May 14, 2015

The ‘Street Tough’ who made it big

By C.E. Ryan

1/9th plate tintype. Private Collection.

1/9th plate tintype. Private Collection.

This one made me laugh out loud. Can you picture this tough looking fella doing shady business at the local saloon, or fighting at illegal gambling halls? This solid looking gent looks like he knew where to get ale on a pretty regular basis too, and with the baggy-eyed side glance with cigar in mouth and bowler on top? Mr, you’re a character!

Yes, he looks like he had no trouble making his voice heard!

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2015 at 5:43 pm and tagged with 1/9th plate, 1880s-1890s, bowler, cigar, gangster, old photograph, robber, street tough, wing tip collar and posted in Bad Boys, Tintypes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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