Police Related Books, Paper & Photographs

ARTIFACT: Great 1870's carte de viste of Galesburg, Illinois police officer wearing badge #30 – A great, large 6-point star badge no doubt made by Hanson of Chicago. The reverse of the CDV reads: "C. Forell, Photographer, No. 59 East Main Street,...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1870's New York City Municipal Police Sergeant CDV (carte-de-visite). The oval center shows the Sergeant in uniform displaying his breast badge on a double breasted jacket. The bottom of the photo reads: "763 BROADWAY NEW...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1880's - 90's Manchester, New Hampshire Policeman cabinet photo showing early arched-top radiator badge. The badge being worn by the policeman reads: "MANCHESTER POLICE" and is numbered: "15" (see enlarged photo). The base of the photo...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool 1887 warden-signed letter from the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The subject of the letter concerns a request for one of the inmates, known as "General Moses", to furnish his autograph, and it is...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 cabinet card photograph of a New York City policeman. The photo clearly shows the seemingly intense officer wearing badge number 1480. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 5-3/8" x 3-3/4" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a photograph of a policeman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who served in the 1890s. It is a 3/4 view of him dressed in uniform, complete with nightstick. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: 6-3/8" height and 4-1/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a photograph of a New York City policeman who served in the 1890s. It is an oval-shaped 3/4 view of him mounted on a black matting. The policeman, whom handwriting on the reverse of the photograph identifies as Walter W. Evans, is...

ARTIFACT: This is a photograph of the police chief of Hillsboro, New Hampshire who served sometime in the early 1900's - 1910's. It is an oval photograph of him from the chest up dressed in uniform with an embossed fleur-de-lis beneath. The photograph is...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890s photograph of a young man in civilian clothing from Lowell, Massachusetts wearing what appears to be a police shield badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 6-5/16" in height x 4-5/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Nice Civil War era Charlestown, Massachusetts policeman CDV (carte de visite). Strangely, the policeman is not wearing a breast badge, but his jacket buttons show the letters "CP" (Charlestown Police) and the Bunker Hill Monument embossed on...

ARTIFACT: Nice Civil War era Charlestown, Massachusetts policeman CDV (carte de visite). Strangely, the policeman is not wearing a breast badge, but his jacket buttons show the letters "CP" (Charlestown Police) and the Bunker Hill Monument embossed on...

ARTIFACT: This is a full-length photograph of a policeman from Reading, Pennsylvania who served in the 1870s. He is dressed in uniform and is in a classic period pose with his right hand resting on the back of a divan. There is handwritten information on...