Richard Percy Stewart, Mugshot photograph
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Name: Richard P Stewart.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 20 January 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-63-Richard P Stewart..The Shields Daily News for 27 January 1905 reports:.."A PAINTER SENT TO GAOL..Richard Percy Stewart (27), painter, Middlesbro', was charged with stealing on the 19th of May 1904 from a dwelling-house situate at 19 Eleanor Street, Cullercoats, a jacket and vest of the value of £2, the property of Patrick Kearney. From the evidence it appeared that the accused took lodgings at the above address and subsequently decamped, taking with him a jacket and vest belonging to a fellow-lodger. He was apprehended by the Middlesbro' police and was handed over to Inspector Proud who brought him to Shields. In answer to the charge he admitted the offence. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, blamed the drink. He was committed to prison for three months"...These images are a selection from an album of photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1916 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives (TWA ref DX1388/1)...(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email [email protected].
Criminal faces of Newcastle. These images are a selection from an albums of photographs of prisoners and convicted criminals. Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages a collection of 12 museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear.
A mug shot or mugshot is a photographic portrait of a person from the waist up, typically taken after a person is arrested made with a purpose to have a photographic record for identification purposes by victims, the public and investigators. A typical mug shot is two-part, with one side-view, and one front-view. The paired arrangement may have been inspired by the 1865 prison portraits taken by Alexander Gardner of accused conspirators in the Lincoln assassination trial, though Gardner's photographs were full-body portraits with only the heads turned for the profile shots. The earliest mugshot photos of prisoners may have been taken in Belgium in 1843 and 1844. In the UK, the police of London started taking mugshots in 1846. By 1857, the New York City Police Department had a gallery where daguerreotypes of criminals were displayed.
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