Photographers:
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Police and law enforcement photography


 
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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Photography as an aid to detection
1The Weymouth Poisoning Case - Miss Mary Tirrell Disinterred (1860)
2J.E. Mayall: Use of cartes de visite to support police investigations
3Henry Graves, Esq. (Pall Mall): Copy of the Stolen "Duchess of Devonshire" by Gainsborough (painting stolen 25 May 1876)
4The Pinkerton Detective Agency and photography
Crime scene photography
5Alphonse Bertillon (attributed): Album of Paris Crime Scenes
Wanted criminals
6Wanted criminals
Bertillon anthrometric records
7Anthropometric records - Alphonse Bertillon system
Crime prevention
8U.S. Treasury Note and National Bank Note Detector (1866)
Hans Gross on photography and criminal investigation
9Hans Gross: Criminal Investigation (1906) - Importance of Photography from a judicial point of view.
10Hans Gross: Criminal Investigation (1906) - Particular cases of the employment of Photography.
11Hans Gross: Criminal Investigation (1906) - Recognition of Criminals from their Photographs.

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