Photograph of Charles Wille
1886
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This item is the prison photograph, also known as the "mug shot," of Leavenworth inmate Charles Wille, register number 9437. Wille spent more than a year in prison for violating the Oleomargarine Act of August 2, 1886. The photograph is divided into two parts. One side captures the inmate's right profile from the middle of the arm to the top of the head. The other side shows a frontal view from the middle of the chest to the top of the head.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Prisons.
National Archives Identifier:
596115Full Citation: Photograph of Charles Wille; 1886; Records of the Bureau of Prisons, Record Group 129. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-charles-wille, April 29, 2024]