Original Texas prison mugshot and wanted poster for No. 33067, Kerian King, a 22-year-old African American man convicted of burglary and sentenced to four years from Fannin County. Typed intake information is dated April 15, 1913, from Huntsville Prison, with details of King's physical description, scars, and Bertillon measurements. The two-part mugshot (3 1/4" x 5") includes frontal and profile views showing King with prisoner number board “33067” around his neck, wearing a striped jacket and white shirt.
The descriptive text outlines King's age, height (6' 6-7/8"), weight (138 lbs), light brown complexion, light brown eyes, black hair, and occupation as a laborer. Notable markings include scars on the wrist, head, neck, shoulders, and foot, and a mole on his right cheek. Lists his father Jim King of Ladonia, Texas, as a contact. King escaped from Harlem State Farm in Richmond, Texas, on January 13, 1914.
Bold, clear period mugshot with excellent contrast and composition, mounted to the original typed wanted form with jagged top edge where it was pulled from a Texas Department of Corrections binder. A striking example of early 20th-century Texas penal history and racialized carceral documentation.
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