Police Related Books, Paper & Photographs

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s tintype of what appears to be a Boston, Massachusetts police officer. The officer is obviously a Civil War veteran from the fact that he is wearing an early 1870s GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) membership medal (please...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s CDV (carte de visite) photograph of a Boston, Massachusetts police officer. The officer's hat badge number 237 shows up quite well in the photo. The CDV was a small photograph patented by French photographer André Disdéri...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 cabinet photograph from the Newport, Kentucky Police Department. The photo is matted and shows eight officers in full uniform outside. Writing on the reverse of the photo documents this as having been taken at a...

ARTIFACT: Nice circa 1913 Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) of Missoula, Montana Then City Marshal Richard J. Whitaker. The photo shows the City Marshal seated, legs crossed wearing a suit jacket and large 6-point CITY MARSHAL badge, both visible and readable,...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1928 New York resident deer hunting license badge issued by the State of New York Conservation Commission. The badge was made by Bastian Brothers in light blue celluloid and is numbered 28151-A. VINTAGE: Circa 1928...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1877 certificate from the IRS to dealers of retail liquor. This particular certificate was only partially filled out and has retained its "stub for special tax stamp" portion. VINTAGE: Circa 1877. SIZE: 7-1/8" height...