Pallaz (ou Pellaz). Péronne. 28 ans, née le 11/8/66 à Aix-les-Bains (Savoie). Cuisière. Anarchiste. 8/3/94. 1894

This photographic portrait, "Pallaz (ou Pellaz). Péronne. 28 ans, née le 11/8/66 à Aix-les-Bains (Savoie). Cuisière. Anarchiste. 8/3/94.", is part of a series of mugshots taken by French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon in 1894. Bertillon's "anthropometric" system of mugshots, which included detailed measurements and photographs, was developed to identify criminals and prevent recidivism. The subject of this portrait is a 28-year-old woman named Péronne, identified as an anarchist and a cook. The image provides a glimpse into the lives of those caught up in the social and political climate of late 19th-century France.