Discover 7 Stories Behind Vintage Mugshots
7 Faces. 7 Crimes. 7 Stories From the Past.
These seven haunting mugshots come from the Inmate Photograph Collection on PICRYL, capturing the faces of men who were convicted of robbery during the 1910s and 1920s.
Look closely at their expressions, their eyes, and the faces staring back at the camera. Some appear defiant, others exhausted, while a few seem almost completely emotionless.
Behind each photograph is a life that extended far beyond a prison cell. Some received sentences of 25 years, while others faced 75 years or even life imprisonment.
What fascinates me most is how much these photographs reveal, yet how little we truly know about the people in them. Who were they before their arrests? What happened to them after their release? Did they ever manage to rebuild their lives?
More than a century later, their faces remain frozen in time.
Which photograph stands out to you the most?
Photo 1: Tried and Convicted of 1st Degree Robbery, sentenced to Twenty-five years from 11/1/1924. Trial held in Jackson County.
Discharged 3/5/1940 under merit time.
Photo 2: Tried and convicted of 1st Degree Robbery; Habitual Criminal, sentenced to Natural life from 4/24/1919. Trial held in St. Louis City. Discharged 9/27/1940 under parole by Governor Stark; 138 days additional merit time allowed.
Photo 3: Tried and Convicted of 1st Degree Robbery (2 Charges), sentenced to Thirty years from 3/10/1923. Trial held in Jackson County. Discharged under Sick parole 12/19/1937 by Governor Stark; Returned from Kansas City, MO 1/18/1929.
Photo 4: Tried and Convicted of 1st Degree Robbery, sentenced to Twenty-five years from 10/17/1925. Trial held in Jackson County. Discharged 9/15/1939 under merit time; 250 days additional merit time allowed.
Photo 5: Plead Guilty to 1st Degree Robbery (3 charges), sentenced to Seventy-Five Years from 12/1/1922. Trial held in Jackson County. Discharged under parole 8/15/1939 by Acting-Governor Harris.
Photo 6: Tried and Convicted of 1st Degree Robbery, sentenced to Twenty-five years from 1/31/1925. Trial held in Jackson County.
Discharged 8/30/1939 under merit time; Arrested at gate.
Photo 7: Tried and Convicted of Robbery, sentenced to Twenty-five years from 12/12/1925. Trial held in Jasper County. Discharged 1/5/1939 under 7/12 merit time; 250 days additional merit time allowed 9/14/1938.
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