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Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted

paperback – November 1, 2010
by Pellicer, Raynal
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ISBN-13: 9780810996120 ISBN-10: 081099612X
Publisher
Abrams Books
Binding
paperback
Published
November 1, 2010
Weight
2.4 lbs
Dimensions
23.00×2.50×19.10 cm

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Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted by Pellicer, Raynal. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780810996120.

Since Alphonse Bertillon developed the €œanthropometric photograph€ in 1882, the mug shot has been an essential police procedure around the world. Now available in paperback, Mug Shots presents more than 250 booking photos spanning the history of this practice€”the faces of mafia bosses and cold-blooded killers, as well as enemies of the state and prominent political activists. On display in this international selection are notorious faces such as Al Capone, Fidel Castro, O. J. Simpson, and Robert Stroud, the €œBirdman of Alcatraz,€ as well as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jane Fonda. Accompanying these gripping images is an illuminating commentary that puts both the criminals and their crimes in historical context, reconstructing some of the most dramati