Today, we're reopening files from another era and presenting the 7 "suspects" of our new investigation. These genuine anthropometric photographs, French-style mugshots in Bertillon format, dating from the early 20th century, reveal faces in full and profile views and handwritten captions: nicknames, crimes, sentences... it's all there! Sold individually.
🔎 Our suspects:
👩 Suspect No. 1 – Marie-Louise Weissman, known as "Myrtell Era", born on October 24, 1868 in Lyon. Sentenced to 20 years of hard labor by the Seine Assizes on July 21, 1922 for voluntary homicide – the famous Bessarabo case
👨 Suspect No. 2 – Ange Jean Soleil, born on January 27, 1899, in Fort-de-France (Martinique). Sentenced on October 15, 1936, by the Seine Assize Court to 20 years of hard labor and 20 years of defense
👩 Suspect No. 3 – Marie-Louise Guérin, known as "MALOU". Born on March 21, 1912, in Saint-Gilles (Belgium). Sentenced on June 19, 1935, to 10 years of hard labor by the Brussels Assize Court.
👨 Suspect No. 4 – Joseph Philipponet, born on April 19, 1886 in Lyon (Rhône). Sentenced by the Seine Assize Court on January 15, 1930 to 15 years of hard labor.
👩 Suspect No. 5 – Germaine Yvonne Huot, known as "d'Anglemmont", born on 03/11/1888 in Paris (8th arrondissement). Sentenced on 27/03/1934 to 2 years in prison by the Seine Assize Court
👨 Suspect No. 6 – Fernand Martin, born on 17/08/1901 in Carrières-sous-Poissy. Sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Seine Assize Court on 15/09/1932
👨 Suspect No. 7 – Tissier, arrested on 28/01/1921 – Registration number 540.955 – Old reprint
✦ Provenance: French judicial archives
✦ Period: Circa 1920–1935
✦ Dimensions: approx. 13 × 18 cm each portrait
✦ Material: Silver gelatin print on baryta paper, mounted on original cardboard
✦ Condition: Good overall, slight signs of wear and even patina, very good legibility of handwritten inscriptions
Captivating documentary pieces for a cabinet of curiosities or photographic collection dedicated to the history of justice and criminology.
