Colombo. Joseph (on Jean, Octave). 19 ans, né à Paris Xlle. Monteur en bronze. Anarchiste. 10/3/94. 1894
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"Colombo. Joseph (on Jean, Octave). 19 ans, né à Paris Xlle. Monteur en bronze. Anarchiste. 10/3/94." is a photographic portrait by Alphonse Bertillon, a pioneer of criminal identification. Taken in 1894 as part of Bertillon's anthropometric system, the image depicts a young man, "Colombo," a 19-year-old bronze worker identified as an anarchist. This photo is a significant example of Bertillon's photographic documentation of criminals, capturing their physical characteristics for identification and criminal investigation.
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