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The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report

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Image ID

806231


Item data

Title

The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Police -- 1899 & Earlier

Names

Lossing & Barritt (Engraver)
Doepler, Carl Emil, 1824-1905 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1855

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Pol-18

Subjects

New York (N.Y.). Police Department -- To 1899
Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Uniforms -- To 1899

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Mar. 1855"
Source Note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 11 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17539468
Barcode: 33333159171608
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 68501150-c55f-012f-8cb1-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1855

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68501150-c55f-012f-8cb1-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1855). The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68501150-c55f-012f-8cb1-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The old policeman giving his report ; The new policeman giving his report" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68501150-c55f-012f-8cb1-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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