Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Favorites

October 18th, 2007 by bill

Least Wanted

I keep meaning to write a post about my favorite things on the Internets but I never seem to get around to it. So instead I will make one post about one of my favorite things, my favorite Flickr set.

The image above is from Least Wanted,a Flickr user that ostensibly collects old mug shots. I had no idea that this was a hobby before I found this feed. But wow, what interesting photos! I don’t know where one might find these things, but I love them. They are a lot of reasons to. They are photos of what are likely some of the less fortunate of a society often taken shortly after some traumatic event.
mug shotThe faces sometime are as interesting for what you can’t read into them as they are for what you can.
line-upEven their clothing is interesting. A lot of these were taken at a time when you would find even the worst criminals dressed in suits and ties … and HATS! Photos like this must be a gold mine for period costume designers. Any way check it out and enjoy.

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2 Responses

  1. CourtneyWatson.net » Blog Archive » Linkage: 10.24.07 Says:

    […] of Bill Streeter’s favorite things is evidently vintage mugshots. I love that everyone in the photos, although obviously down and out, […]

  2. MattHurst Says:

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