Long before there were faces of meth and Lindsay Lohan DUIs, there were plenty of regular troublemakers stealing things and getting busted. These mugshots from the Newcastle City Gaol and House of Correction in England, which were taken between 1871 and 1873, offer a fascinating look into the life of ordinary women criminals. They look like they had hard lives and plenty to contend with—and some of them still possess the power to send a chill down your spine 130-something years later.

Images are from the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Flickr set via Dangerous Minds