Preview
Creation Date
1915
Geography
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Culture
American
Medium
Albumen photo print on cardstock with handwritten identification details
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from Austin Porter, 2023
Accession Number
2023.1
Description
In the 1870s Alphonse Bertillon, a Parisian policeman, began developing an index of criminals cataloged on ID cards that featured photographs along with a written description of the individual's physical characteristics. The practice soon spread to the US.
This item includes a mug shot with arrest card printed on the back (2023.1.1) and a separate copy of the arrest card (2023.1.2).
2023.1.1_back.jpeg (550 kB)
back of the mug shot
2023.1.2_front.jpeg (608 kB)
additional copy of the arrest card
back of the mug shot
2023.1.2_front.jpeg (608 kB)
additional copy of the arrest card