I wish I had found this week’s Antique Pick of the Week myself, but it was not to be. However, you can visit Swapatorium to see what I mean.
Part of the text on the back of the mug shot reads:
Stole a Ford Coupe in front of Vaungh – Smiths Drug store
Fixed case out of court

I love it, but I can’t help wondering if that sad-looking guy in the mug shot ever got his own Ford Coupe. And what lead him to steal one on September 13, 1924? How exactly was the case “fixed out of court?”
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