American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s) – Flashbak

Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department threw them out. The stories of these lives comes mostly from old copies of the local paper, the New Castle News.

Source: American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s) – Flashbak