[Album of Paris Crime Scenes] 1901 - 1908

Alphonse Bertillon's *Album of Paris Crime Scenes*, a collection of photographs compiled between 1901 and 1908, is a powerful document of crime and investigation in early 20th-century Paris. This photographic album, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, demonstrates Bertillon's pioneering work in criminal identification through anthropometry and photography. The album serves as a visual archive of the era's crime scenes, offering a unique glimpse into the methods of criminal investigation and the realities of Parisian life at the turn of the century.