb, Wanton Stanley
Date created
circa 1898-1902
Date publish
N.d.
Accession No.
OFI-000025
Format
Photograph, black & white, mounted on board.
Citation
Wanton Stanley Webb's traveling exhibit.
Location
OFI-000001 to OFI-000033\OFI-000025.jpg
Notes
The garrote, a ligature used to strangle a person, was the principal device used for capital punishment in Spain for 150 years until its abolition. See also OFI-004147 for a similar image.
Type
Photograph mounted on board, B/W, no border, matte.
Medium
1 photographic print : 26 x 31 cm.
Subject 1
Garrote -- Philippines.
Subject 2
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT -- Philippines.
Subject 3
Executions and executioners -- Philippines.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 12.
Call number
OFI-000025