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Dundee Police mugshots
« on: Tuesday 22 April 14 07:55 BST (UK) »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27052505

Police mugshots from 1905 are being auctioned.
There are 40 mugshots of people who had been convicted of being drunk and incapable, and sent out to publicans.

Some of the names:
Alice Rooney
John Boyd
Margaret Devannah
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Dundee Police mugshots
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 April 14 15:23 BST (UK) »
Sold for £1500, about ten times the estimate!

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Re: Dundee Police mugshots
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 April 14 22:22 BST (UK) »
Poor Alice...et al...fame after their time  ;)

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