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Lot 545

[MUGSHOTS]. Large Group of Nearly 97 Mugshots from Various ...

Estimate: $600 - $800

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[MUGSHOTS]. Large Group of Nearly 97 Mugshots from Various Sources. [V.p., ca. 1910s-40s]. Black and white photographs of arrestees, many mounted onto larger sheets, most sheets with 2 or more mugshots, nearly all with typed or manuscript information, many with information on rectos and versos. Sizes of photos generally 3 ? x 4? or a bit larger; mounted sheets vary in size from approximately 17 x 13? to 4 x 4 ??. Generally worn, soiled, creased. Good or better. A large and varied lot, with crimes ranging from Drunkeness, Larceny, Vagrancy, Sexual Intercourse (with a minor), Fugetive [sic], Auto Intoxication, Auto Theft, Mail Robbery, Passing Bad Checks, Larceny (Poultry), Bootlegging, Forgery. Also offered are 4 documents (worn, creased) related to an escapee, James Galyan, from a Tennessee prison (ca. 1930s).