St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1898

Fine and early ledger card (15x15cm) with a mug shot of a man convicted for reasons that remain unclear to us, St. Louis Missouri USA 1898. The photograph attached (gelatin silver/fine) dates from october 1914, according handwritten information, mentioning four other crimes committed by the man in the time between as well. Flawless example of an early mug shot.


United States of America
1890 - 1920

Via: ICM Online Photo Catalog