Lamure. Eugène, Clément. 20 ans, né le 5/11/73 à Paris Ier. Gérant de magasin. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894
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This photographic portrait, titled "Lamure. Eugène, Clément. 20 ans, né le 5/11/73 à Paris Ier. Gérant de magasin. Anarchiste. 2/7/94.", is a mugshot of Eugène Lamure, a 20 year-old Parisian anarchist. The image is part of the renowned "Bertillon System," a method of criminal identification created by Alphonse Bertillon, a French police officer and anthropologist, in 1882. Bertillon’s system measured various anatomical features to create a unique profile for each individual. This portrait was taken as part of a larger collection of mugshots assembled by Bertillon for his system. The sepia-toned image is composed of a simple frontal portrait with the subject’s full name, age, place of birth, profession, and alleged anarchist activity inscribed below.
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