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First photo - Time Second - Unknown, Policeman in the 19th century, Library of Congress, First photo - 1903 Second photo - unknown

"Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that…

Tags: Accidents, Children, Law Enforcement, Police, Public Service

Bain News Service, Arthur Woods, New York Police Commissioner, Library of Congress, Unknown

When Arthur Woods was a journalist, his articles about the local police caught their interest, and they soon recruited him as a Deputy. He believed in…

Tags: Arthur Woods, Law Enforcement, New York, NYPC, Police

Synthia Saint James, In Unity, September 11th, A Day in September, 2002

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. Chief Edward F.…

Tags: 9/11, FDNY, Fire, Fire Department, New York, NYC, September 11, United States

Vera Bock, History of Civic Services in the City of New York Police No. 1 : The Rattle Watch, Library of Congress, 1936

Our Nation’s communities need your protection, and I find great comfort in your selflessness and bravery. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The…

Tags: 17th Century, Law Enforcement, New York, Police. NYC, Public Service

D.H. Anderson, Chiefs of Police, New York City, Library of Congress, ca. 1889

The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police was organized on November 30, 1901, in Rochester, New York and incorporated in 1957. It is a not…

Tags: Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement, New York, NYC, Police

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Battle Hymn Of The Republic, Library of Congress, Unknown

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe A song sheet to play the Battle Hymn Of The Republic. One of the most popular…

Tags: Abolition, Civil War, John Brown, Music, Republic, United States

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Poster for Sweetheart's Ball at Alcatraz Penitenitiary, National Park Service, 1953-1963

Alcatraz was more than just an island prison on the San Francisco Bay. Since the island was so far away from the mainland, the prison had facilities…

Tags: Alcatraz, Prison, San Francisco, Sweetheart's Ball

National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Park Police Officers, National Park Service, Unknown

As one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States, the United States Park Police, originally named the Park…

Tags: Monuments, National Park Service, Park Watchmen, Police, US Park Police

Rice University, Houston Mayor Lee Brown, Rice University, 1996

Lee Patrick Brown started off as a police officer in California, but he would continue climbing up the ranks as he improved life around him. Serving…

Tags: African-American, Congressman, Houston, Law Enforcement, Lee Brown, Mayor, Police

History of Seattle, Washington: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, Sheriff John McGraw, Seattle Then and Now, 1890

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that…

Tags: Anti-Chinese Riots, John McGraw, Law Enforcement, Sheriff, Washington

Bain News Service, Mayor Richard H. Sylvester, Washington, DC Chief of Police, Library of Congress, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915

Richard Sylvester implemented many police procedures that we still use today. He was the one to coin the ‘third degree’ phrase we commonly use today,…

Tags: Law Enforcement, Police, Richard Sylvester, Third Degree, Washington D.C.

The Los Angeles Police Department, Blake Chow, Highest Ranking Chinese LAPD, The Los Angeles Police Department, Unknown

From Officer to Sergeant, from Lieutenant to Captain, and then finally all the way to Commander, Blake Chow has deserved becoming the highest ranking…

Tags: Blake Chow, China, Chinese-American, LAPD

Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse, Police Officers at Risk, Tennessee Star, 2017

"• Total of 834,000 law enforcement officers (most employed at the municipal level)
• Since 1990, over 1,500 police officers have been killed in the…

Tags: Fatalities, Injuries, Law Enforcement, Police, Risk

Isadore Posoff, Don't jaywalk. Watch your step., Library of Congress, 1937

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Tags: Pedestrians, Public Safety, Streets, WPA

Strobridge Lith. Co, Merry Katie Emmett in Chat, an American Boy, Library of Congress, 1895

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Tags: American Boy, Art, Merry Katie Emmett