Sujet
Members of the night watch holding cressets and beacons
Légende
Members of the night watch holding cressets and beacons. Nightwatchmen or Watchmen were organized groups of men, employed to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well performing services of public safety, fire watch, crime prevention, crime detection or recovery of stolen goods. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh
Notre référence
UMG20B22_149
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
57,3Mo (4,1Mo) / 34,0cm x 42,2cm / 4021 x 4982 (300dpi)