This illustration, from the September 10, 1910 New York Tribune, imagines the rooftop burglars of the future.
BURGLARS LEARN TO HANDLE THE AEROPLANE WITH PRECISION AND SILENCE: Our artist takes a look into the future and foresees the time when roofs must be secured as carefully as any other part of the home.
Previously on Paleo-Future:
Computer Criminals of the Future (1981)