The Bureau of Identification subseries consists of 21 mug books and eight volumes of photographic keys. Most of the mug books include both front and profile identification photographs of criminal suspects, although a few volumes consist entirely of front view photos. Accompanying information varies according to date, jurisdiction, or type of suspect; some mug books include merely a booking number, name and alias; others might additionally include: place where booked, booking date, charge, sentence, nativity, age, occupation, physical description or measurements, arresting officer, and fingerprint ID numbers. One volume of Chinese suspects consists of a combination of mug shots and personal or family photographs, compiled by Inspector Leo R. Callagy of the SFPD and appears to track persons involved with the Tong Wars. The "Prostitution" mug book consists mostly of women.
Some mug books for San Francisco suspects [...] Read more
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