Anthropometric File of Anarchists
| Anthropometric File of Anarchists | |
|---|---|
Anarchists in the Bertillon file (MET) | |
| Artist | Alphonse Bertillon |
| Year | 1880s-1890 |
| Location | New York City / Paris |
The Anthropometric File of Anarchists, or more precisely, the Anthropometric Photographs of Anarchists, is a collection of hundreds of police photographs of anarchists in France. These were taken by Alphonse Bertillon and his department between the late 1880s and the 1890s.
As of 2025, the photographs are divided between the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) and the Archives de la préfecture de police de Paris. The entire MET collection is accessible and in the public domain.
These documents are valuable for the history of anarchism, the history of the development of police practices, and are also considered works of art. They figure among the earliest police mugshots in history.