August 06, 2007
Shorp Shooter
From Shorpy, a fantastic photo blog dedicated to preservation of vintage images.
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New York City detective Mary Agnes Shanley pulls a pistol out of her handbag. Shanley shows what awaits a pickpocket. She had more than a thousand career arrests. From the New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1937.
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And in a stylish hat, no less. Now that's class.
-- posted by: Jeffrey on August 8, 2007 12:47 PM
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