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Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. Artist: Nadar

Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. In 1880, when Chief of the Paris identification bureau, Bertillon (1853-1914) devised a method of identifying criminals using anthropometric measurements. It was used for a number of years, but was replaced by fingerprinting.
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Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. Artist: Nadar
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Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. In 1880, when Chief of the Paris identification bureau, Bertillon (1853-1914) devised a method of identifying criminals using anthropometric measurements. It was used for a number of years, but was replaced by fingerprinting.
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3543 x 4930 px | 50.0 MB
Print size:
30.0 x 41.7 cm | 11.8 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)
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