Images, showing smartly dressed criminals, date back to the 1870s, when photography was still in infancy
The photos show the boys holding up chalk boards bearing their names and the dates of their arrests
Pictured in the gallery is Charles Lambourne, who was just 10 when whipped for stealing a frock from father
The images have been revealed after being found in West Midlands Police s archives
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