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Woman police officer with horse, LondonWoman police officer (Ruth Lindley) standing alongside her horse in a field. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977
Woman police officer on horseback, LondonWoman police officer (Ruth Lindley) on horseback in Central London in front of a band of marching guardsmen. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977
Police officers with dogs, conducting a search, LondonA 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, LondonA 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 dog handler with drug sniffer dog, LondonWoman police dog handler Sandra Kertzen with drug sniffer dog Snoopy in action, Met Police, London. The yellow labrador was one of the first to be trained by a WPC. (4 of 5) Date: 1971
Woman police dog handler with dog, LondonWoman police officer and dog handler (Amanda Reed, nee Longden) with police dog Zircon, Met Police, London. (3 of 4) Date: circa 1978
Woman police officer Shirley Becke, London, WW2Shirley Cameron Becke (nee Jennings, 1917-2011), later to become Commander of the Met Polices A4 (Women s) Branch from 1966 to 1973
Woman police officers accessories: a whistle on a chain, a plastic-covered notebook, a wooden truncheon with leather strap, and the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa late 1980s
Woman police officer in overcoat, LondonA woman police officer in London, wearing a double-breasted overcoat (winter uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, duty armband and boots. Date: 1933
Early woman police sergeant, LondonAn 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, LondonWoman 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