rare color photos-kids in the 40s

[alocispepraluger102]

kids in the 40s-color photos

[Pete C]

Which led me to:

Children's mug shots from the 1870s

[Scott Dolan]

kids in the 40s-color photos

Not exactly sure why, but pic 3 from that series is simply phenomenal.

Good find.

Which led me to:

Children's mug shots from the 1870s

Kids sure were ugly back in them thar days...

[Pete C]

Kids sure were ugly back in them thar days...

Especially thugs who grew up in squalor.

[Scott Dolan]

HEY! We weren't all thugs...

[cih]

The striking thing about those juvenile mugshots is the way they use the classic Victorian-era poses, despite them being taken for the purposes of criminal records - there's sometimes a striking contrast between the squalor of the kids' appearance and the posture - so that some end up looking very Dickensian.

"Margaret Cosh was convicted of stealing a coat, she had no previous convictions and served two months with hard labor. Age (on discharge): 15."

holy shit.

7 days hard labour for stealing iron - aged 11:

Edited July 18, 2012 by cih

[brownie]

Most of the photos of the kids from the '70s (and the accompanying details) are heartbreakers!

[.:.impossible]

A friend of mine sent this to me last night. I hadn't seen the mug shots. Strange, fast release time capsule.

[alocispepraluger102]

the interesting thing is the way in which they posed for the photograph, no need to try and look tough for the camera etc.. they present an air of dignity, all while stealing your watch..

very dickensian.