Daktyloscopie. Bertillon System. Tripod set up with camera in position. Berlin, Sept. 19, 1907
- Title:
- Daktyloscopie. Bertillon System. Tripod set up with camera in position. Berlin, Sept. 19, 1907
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- History of photography
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 1907-09-19
- ID Number:
- RMM03214_b10_f06_002
- Collection Number:
- 3214
- File Name:
- RMM03214_b10_f06_002.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Science
Criminology - Measurement:
- 21 x 26.8 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- A camera, pointing downward, attached to a very tall tripod with one ladder leg, intended for overhead photographing of crime scenes. The tripod is displayed in a rather bare room with white walls and a cement floor. The back wall has a door, the tripod is taller than the door.
- Notes:
- Gelatin silver prints mounted on card.
- Cite As:
- Henry deForest papers, #3214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Henry P. de Forest papers
- Box:
- 10
- Folder:
- 6
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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