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Shayne Davidson

A genealogist, illustrator, and writer, Shayne Davidson was fascinated by how people lived, particularly in nineteenth century America. She collects vintage photos, primarily mugshots and rogues’s gallery photos. Many of her current writing projects are focused on vintage crime.
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