Vintage mug shots from the 20's - Police Archives

Schroeder · 01-07-14, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

On a tour, I wasn't thrown in there

Yeah, yeah...that's what they all say.

Rhodes · 01-07-14, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Yeah, yeah...that's what they all say.

And they are all innocent!

I liked how a few pose and looked at the camera, has if being in a photographer shop taking a portrait picture for home, etc!

Catfish · 01-07-14, 04:02 PM

" ...as a ‘suspected person and bogus land salesman’. Keogh was also profiled in exposes in the newspaper Truth in 1928, as a ‘go-getter’, ie a con man who sells suburban building blocks at grossly inflated prices, by falsely leading the buyers to believe the lots may be promptly resold for a huge profit. ..."

Sounds like a bank director, maybe from Leman bros. ?

AVGWarhawk · 01-07-14, 04:11 PM

What is interesting here is the fact that these folks were up to the same law breaking as we see today. Murder, theft, robbery, etc.

Jimbuna · 01-07-14, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What is interesting here is the fact that these folks were up to the same law breaking as we see today. Murder, theft, robbery, etc.

Par for the course

Cybermat47 · 01-08-14, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Yeah, yeah...that's what they all say.

Fine. But how was I supposed to know that being Australian could get me thrown in jail, while I'm in Australia?!

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	" ...as a ‘suspected person and bogus land salesman’. Keogh was also profiled in exposes in the newspaper Truth in 1928, as a ‘go-getter’, ie a con man who sells suburban building blocks at grossly inflated prices, by falsely leading the buyers to believe the lots may be promptly resold for a huge profit. ..." Sounds like a bank director, maybe from Leman bros. ?