A Police "Mug Shot" Reflects the New "Science"
This New York City Police Department arrest record from 1903 reflects the widely-held faith in "scientific" techniques for identifying and keeping track of criminals at the dawn of the new century. Advocates claimed that methods like those developed [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Black Residents Plead for Help After Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 28, 2005, causing extensive damage in New Orleans and surrounding areas. City, state, and federal agencies responded slowly and unevenly, leaving around 100,000 New Orleans residents stranded in the flooded [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Contemporary US (1976 to the present)