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Spine of police mugshot book

Photo of a book propped open. Spine of book reads ""Homocide Chinese Series."" Cover of book reads ""Do Not take Photos.""

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A photograph of the San Francisco Police Department’s mug book, titled “Homicide Chinese Series,” shows a Fu Manchu-caricaturish drawing on its cover. Chol Soo Lee’s mugshot as a juvenile was in its pages.

Object ID

44.04.07

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San Francisco Police Department

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Spine of police mugshot book

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n.d.

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San Francisco, California

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Creator

San Francisco Police Department

Location

San Francisco, California

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Homicide; Chinese; Books;

Source

San Francisco Police Department

Credit Line

Courtesy of San Francisco Police Department.

MUMI Number

44.04.IMG.016

Creator

San Francisco Police Department

Location

San Francisco, California

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Homicide; Chinese; Books;

Source

San Francisco Police Department

Credit Line

Courtesy of San Francisco Police Department.

MUMI Number

44.04.IMG.016

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