Title
Bertillon Method of Measurement, Illinois State Prison, Joliet
Subject
Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.)
Prisoners
Bertillon system
Description
French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon devised a method of tracking suspects and convicts through a system of measuring and classifying specific features of the person's anatomy. Photographs of these features helped police identify suspects and allowed prisons to document the identities of convicts.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400024
Illinois State Prison, Joliet
Original Format
studio print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
24 x 18 cm