EARLY LEGAL APPLICATION AND BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

1859

First time a photograph was used in US court.

1875

First use of accident scene photograph in court.

1879

Tintype of an injured person admitted into evidence.

1902

Photographic comparison of bullets introduced.

1910

Introduction of photographic speed recorders for drivers.

1911

Use of photographs of fingerprints in court.

1934

Ultraviolet photography used as evidence in court.

1943

Introduction of color photography in court proceedings.

1854

Photographs of inmates created for prison records.

1859

Enlarged photographs of signatures used in court.

1864

Odelbrecht's use of photography for criminal identification and evidence documentation.

1882

Alphonse Bertillion's anthropometric personal identification methods.

1902

Dr. R. A. Reis established the earliest crime lab.

1910

Victor Baltazard's comparison of bullets and cartridge cases to identify weapons.

1859

Daguerreotype used in civil case (Luco vs. United States) for signature comparison.

1874

Photographs used as identification evidence (Underzook vs. Commonwealth).

1943

Color photographs of spoiled meat used in civil litigation (Green vs. City and County of Denver).

1860

Graphic wound photographs of a victim used in State vs. Conte.