I Colorized 9 Mugshots Of Real Life 1930s Criminals And Here Are Their Stories

Thomas Orange, who sported a haircut very similar to Cilian Murphy's character in Peaky Blinders, was born in 1907. He was a labourer and had a scar on his right eyebrow, left wrist and knee. He was known for larceny and forcing locks to break into shops.
Name: ORANGE Thomas, Born: 1907, Trade: Labourer, Comp.: Fresh, Build: Prop., Eyes: Brown, Ht.: 5'5", Hair: Brown, Marks: Scar rt. eyebrow, left wrist & knee, M.O. etc.: Shop and Warehousebreaker, larceny, forces lock or uses duplicate key, associate 1655.

James Potter, born in 1901 he was a labourer and had a long operation scar on the right side of his neck. He was known for breaking into pubs, shops and warehouses.
Name: POTTER James Boyd, Aliases: Fatty Potter., Born: 1901, Trade: Labourer, Comp.: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: blue, Ht.: 5'1", Hair: brown, Marks: Long operation scar rt. side of neck., M.O., etc.: Public-house, Shop and Warehousebreaking and Receiving. Associates with all classes of thieves.

James Hargreaves Jones was born in 1896 and has a distinctive scar on the side of his face. He was said to be a beggar and known for breaking into empty houses.
Name: JONES James Hargreaves, Born: 1896, Trade: Moulder, Comp.: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: blue, Ht.: 5'1 1/2", Hair: bro., Marks: Wound scar rt. side of face., M.O., etc.: Begs in residential areas, and breaks into houses he finds unoccupied.

Dapper Thomas Boyd also used the name "Coyne" as an alias. He was a carpenter, born in 1900. He had scars on his top lip, right forearm, right wrist and left breast. Police said he associated with "all class of thieves".
Name: BOYD, Thomas, Aliases: Coyne, Born: 1900, Trade: Carpenter, Comp.: fresh, Build: Prop., Eyes: blue, Ht.: 5'10 1/2", Hair: brown, Marks: Scars top lip, rt. upper &forearm, rt. wrist, left breast., M.O., etc.: Housebreaking, Larceny & Receiving. Uses various methods of entry. Associates with all classes of thieves.

Born in 1892, James Lowrie also had an alias "Johnstone" and was known as the "Sunderland Kid". A labourer he had a scar on his back and right hand. He was known for stealing from people, robbery and was considered an expert pickpocket.
Name: LOWRIE James, Aliases: Johnstone, "Sunderland Kid", Born: 1892, Trade: Labourer, Comp.: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: blue, Ht. : 5'6", Hair: brown, Marks: Tatt. dots web lt. hand, Scar bk. rt. hand, M.O. etc: Larceny from person, and Robbery. An expert pickpocket. Associates with all classes of pickpocket.

James Casey, pictured here in November 1931, was born in 1906. He was a gardener who specialised in "various forms of larceny".
Name: CASEY James, Born: 1906, Trade: Gardener, Comp.: fresh, Build: slim, Eyes: grey, Ht.: 5'7", Hair: ginger, Marks: Heart, clasped hands, True Love, Evelyn rt. forearm., M.O., etc.: Specialises in various classes of larceny. Associate 402.

Scruffy-looking John Dodgson was a miner. Born in 1902 his crimes were ones of larceny and fraud. A general thief, police described him as a "bad character".
Name: DODGSON John, Born: 1902, Trade: Miner, Comp.: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: brown, Ht.: 5'5", Hair: grey, Marks: Extensively tattooed forearms and hands., M.O., etc.: Larceny and False Pretences. A general thief and bad character. Works alone.

Born in 1911 Albert Dick was a labourer and a "general all round thief & safebreaker". He associated with other thieves.
Name: DICK Albert, Born: 1911, Trade: Labourer, Comp: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: blue, Ht: 5'6", Hair: dk.br., M.O., etc.: A general all round thief & safebreaker. Associates with all classes of thieves.

Thomas Giles, born 1890 he was a labourer and broke into houses. He also had convictions for larceny of metal, counterfeit coins and larceny from vehicles.
Name: GILES Thomas, Aliases: Thomas O'Malley, "Doggy". Born: 1890, Trade: Labourer, Comp.: fresh, Build: prop., Eyes: blue, Ht.: 5'6", Hair: brown, Marks: Scars on left fr. head and rt. knee. Tatt. on left arm., M.O., etc.: Housebreaker. Also convictions for larceny of metal, Uttering counterfeit coins and larceny from vehicles. Breaks window. Associates 203, 355, 1216, 1094, 433.