Haunting mugshots capture Albany prison's history

ALBANY – George F. Donahoe stares sternly out from his 1903 mugshot, wearing a suit, a white shirt and a bow tie. His hair is closely cropped.Donahoe, a 29-year-old pastry cook, had his picture taken at the Albany County Penitentiary after he was found guilty of "keeping a disorderly house," a brothel, and was sentenced to six months or a $250 fine.Donahoe's countenance is one of 13,000 to 15,000 Bertillon Card File mugshots that have survived more than a century, finding a home in the Alb