Caught in the act., Washington, D.C. Aug. 14. William E. Raymond has been cracking safes most of his life but has never served a sentence in jail. He works for a safe and lock company and has made safe cracking his life profession. He is known all over the country as a master with finger tips, drill
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"Caught in the act., Washington, D.C. Aug. 14. William E. Raymond has been cracking safes most of his life but has never served a sentence in jail. He works for a safe and lock company and has made safe cracking his life profession. He is known all over the country as a master with finger tips, drill" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caught_in_the_act.,_Washington,_D.C._Aug._14._William_E._Raymond_has_been_cracking_safes_most_of_his_life_but_has_never_served_a_sentence_in_jail._He_works_for_a_safe_and_lock_company_and_LCCN2016878385.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 274692.
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