#TBT: Mug Shots of San Francisco Bad Girls, 1880s-1950s

#TBT: Mug Shots of San Francisco Bad Girls, 1880s-1950s

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We've learned about the over-the-top days of the Barbary Coast, and the ruffians and outlaws that made the west really wild. We know about the bootleggers, the scoundrels, the outsiders. But, as with most of history, women were also a part of this, yet have often been written out of it. Meet the misbehavin' girls of the 1880s to the 1950s, who got into some trouble, and left behind a mugshot as evidence.


1941/1945

via Flickr @Mike Michaelson

Eva Garcia (alias Elisa Lerma) was arrested with her boyfriend, Joe Gallo, by the Pittsburg Police on April 29, 1945 (her mugshot says 1941, so this might not be Garcia). Her boyfriend was arrested for burglary, and they detained Garcia as well, although they couldn't find anything on the San Francisco resident. She didn't look too pleased with this situation.

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