Goron – Historic Reproduction
![Goron, [1895] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9c/9cfb667a2e16-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Goron, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The record names only "Goron," and the caption card is marked as unverified, so this portrait is best understood through the man it most likely shows: Jules Goron, a French police official who rose through the Sûreté, the detective branch of the Paris police. Late nineteenth-century Paris police work was closely tied to photography, since officers used portraits and bureau records to identify suspects and track criminal networks. The card's tracings of "Police" and "B.I." point to that police setting. Goron later drew public attention with memoirs describing his cases, which made his face familiar to readers of the period.
| Created / published | [1895] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Police; B.I.; Offices. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,037 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-171698 |
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