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Fremantle Prison > Records

IMAGE OF SALLY PORT

Michal Lewi
1975
Overview

Black and white, landscape image of four guards walking towards the front gate of Fremantle Prison from inside the sallyport. Four men in light uniforms, with matching trousers, jumpers and hats, are walking towards the inside sallyport of Fremantle Prison. They are walking into a large wire cage, in-between two tall, limestone buildings. The floor appears wet, and the front gate of the Prison is closed.

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Registration number
cwa-org-89-2008.11
Item type
Photographs
Contextual Information

Michal Lewi has been a practising photographer for over more than half a century. He took photographs of Fremantle Prison in 1975 and in the 1990s. Michal has maintained a lifelong interest in heritage identification and conservation, serving on the WA Heritage Council and as a member of the National Trust Council, including two terms as chairman.

Year
1975
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Fremantle Prison

Fremantle Prison

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