Rogues, a Study of Characters, Samuel G. Szabó, 1857

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Rogues, a Study of Characters, 1857, Salted paper prints from glass negatives, From x cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.) to x cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.), Albums, Samuel G. Szabó (Hungarian, active America ca. 1854–61), Lifter, wife poisoner, forger, sneak thief; cracksman, pickpocket, burglar, highwayman; murderer, counterfeiter, abortionist--each found a place in this gallery of rogues. Photography was first put to service for the identification and apprehension of criminals in the late 1850s

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Size: 3645px × 5066px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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