scary
48 photos tagged scary, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.
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Members using this tag
- North East Museums
- National Science and Media Museum
- State Library of New South Wales
- The Library of Congress
- George Eastman Museum
Photos
Photos tagged scary:
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Recent uploads
The last upload was October 2025.
Two men in masks, Lunar Park, Sydney, c. 1945 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded October 2025
Skeleton series, 1938, Ray Olson from State Library of New South Wales uploaded October 2018
Harriet Davison, convicted of stealing money from North East Museums uploaded July 2016
Robert Jackson, charged with loitering for the purpose of committing a felony from North East Museums uploaded July 2016
William Townsley, labourer, arrested for stealing jewellery from North East Museums uploaded May 2016
Bomb damage at Readhead's shipyard, South Shields, 1941 from North East Museums uploaded April 2016
Patrick Liljebald, ship's steward, arrested for breaking and entering from North East Museums uploaded March 2016
Bernard Andersen, arrested for indecent behaviour from North East Museums uploaded March 2016
James McClarence alias Henry Noble, labourer, arrested for stealing clothes from North East Museums uploaded February 2016
James Alder, labourer, arrested for embezzlement from North East Museums uploaded January 2016
Robert Jackson, hawker, arrested for stealing money from North East Museums uploaded October 2015
George Williams from North East Museums uploaded May 2015
William Shaw from North East Museums uploaded May 2015
Frank Cunningham from North East Museums uploaded April 2015
James Wilson, arrested for an alleged theft from North East Museums uploaded March 2015
Conversations
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John Gallagher
from North East Museums
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zonked record said:
haha, I love how they crossed out the 's' in Eyes.
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calamityjane2012 said:
I know who it is (was!!)
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calamityjane2012 said:
my dads stepfather
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
Do you have any information about him? Any family stories? We would love to hear them!
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Pamela MacLeod said:
He was probably one of the better looking criminals,or at least he would have been if someone hadn't punched his eye out. (TRUE)
James Alder, labourer, arrested for embezzlement
from North East Museums
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A.Davey said:
What's striking are the short sentences these men received.
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optimal chicken said:
My beard is twice as long. Time to remove it I think haha! The eyes are beautiful - not what you'd expect on an older man. The hard labour was indeed quite hard but yes a short period of it. In a way I think it worked because there's not that many who re-offend.
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Carlos ZGZ said:
Wonderful! I love this picture :)