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The Case of the Camera-Shy Thief (1903)
27 Jan 2016

The Case of the Camera-Shy Thief (1903)

by Tobin T. Buhk | posted in: Rogue's Gallery, The Way Things Were | 0

Harry Grayson, who made his living robbing post offices, didn’t like to have his picture taken. Maybe he worried the camera would steal his soul, or perhaps he feared his likeness would become a fixture in rogue’s galleries, and the … Continued

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