Mug Shots Women 1920s-40 - from our story 'Villains In Furs: Incredible Mugshots of Female Prisoners in the Early 20th Century'

Mug Shots of Australian women prisoners 1920s

Title: Emily Gertrude Hemsworth, criminal record number 657LB, 14 May 1925. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW Creator: New South Wales. Dept. of Prisons Date: 14 May 1925 Format: glass plate negative : b & w ; 4.75 x 6.5". x 4.25. Inscription: Emulsion side: E.HEMSWORTH.14.5.25, 657.L.B, G1, 107.59 Subject: mug shots prisoners Description: Emily Hemsworth killed her three-week-old son but could not remember any details of the murder. She was found not guilty due to insanity. Hemsworth was to be detained in custody until judged fit to return to society - it is unknown if she was ever released. Aged 24.

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