Forgotten Faces: Examining 1950s Mugshots from Small-Town America
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samclemens
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Summary
An article from The Appendix that examines historical mugshots from a small town (New Castle, PA), focusing on the story of Floyd M. Armstrong arrested in 1957 for loitering and petty theft. The piece uses archival police photographs to explore the lives of ordinary people caught in the criminal justice system, reflecting on what these images reveal about mid-20th century small-town America, class, and forgotten lives.
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Martin Fobes woke up to the sound of officers from the New Castle police department banging on his front door.
The men and women in these pictures saw things that none of us will ever see. All that we can do is look clearly at their faces, listen carefully to their st...
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