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Photo, Print, Drawing Jailhouse at Ouro Preto. Cadeia de Ouro Preto

About this Item

Title

  • Jailhouse at Ouro Preto.

Other Title

  • Cadeia de Ouro Preto

Summary

  • The Thereza Christina Maria collection is composed of 21,742 photos assembled by Emperor Pedro II (1825-91) throughout his life and donated by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and Brazilians in the 19th century and also includes many photographs of Europe, Africa, and North America. The jailhouse in the gold mining town of Ouro Preto was constructed between 1784 and 1837. It served as a prison through the 19th century. In 1938, the building became the Museum of the Inconfidência, a Brazilian independence movement led by miners. The building was photographed by Augusto Riedel during an expedition into the interior of Brazil with the son-in-law of Emperor Pedro II, Luis Augusto, Duke of Saxe. Various cities in the state of Minas Gerais were visited during the expedition, the most famous of which was Ouro Preto. Known for its baroque facades, the city was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.

Names

  • Riedel, Augusto, 1836-1877? Photographer.

Created / Published

  • Minas Gerais, Brazil : [publisher not identified], [1868 to 1869]

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Minas Gerais--Ouro Preto
  • -  1868 to 1869
  • -  Memory of the World
  • -  Prisons

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 photo : albumen paper, black and white ; 20.8 x 26.1 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Content in Portuguese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669613

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Riedel, Augusto, ? Photographer. Jailhouse at Ouro Preto. Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto, 1868. [Minas Gerais, Brazil: publisher not identified, to 1869] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669613/.

APA citation style:

Riedel, A. (1868) Jailhouse at Ouro Preto. Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto, 1868. [Minas Gerais, Brazil: publisher not identified, to 1869] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669613/.

MLA citation style:

Riedel, Augusto, ? Photographer. Jailhouse at Ouro Preto. [Minas Gerais, Brazil: publisher not identified, to 1869] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669613/>.