City of Shadows Sydney Police Photographs 1912 1948

City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948

Focusing on the victims, perpetrators and  of crime, the original City of Shadows introduced the world to the Justice & Police Museum’s extraordinary and compelling collection of police forensic photography dating from 1912 to 1948.

Featuring images from the now world-famous collection pf glass-plate negatives that are part of the New South Wales Police Forensic Photography Archive held at the Justice & Police Museum in Sydney.

Meet the thieves, breakers, receivers, magsmen, spielers, urgers, gingerers, false pretenders, hotel barbers, shoplifters, dope users, prostitutes, makers of false oaths and the occasional murderer.

Experience the City of Shadows exhibition at the Justice & Police Museum.