This original New York State Prison Department Bureau of Identification mugshot card documents inmate Marco Spiak, prisoner number C9516, photographed and examined in 1911. The card features the classic dual-view mugshot format—profile and frontal portraits—paired with extensive Bertillon-era anthropometric measurements, making it a particularly information-rich and visually compelling early criminal identification record. Spiak is shown wearing a dark suit and bow tie, lending the images a striking contrast between formal appearance and institutional context. His identification number C9516 is clearly visible on the frontal image, anchoring the photograph firmly within the New York State prison system. Recorded measurements and identifiers include: his height (5’4.5″), his weight (137.5 lbs), and race (white). Recorded measurements were relied upon because finger-printing was not in wide use at the time that this mug show created. Spiak was from Troy, New York (Rensselaer County). He was sentenced in 1911 for felony assault in the first degree (assault on a man with a gun). He was sentenced to a minimum of 2 years, 6months to a maximum of 8 years and six months. Spiak was no stranger to the criminal justice system. In 1907 he was sentenced in Rochester, New York for 17 months and in 1910 he was sentenced in Albany, New York for 4 months. Spiak was a recidivist (repeat offender). SOLD
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