Museum Blog

Jul 20, 20153 min read

The Impact of Alphonse Bertillon’s Work on Criminology and Modern Day Criminal Documentation

PHOTO: BERTILLON MUG SHOT — Bertillon’s example of his “Bertillonage” method. His mugshot includes details such as his height, shoe size,...

Jul 18, 20153 min read

The Gastown Riots of 1971

On August 7th, 1971, Vancouver’s Yippie Party and writers from The Georgia Straight organized a pro-marijuana “smoke-in” at Maple Tree...

Jul 18, 20153 min read

Female Pickpockets in a Lawless Time

[PHOTO: “Daisy Drops It,” Jack Lait, Vancouver Daily World, February 9 1924 / Clipping from “Daisy Rolls Home,” Jack Lait, Vancouver...

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