Two Rare Pairs of Framed American c.1895 Black & White Convict Mugshot Photographs sub-Curios with a river and rowing

with a river and rowing boats in the foreground

possibly so that the prisoners could be identified if they committed other crimes after being released

The bracket shaped hand painted fairground sign designed to draw in the crowds at fairgrounds in the mid twentieth century from a fairground stall

we present Ned at his happiest in this stained pine and glazed case

The labels vary in date

Two Rare Pairs of Framed American c.1895 Black & White Convict Mugshot Photographs sub-Curios with a river and rowingOrigin: American Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1895 The Photographs: 2. 25 x 3. 75 inches each (x4) The Frame: 17 x 11. 5 inches Hailing from fourth quarter nineteenth century America, the two pairs of mugshot photographs in sepia black and white showing detained criminals arrested by the Boston Inspector's Office, between 1895 1897 front and side profile, both in thick pea coats, one, middle aged, with a long moustache