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Prisoner mug shot 1873Prison record for Catherine Reardon, prisoner 2573, aged 48, arrested and convicted by jury for larceny 26th April 1873
Proclamation of Governor BourkeNew South Wales, proclamation of Governor Bourke against settlers stealing crown lands, page 2 of 2, 1835 Date: 1835
Watchdog at Westminster Cathedral, LondonA rather shaggy watchdog outside Westminster Cathedral, London. After a series of thefts from the Cathedral, London the church authorities added a watchdog to the staff
Six women in Chicken Stealing CompetitionSix women competitors in the Chicken Stealing Competition held at the Essex Motor Club Annual Gymkhana at High Beach, Epping Forest, Essex. circa 1911
Metropolitan Police crime prevention photographA Metropolitan Police crime prevention photograph, showing a man who has just succeeded in stealing a womans handbag or purse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1950s
The Shop Lifter by Stanley LloydHumorous scene in a toy shop at Christmas as a security guard in smart livery chases after a small child who has decided they cannot leave a toy train engine at the shop
Advertisement for Sun Fire InsuranceAn advertisement for the Sun Fire Office, Threadneedle Street, London, offering insurance against fire damage and other calamities in its 204th year of operation. Date: 1913
Little fat goblin stealing cabbagesA little fat goblin stealing cabbages, much to the distress of the farmer. first published 1879
Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - Our Advantage A romantic liason between the local Bobby (Definitely off the Beat!) and a parlour maid
Dogs patrolling Louvre at night following theft of Mona LisaGuard dogs patrolling the galleries of the Louvre Museum in Paris at night in 1911. Following the theft of La Giaconda (better known as the Mona Lisa) by Leonardo da Vinci from the gallery
Bandits in ItalyA group of Italian bandits accost an unsuspecting traveller, threatening him with their rifles and stealing anything of value. 19th Century
Granpop gives him an earful by Lawson WoodHumorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing Granpop (Lawson Woods wily orang-utan) throwing tomatoes at a thieving pig. Date: 1934
Dutch poster warning against the Black MarketDutch poster warning people that the Black Market is a form of theft -- don t steal from your countrymen, ensure equal distribution for all! Showing a rat eating grain from a torn sack. 1940s
J Hassall. Tom, Tom, the pipers sonTom, Tom, the pipers son stole a pig and away he ran. 20th century
William Tester, the Margate Stationmaster who was part of the gang that robbed a gold bullion train on the South-eastern railway, on 15 May 1855
Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window
Trouble in the LarderOi heres a chance thought Sue and Sam To have a feast of Strawberry Jam! But Auntie passing by that way They got no jam for many a day
Dirty Work at the Crossroads by William Heath Robinson
German Looted Art FoundA story in the 1919 ILN featuring paintings taken by the Germans from the University of Colmar in Alsace during WWI
Woman making a telephone call, West Berlin, 1948Photograph showing a female citizen of West Berlin making a call from a public telephone box, August 1948. At that time, the fact that this telephone had a steel cable to secure the handset to
Crime / Theft / Shop / 1923Smash & grab thief thwarted by a passer-by at Marseille
Vandalising MilletA mentally disturbed man slashes Millets The Angelus in the Louvre, Paris
Safe on Wheels C1900A safe on wheels (for ease of theft)
Joseph Imprisons BrosHe has his brothers thrown into prison on suspicion of theft, by way of getting his own back for what they did to him (selling him to traders)
Tourist Vandalism SpainModern Christians in the palace of the ancient Moorish kings, Alhambra - English tourists in Granada indulge in a little vandalism
Mona Lisa NightmareM. Homelle, director of Frances Musees Nationaux, suffers nightmares when the Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre !
Paris Art ThievesParis art thieves make off with treasures from a private collection
Bears / Porridge StolenThe three bears discover that Goldilocks has eaten their porridge - the rapscallion will soon be found asleep in their bed