Police Collection (page 13)

Two constables escorting a prisoner on a train journey
5310000 Two constables escorting a prisoner on a train journey; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two constables escorting a prisoner on a train journey)

Bertillonage, 1850
3478272 Bertillonage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting bertillonage which was originally, a system for the identification of criminals making use of anthropometric measurements including head)

Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Lower Twenty", 1864. Creator: Unknown
Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Lower Twenty", 1864. Crowds at a polling station on 8 November, ...the day of the Presidential election

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Silver's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Engraving from...a photograph taken with the newly-invented panoramic camera by the "London Pantascopic

Earl Russell at the opening of the North London Working-men's Exhibition, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Earl Russell at the opening of the North London Working-men's Exhibition, [Agricultural Hall, Islington], 1864. Foreign Secretary Russell said that the working classes of London were

Free opening of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens on the anniversary of the late... 1864. Creator: Unknown
Free opening of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens on the anniversary of the late Prince Consort's birthday, 1864....the Horticultural Gardens at South Kensington

Vladivostok. Police Department, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok. Police Department, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

anthropometric index card of Vincenzo Peruggia, italian painter who stole the Mona Lisa in Louvre museum on august 21
1749829 anthropometric index card of Vincenzo Peruggia, italian painter who stole the Mona Lisa in Louvre museum on august 21, 1911; (add.info.: anthropometric index card of Vincenzo Peruggia)

1969 Le Mans 24 hours. Le Mans, France. 14-15 June 1969. Teodoro Zeccoli/Sam Posey, Ferrari 275LM, 8th position, action. Atmosphere. World Copyright: LAT Photographic Ref: 69LM20

Formula One World Championship
The police keep a guard on the Surtees TS16/2 of Carlos Pace (BRA) along with the Shadow DN3 of Brain Redman (GBR) (Left) and a third car (Right)

World Rally Championship
Polizia Lamborghini at FIA World Rally Championship, Rd6, Rally Italia Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy, Preparations and Shakedown, 11 June 2015

1966 French Grand Prix
Reims, France. 1-3 July 1966. A busy grid before the start with the Ferrari 312s of Lorenzo Bandini and Michael Parkes and Chris Amon's Cooper T81 Maserati visible on the front row. Ref: 66FRA05

What happened?
Luis Sarmento

Tough times
Giuseppe Grimaldi

World Rally Championship
Sebastien Loeb (FRA) gets stopped by the local police on a liaison road during the recce. World Rally Championship, Rd3, Rally Mexico, Leon, Mexico, Shakedown, Wednesday 27 February 2008

street photographer
Fulvio Pellegrini

before
Claudio Solera

Returning from drill, Hampton Roads, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Returning from drill, Hampton Roads, between 1890 and 1901

The Volunteer Review at Tring on Easter Monday: the March Past at Beacon Hill, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Review at Tring on Easter Monday: the March Past at Beacon Hill, 1876. The review and mimic battle of the metropolitan

Prefecture de police -Vous n'avez pas de médailles? -J'ai cru qu'il n'y avait plus de... 1872
Prefecture de police -Vous n'avez pas de medailles? -J'ai cru qu'il n'y avait plus de decoration pour le civil. 1872

Geisha Ofusa of Amanoya Threatened with Arrest for Indecent Exposure on a Hot Evening, c1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 702

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 614

Chiyokichi's Mother Identifies Him and Solves a Case of Mistaken Identity, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Chiyokichi's Mother Identifies Him and Solves a Case of Mistaken Identity, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 484

Police Arresting the Geisha Oharu and Okin for Injuring an Old Man While Galloping on Horseback, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 576

Trois heures, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Trois heures, 1839. Three o'clock. Monsieur Coquelet a la police correctionnelle, admire cette institution que met a l'abri des audacieuses enterpriser d'etre corrompu. (Mr)

Confrontation, 1878. Creator: Carl Frederik Sundt-Hansen
Confrontation, 1878

L'exode devant l'ennemi; Les refugies a Paris: on releve l'identite de chacun et on... 1918
L'exode devant l'ennemi; Les refugies a Paris: on releve l'identite de chacun et on s'enquiert de leur preference en vue de les diriger vers la region ou ils attendront la victoire

Y.M.C.A. fire & police headquarters, Knoxville, Tenn. between 1900 and 1915. Creator: Byron Company. Y.M.C.A
Y.M.C.A. fire & police headquarters, Knoxville, Tenn. between 1900 and 1915

