In November 2012 I posted the above photo as a random selection from a small collection I own of mugshots from the USA. You can see the other side of the mugshot in that post.
Lisa Toboz of The Long Way Home Diaries blog very kindly pointed out how special the date is on this photo. It was taken in a leap year on the 29th of February 1956. This awareness makes it an even more wonderful part of my collection.
I was able to find some information about Alex Crumity online in the form of his obituary from October 1986. As Diarmid Mogg of A Small Town Noir (a fabulous mugshots blog), has often pointed out, the details on old mugshots do not necessarily indicate guilt or conviction for the crime listed.
Mugshots and Miscellaneous 
Still so completely and utterly amazed that this town is so close to home. One of his relatives is from Braddock – we were just there this morning! The obituary gives this more of a mystery.
That is really cool, Lisa. With your eagle eye for detail, you opened up a whole new world in this photo . Thanks so much!
Always welcome! Thank you for sharing your collection with the rest of us :).
This is a slightly odd obituary in that it does not mention his wife. Stranger yet is what appears to be his wife Maggie’s obituary (http://bit.ly/1FQTQbl) which mentions his death (name and year are correct), but has a quite different listing of children. Looks like it is a complicated set of family relationships to go with this interesting card.
Wow, I wish I had your energy, Mr E! Am seeing more of your posts now that I have an iPad and am hoping to do a new photobooth blog post soon. Your granddaughter is turn out to be a very lovely little tacker! X from Oz
I saw you had been by and was checking to for new stuff from you. My granddaughter is a sweetie! Thanks.