Metropolitan Collection (#28)

Stolen property display, Operation Bumblebee
A display of stolen property, forming part of Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. This display consists of musical instruments: guitars, violins, saxophones

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback outside stable
A group of Metropolitan Police officers with their horses outside a stable block. Date: circa 1990s

Two Metropolitan police officers and their dogs
Two Metropolitan police officers walking along a street with their Alsatian dogs. Date: circa 1960s

Met Police Commissioner with children, London
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Condon (now Baron Condon, b 1947), with a young woman, three children and an inflatable dolphin on " Westminster Beach"

Two nurses with convalescing policemen
Two nurses enjoy a joke with a room full of convalescing policemen, possibly somewhere in East London. The men are laughing and smiling, while the nurses hand out cups of tea from a trolley

Metropolitan Police officers at the Epsom Races
A group of four Metropolitan Police officers, one on horseback, at the Epsom Races. They are Superintendent Walker, and Inspectors Baldry, Swanson and Denning, all of A Division. Date: 1864

Two Morse Code operators, Metropolitan Police
Two Morse Code operators at work in the Metropolitan Police communications office. Date: circa 1940s

Catering staff at Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Two of the catering staff in the dining room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The are the head chef and a steward preparing the lunch menu. Date: late 1960s

Metropolitan Police officers with boys on slide
A Metropolitan Police officer chats with three boys who are sitting at the top of a playground slide. Date: circa 1980s

Metropolitan Police vehicle database, London
View of the Metropolitan Police vehicle database at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers working at computer terminals, checking the details of stolen vehicles. (2 of 3) Date: 1974

Metropolitan Police Jay Dee Dance Orchestra
The Metropolitan Police Jay Dee ( standing for J Division) Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Ps Booker. The eight players sit on a stage with their musical instruments: trombone

Metropolitan Police officer in studio portrait
A Metropolitan Police officer in a studio portrait, with his gloves in his hand and his helmet on the balustrade. Date: late 19th century

Metropolitan Police B Division 5th Annual Dinner
Scene at the Metropolitan Police B Division 5th Annual Dinner, which took place at the " Windsor Castle" in London SW1

Colleagues with jigsaw, Convalescent Police Seaside Home
Two young Met Police colleagues at work on a jigsaw puzzle at the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Two Metropolitan Police telegraph operators at work, New Scotland Yard, London. Date: late 1930s

Metropolitan Police Information Room, London
General view of the Metropolitan Police Information Room at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers busy taking calls. In the foreground are the Inspectors and Sergeants positions. Date: May 1974

Woman on telephone reporting something suspicious
A woman seen through the front window of her house, speaking on the telephone to report something suspicious, possibly an attempted burglary

Two Metropolitan Police radio operators in the control room. One officer is giving instructions for an announcement to be broadcast over the microphone. Date: mid 1950s

Metropolitan Police officers at showjumping event
Three Metropolitan Police officers on horseback jump through rings of fire at a showjumping event. Date: circa 1990s

Policeman on duty outside Buckingham Palace, London
A policeman on duty outside Buckingham Palace, London, with an ornate iron gate behind him. Date: 1920s

Metropolitan police dog investigating suitcase contents
A Metropolitan Police dog investigating the contents of a suitcase, in a sparsely furnished room used for training purposes. Date: circa 1960s

Residents in lounge, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Residents relaxing over their morning coffee in the first floor lounge of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Metropolitan Police officer and children crossing road
A Metropolitan Police officer helps a group of children cross the road. Date: circa 1960s

Metropolitan Police officer on horseback in a field
A Metropolitan Police officer on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Another policeman fires a gun, to familiarise the horse with the loud noise. Date: 20th century

Little boy with balloon, wearing policemans helmet
A little boy holding a large blue balloon, and wearing a plastic policemans helmet, probably at a community event run by the Metropolitan Police. Date: circa 1980s

Metropolitan Police officer and lost boy
A Metropolitan Police officer holding a little boy lost. Date: circa 1930s

Group photo, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
A group photograph of police officers, male and female, at the Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Portland Road, Hove, East Sussex. WPC Kay Parrott is in the second row, on the right. Date: May 1954

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Two Metropolitan police officers with van and dogs
Two Metropolitan police officers with their van and two Alsatian dogs, arriving at a building for an investigation. Date: circa 1960s

Wartime bomb damage, Met Police vehicles, London
Bomb damaged vehicles belonging to the Metropolitan Police, waiting to be repaired or scrapped. Date: September 1940

Metropolitan Police communications room, London
View of a Metropolitan Police communications room, showing three officers sitting at desks on the right. There are several push button telephones

Met Police stranger danger education for children
PC Doug Curwen of the Metropolitan Police supervising stranger danger education for children. A strange man brandishes a sweeping brush at two children, who don t seem to be at all frightened of him

Metropolitan Police officers fitted with uniforms
Some newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers being fitted with their uniforms and helmets at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London

Postwar reconstruction, Lambeth, south east London
Postwar reconstruction taking place on the corner of Norfolk Row in Lambeth, south east London. Date: circa 1950s

Metropolitan Police officer and Guards Band, London
A Metropolitan Police officer on horseback, with a band of Guards playing and marching behind him, with Buckingham Palace in the background. Date: circa 1960s

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback
A group of eleven Metropolitan Police officers on horseback, undergoing training in a large indoor space. Date: 20th century

Metropolitan Police officer in school playground
A Metropolitan Police officer chats with girls and boys in a school playground. Date: circa 1980s

Metropolitan Police telephone operator
A Metropolitan Police telephone operator at the controls, which link him with Police Boxes in the London area. He is wearing a combination microphone and headphones. Date: circa 1930s

Metropolitan Police officer with young son
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC James Newman, with two medals on his jacket, posing for his photograph with his son Charles (b 1898), in an outdoor setting. Date: circa 1903

Metropolitan Police K Division orchestral band

Metropolitan Police officer and his Alsatian dog
A Metropolitan Police officer walking along a street with his Alsatian dog. Date: circa 1960s

Metropolitan Police breathalyser equipment
Two Metropolitan Police officers with a piece of equipment called an Intoximeter 3000 at New Scotland Yard, London. One officer is blowing into a tube

Metropolitan Police officer and crying child
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Newell, holding a crying child who is temporarily lost. Date: February 1939

Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex
A close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s

Metropolitan Police Alsatian dog in back of van
A Metropolitan Police Alsatian dog sitting in the back of a van. A police officer sits on the other side of the grille. Date: circa 1960s

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral - the largest and oldest cathedral in the Americas and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Date: circa 1910s

Police officers outside a barbers shop
A group of perfectly turned-out police officers line up outside a barbers shop in London. Date: late 19th century

Two police officers patrol Shepherds Market, London
An atmospheric scene showing two police officers standing at a street corner on Shepherds Market in London. Date: 1950s

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