Buttons Collection (page 6)

Eugenio Espejo (1747-1795). Engraving
Eugenio Espejo (1747-1795). Portrait. Engraving. 18th century. Aurelio Espinosa Polit File Library. Quito. Cotocollao. Ecuador

Evaristo Arnus y de Ferrer (1820-1890). Spanish financier. Engraving. Coloured

Caricature of Edward Stirling, actor, dramatist and manager
Caricature of Edward Stirling (1809-1894), actor, dramatist, adapter and stage manager. He worked at several London theatres, including Drury Lane. 1881

Dr Watson Bradshaw, Naval Officer. mid-19th century

Smart womens blouses 1935
Page from a fashion catalogue showing different styles of smart womens blouses, from square neck, short sleeves, big wooden buttons, draped neckline and frills. Date: 1935

Woman police officer at work in a London police station, helping a visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1960s

Women police officers on parade at Peel House, London
A group of women police officers, some of them sergeants, and some wearing medals, on parade in the yard of Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: 1929

Women police officers in a tug-of-war contest, Hyde Park
Women police officers having fun in a tug-of-war contest as part of a training exercise in Hyde Park, London. Instructing them is Sergeant Ridley of A Division. Date: circa 1919-1920

Woman police officer, Isle of Man, WW2
Woman police officer (WPS Ivy Baxter) of the Met Police during the Second World War. In July 1940 she was promoted from constable to sergeant and posted to the Isle of Man

Woman police officer off duty, Epsom, WW2
Woman police officer (WPC Ivy Baxter) off duty, while stationed at Epsom, Surrey, during the early part of the Second World War (spring 1940)

Women police officers off duty in Section House
Women police officers off duty, relaxing in the Section House. Date: 1919

Group photo, women police officers, Westminster, London
Group photo of women police officers standing on Clive Steps, Westminster, London. At the front (left) is Superintendent Sophia Stanley

Police officers with dogs, conducting a search, London
A group of police officers, male and female, belonging to the Special Patrol Group, with police dogs, conducting a search. The WPCs are wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968

Police officers preparing to conduct a search, London
A group of police officers (including June Paterson, left), belonging to the Special Patrol Group, preparing to conduct a search with the aid of police dogs

Woman police officer Shirley Becke, London, WW2
Shirley Cameron Becke (nee Jennings, 1917-2011), later to become Commander of the Met Polices A4 (Women s) Branch from 1966 to 1973

Superintendent Sophia Stanley, woman police officer
Superintendent Sophia Stanley, who served from 1918 to 1922 as the first Superintendent of Women Police in London. The new uniform for policewomen, introduced in 1919, was named after her

Early woman police sergeant, London
An early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer (Nickie Benn) posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, including an overcoat with optional shoulder cape as seen here

Woman police officer with two men on a London street
Woman police officer chatting with two men on a London street on a sunny day. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Woman police officer on a bridge, London
Woman police officer on duty in central London, standing on a bridge with the River Thames below. She is wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa early 1970s

Woman police officer in Westminster, London
Woman police officer on duty in Westminster, central London, standing on steps with Big Ben in the background. She is wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968

Woman police officer in new Hartnell uniform, London
Woman police officer in the newly designed Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968 to try to encourage recruitment. Date: late 1960s

Woman police officer near Pall Mall, London
Woman police officer (Bessie) posing for her photo in front of an a (Automobile Association) building near Pall Mall, Central London. Date: circa 1950s

Group photo, nine women police officers, London
Group photo, nine women police officers standing in or near The Strand, Westminster, London. Date: circa 1960s

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