[Album of Paris Crime Scenes] . English: Alphonse Bertillon, the chief of criminal identification for the Paris police department, developed the mug shot format and other photographic procedures used by police to register criminals. Although the images in this extraordinary album of forensic photographs were made by or under the direction of Bertillon, it was probably assembled by a private investigator or secretary who worked at the Paris prefecture. Photographs of the pale bodies of murder victims are assembled with views of the rooms where the murders took place, close-ups of objects that
[Album of Paris Crime Scenes] . English: Alphonse Bertillon, the chief of criminal identification for the Paris police department, developed the mug shot format and other photographic procedures used by police to register criminals. Although the images in this extraordinary album of forensic photographs were made by or under the direction of Bertillon, it was probably assembled by a private investigator or secretary who worked at the Paris prefecture. Photographs of the pale bodies of murder victims are assembled with views of the rooms where the murders took place, close-ups of objects that served as clues, and mug shots of criminals and suspects. Made as part of an archive rather than as art, these postmortem portraits, recorded in the deadpan style of a police report, nonetheless retain an unsettling potency. . 1904. Attributed to Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) Alternative names Alphonse Bertillon Description French police officer and criminologist Date of birth/death 22 April 1853 13 February 1914 Location of birth/death Paris Münsterlingen Authority control : Q568386 VIAF:2605773 ISNI:0000 0001 2098 5132 ULAN:500336447 LCCN:no95019784 NLA:36010195 WorldCat 77 Album of Paris Crime Scenes - Attributed to Alphonse Bertillon. DP263787
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