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This rare narrative tintype of a policeman posing with four criminals handcuffed to one another may be viewed as an occupational portrait of sorts. The officer’s police cap and gleaming badge indicate his profession, while his pose and central placement emphasize his authority.
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Title: Policeman Posing with Four "Collared" Thugs
Artist:
Unknown (American)
Date: ca. 1875
Medium: Tintype
Dimensions:
Image: 4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in. (11.7 × 9 cm)
Plate: 5 7/16 × 4 1/16 in. (13.8 × 10.3 cm)
Case: 2 × 15.2 × 12.1 cm (13/16 in. × 6 in. × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Stanley B. Burns, MD and The Burns Archive, in honor of Elizabeth A. Burns, 2016
Object Number: 2016.22
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