March 29, 2011

Portraits of a Criminal, Vintage 1920s Portraits from the Sydney Police Archives

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So in love with the melancholic grit of these 1920s archive photos from the Sydney Police Archives. Many of the photos are featured in a book by Peter Doyle entitled City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948. (Early birthday gift, pretty please?)



Image Credits: Sydney Police Archives
Via: Wolf Eyebrows & La Boite Verte
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14 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 29, 2011 10:21 AM

    Stunning photos, are they mug shots? They look a bit informal to be and wow that Mr WT O'Brian is a very handsome man. Thanks for sharing. ax

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  2. hannah and landonMarch 29, 2011 10:29 AM

    these are so wonderful! thanks so much for sharing! love the hair-dos and collars.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 11:56 AM

    These are great! I went to a museum exhibit with a similar theme. I hope this collection travels on exhibit!

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  4. BMarch 29, 2011 2:34 PM

    wow that is soo hardcore!!

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  5. LenoreNeverM♡reMarch 29, 2011 11:54 PM

    I posted this mugshots recently too~
    love the 1920s fashion & style!

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  6. RetroStylMarch 30, 2011 1:58 AM

    Wow! Great photos!

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  7. bridget anneMarch 30, 2011 9:19 PM

    I think these are so neat.

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  8. N.D.April 06, 2011 3:23 AM

    How do you find the same pics in the Sydney police archives? Name search doesn't work.

    The thing is - I've come across these pics before but they were identified as photos from US police archive with some bio info added to each pic.

    I'm confused.

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  9. SarahApril 12, 2011 9:36 AM

    Love these! I want to do a shoot like this :) wish there was some more info about the people though.

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  10. SadeMay 06, 2011 10:30 PM

    For criminals, they sure dressed beautifully...

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  11. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 8:58 PM

    I like those man suit very presentable.Nice post!

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  12. MarionAugust 23, 2011 8:37 PM

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  13. MarionAugust 23, 2011 8:38 PM

    Absolutely stunning photos! I love vintage suit. Thank god I found these post. Those suits are more elegant compared to present clothes.

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  14. baja hoodieFebruary 26, 2012 5:07 AM

    I love the vintage look. I'm surprised that the woman in the first photo was so well dressed for a mug shot. The fact that she takes thought into how she looks and also her ashamed body posture tell me that she was someone who was remorseful for her wrongs, whatever they were. About the fourth photo down; i learned recently that the primitive cameras produced a photograph of piercing looking eyes if the eyes are light in color like blue.

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