Nelson Day: Scene in Trafalgar Square, London, 1895, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Nelson Day: Scene in Trafalgar Square, London, 1895, (c1900)....the Nelson column was decked with wreaths, in commemoration of the ninetieth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar [1805]'

The New Townhall, Blackburn, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Townhall, Blackburn, 1857. Civic building designed by James Patterson. The style is Italian...The police office and prison are at the east end of the buildings

The War in China - Examination at the Police-Office, Victoria, Hong-Kong, of Esing... 1857
The War in China - Examination at the Police-Office, Victoria, Hong-Kong, of Esing, the Baker, upon the Charge of Poisoning, 1857

The Night Watch, 1642. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642. Other Title(s): Officers and other civic guardsmen of District II in Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch

At the police station, 1857. Creator: D'Unker, Carl (1828-1866)
At the police station, 1857. Private Collection

Woman Suffrage, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman Suffrage, 1917

Prochaine ordannace du préfet de police, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Prochaine ordannace du prefet de police, 19th century. ... the Prefect of Police

Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress asking for a declaration of war

The Newmarket October Meeting -- Racing in Wind and Rain; rain on the Course, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Newmarket October Meeting -- Racing in Wind and Rain; rain on the Course, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Mounted Police, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mounted Police, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913
Mounted Police, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913

Dr. Lauro Muller, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil - Envoy from Brazil To Return Visit...1913 Creator
Dr. Lauro Muller, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil - Envoy from Brazil To Return Visit of Secretary Root, Arriving at Washington, 1913

Franklin Motor Car Co. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Franklin Motor Car Co. between 1910 and 1920
Franklin Motor Car Co. between 1910 and 1920. [Police van, USA]

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, December 6, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, December 6, 1890, 1890.From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

The Late Mr William Partridge 1813-1891, Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Court, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Late Mr William Partridge 1813-1891, Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Court, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Mr John Rose, The New Metropolitan Police Magistrate, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Mr John Rose, The New Metropolitan Police Magistrate, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Police call box, D Street, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Police call box, D Street, between 1911 and 1920

Going to Open the Budget, 1796. Creator: Unknown
Going to Open the Budget, 1796. British prime minister William Pitt, having descended from his coach, walks towards the door of the House of Commons, a small empty bag in his right hand

Arrest of a Half Breed Whisky Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Arrest of a Half Breed Whisky Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The Strike at Sydney; Wool being conveyed by the Owners with the help of Friends and Special Const Creator: Unknown
The Strike at Sydney; Wool being conveyed by the Owners with the help of Friends and Special Constables to the Wharves, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

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"From Suffragette Cat Scratch to the Sidney Street Siege: A Glimpse into the World of Police" Step back in time and witness the evolution of law enforcement through captivating images. In 1928's silent film "Leave Them Laughing, " Laurel and Hardy find themselves caught up in hilarious encounters with a police officer, reminding us that even comedy can't escape the long arm of the law. London's snowy streets are adorned with a peculiar sight - a Police Public Call Box standing tall amidst the winter wonderland. This iconic symbol, made famous by Doctor Who, serves as a reminder of how communication played an essential role in keeping communities safe. In Lawson Wood's whimsical artwork "Too Many Cooks, " chaos ensues as mischievous monkeys playfully taunt unsuspecting policemen. It reminds us that even those tasked with maintaining order can face unexpected challenges. Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of Russia's secret police force, stares intently from his portrait. His image represents both power and controversy surrounding policing methods employed during tumultuous times. A recruitment poster for the Corps of Military Police beckons brave souls to join their ranks. The call for dedicated individuals willing to protect their nation resonates throughout history, showcasing the noble aspirations behind wearing a badge. Amidst London's bustling streets stands a stoic police officer embodying authority and vigilance. Their presence is felt as they navigate through crowds ensuring public safety while serving as guardians against potential threats. H. M Bateman's comical illustration "The Car That Touched a Policeman" captures an amusing moment where traffic violations meet humorous consequences. It highlights how even minor infractions can lead to unexpected adventures when dealing with our friendly neighborhood officers. Sir Robert Peel gazes confidently from his portrait; he was instrumental in establishing modern policing principles during his tenure as Home Secretary in 19th-century Britain. His legacy lives on through community-oriented policing approaches still practiced today.