The body of a Japanese war criminal as seen through the trapdoor of the gallows immediately after ...

Accession Number P04279.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Singapore: Changi
Date made 1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Period 1940-1949
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The body of a Japanese war criminal as seen through the trapdoor of the gallows immediately after he has been executed by hanging on the gallows in Changi Gaol. His hands have been tied behind his back and he wears all white, including a hood over his head. Note the semi circles marked on one half of the trapdoor, which match up to form full circles, indicating where those about to be hanged should stand.

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