Register of anthropometric descriptions, 1897-1920.

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Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio). Register of anthropometric descriptions, 1897-1920.

Register of anthropometric descriptions, 1897-1920.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36373705

Contains anthropometric (physical) descriptions of prisoners, probably based on the Bertillon system. Each entry includes date, serial number, name, height, length of outstretched arms, trunk size, length of head, width of head, length of right ear, length of left foot, length of left middle finger, length of left little finger, color of left eye, forehead description, nose description, age, birthplace, beard color, hair color, complexion, weight, and remarks.

2 v.

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society