Bocquet. Alexandre, Émile. 17 ans, né à Paris XVlle. Menuisier. Vol. Fiché le 14/4/94. 1894

Alphonse Bertillon, a pioneer in criminal identification, created this photographic portrait of Émile Bocquet in 1894. This "mugshot" is part of Bertillon's system of anthropometry, which used precise physical measurements to identify criminals. Bertillon's system, which included frontal and profile photographs, was widely adopted by police departments worldwide and helped revolutionize the field of forensic science. This photograph is an example of the meticulous documentation of criminal identification in the 19th century.