Guilty of theft and larceny the edwardian women forced to pose in police mugshots with chalkboards proclaiming their crimes

All the female criminals were living in the North-East of England more than 100 years ago when they were picked up by police for attempting to steal other people's property.

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Guilty of theft and larceny: The Edwardian women forced to pose in police mugshots with chalkboards proclaiming their crimes

Andrea Laudano

Vintage Mug Shot of Women criminals from North Shields (1903-1905)

North Shields Prisoner Mug Shots: 1902-1916

Mary A Butts

Guilty of theft and larceny: The Edwardian women forced to pose in police mugshots with chalkboards proclaiming their crimes

North Shields Prisoner Mug Shots: 1902-1916

Joseph Tombling, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search

Children's mugshots from Edwardian England look like a depressing version of the 'Little Rascals'

The original Lorena Bobbitt: Housewife castrated husband in 1907

The desperate child criminals of Edwardian England

Fascinating old mugshots of North Shields prisoners from the early 1900s

Guilty of theft and larceny: The Edwardian women forced to pose in police mugshots with chalkboards proclaiming their crimes