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Scarab of an Official
ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
In Honor of Henry Lozé, Prefect of Police of Paris
Louis-Oscar Roty
1892
[Mugshots of Suspected Pickpockets, from American Police Files]
Unknown
1911–28
Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, serial no. 38549
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
ca. 1868
Proposition concernant le payement et la police des troupes du roy, qui produira à Sa Majesté une finance de six millions deux cens soixante mille livres inventée et proposée par le baron de Sparre, circa 1740
Padeloup
ca. 1740
Police Poles
Paul Hawdon
1991
Thames Police (Wapping Wharf)
James McNeill Whistler
1859
Defund The Police
Rachel Kobasa
2020
Police Headquarters, Detroit, Mich.
1900s–1930s
Transvestite in a Police Van
Weegee
ca. 1941, printed ca. 1983
Snow goggles
Thule, Native American
ca. 800–1200
No Justice No Peace Defund The Police
Center for Book Arts
2020
Department of Docks and Police Station
Berenice Abbott
1936
Theatrical costume for a police officer in "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936"
Vincente Minnelli
1936
Costume Design for a Police Officer, for Nijinski's "Till Eulenspiegel"
Robert Edmond Jones
1916
Police Superintendant's Party: A Gift of Food and Drink
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
September 1877
[Gothic Revival Building with Clocktower, Police Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
Walker Evans
1931–33
The murder of the Chief of Police Miguel Cabrera
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1910 (a later impression)
[Mugshots of Suspected Anarchists from French Police Files]
Alphonse Bertillon
1891–95
[Herman Cordes; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1941
[Robert Tompkins: Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1944
[Gothic Revival Building with Clocktower, Police Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
Walker Evans
1930–31
[Gothic Revival Building with Clocktower, Police Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
Walker Evans
1930–31
In Honor of Henry Lozé, Prefect of Police of Paris
Louis-Oscar Roty
1892
[Department of Docks and Police Station, Pier A, North River]
Berenice Abbott
1930s, printed 1936
Illustration of the Police Superintendent and his men Receiving Wine (Keishi kakutai e sake tamawaru mono no zu)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
September 1877
[Edward Wertz and Faye Miller; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1940
[James Canino, Roland Canino, Mike DeMaro, and Joe Botion; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1938
[Christ Kanakes, Harry Olson, and John Iwanski; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1946
[Jeff Briggs, Robert Sims, Otis Hall, and Peter Pamphlet; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1936
[Jeff Briggs, Robert Sims, Otis Hall, and Peter Pamphlet; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1936
[James Renallo, August Zuccaro, Sergio Zampa, and Antionette Schiavione; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1943
[Charles Smilowe, Edward Davis, and Sol Greenberg; Full-Length Mugshot from the Chicago Police Department]
Unknown
1935
Inspector Alexander Williams, New York Police from the Actresses, Celebrities, and Children series (N151) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes
W. Duke, Sons & Co.
ca. 1888
Supt. William Murray, New York Police from the Actresses, Celebrities, and Children series (N151) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes
W. Duke, Sons & Co.
ca. 1888
Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Place and 240 Centre Street, Manhattan
Berenice Abbott
1937
Policeman Posing with Four "Collared" Thugs
Unknown
ca. 1875
The Chief of Police, Mentuhotep
ca. 1981–1917 B.C.
Body of driver of auto Michael Johnson, 20 year old of 978 Union Ave Bronx. Lying on 3rd ave Bridge with knife in his hand after he was shot by Ptl. Charles Passela. Johnson slashed at Ptl. Passela after being stopped in car chase at the above location
Godfrey
December 2, 1971
The Night Police, Paris
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
1928