Apr 17, 2014 - Sale 2345

Sale 2345 - Lot 124

Price Realized: $ 3,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(MALE OFFENDERS)
Group of 150 mug shots of male offenders in Philadelphia, many of whom are identified as a "professional thief," others were arraigned for burglary, pickpocketing, larceny, or operating an illegal lottery; 100 are African-American and 50 are Caucasian. Silver prints, 3 1/2x4 1/2 inches (8.9x 11.4 cm.), with a "Criminal Identification Unit Police Department Phila., Penn." hand stamp on verso containing basic information about the defendant. 1960-1962

Additional Details

From the Collection of John Binder.