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Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be

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Title
Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be
Names
Lossing & Barritt (Engraver)
Doepler, Carl Emil, 1824-1905 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Police -- 1899 & Earlier

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Pol-18
Topics
Children
New York (N.Y.). Police Department -- To 1899
Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Uniforms -- To 1899
Violence -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Robberies
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Mar. 1855" Printed on image: "The old policeman on duty ; The old policeman enjoying himself ; The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report."
Source note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 14 cm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539468
Barcode: 33333159171780
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 626eeb20-c55f-012f-227b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2742-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2742-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1855). Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2742-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Examples of the police as they were, and an example of what they soon will be