Photograph of Joseph Wirth
1915
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This item is the prison photograph, also known as the "mug shot," of Leavenworth inmate Joseph Wirth, register number 7452. Wirth spent more than three years 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.
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This prisoner, Joseph Wirth, was convicted of selling Oleomargarine, colored to look like butter, without paying the 10 cents per pound tax. He spent more than three years at the Federal Prison in Leavenworth, Kansas.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Prisons.
National Archives Identifier: 596112
Full Citation: Photograph of Joseph Wirth; 1915; Records of the Bureau of Prisons, Record Group 129. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-joseph-wirth, March 17, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.