Mugs Like Us
“All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.”
— Richard Avedon (photographer).
Prostitutes, razor gangs, drugs, illegal alcohol: step into the criminal underworld of Sydney in the 1920s.
In 1910 the Sydney Police started taking informal mug shots of some of the people they arrested. Lost for half a century, the photo collection was uncovered in the 1980s. Little is known about the people in the photos, in some cases their name and offence is recorded but for others there is
£10 (Adult) /£8 (Concessions)
£15 for all three shows
269 West Ferry Road London E14 3RS
Tue 5 Sep to Sat 9 Sep 2017