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Pickpocket on the Battery. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...
Print shows a man picking the pocket of another man in New York City. Also shows page of text. Illus. in: National Police Gazette, New York, 1846 April 4, front page. No ref. copy. This record contains unverifi... More
A training-school of crime Boys playing pickpocket in an alley.
Illustration shows boys rummaging through a sleeping man's pockets. Illus. in: Darkness and daylight: or, Lights and shadows of New York life. A woman's narrative of mission and rescue work in tough places, wi... More