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Bishopsgate police station 1866Station and infirmary for the city police, Bishopsgate Street. Date: 1866
GERMAN POLICE IN TOGOA German-controlled native African police troup, the Haussars in Lome, Togo, West Africa. Date: 1930s
BELGIAN TRAFFIC POLICEA policeman with a white helmet and parasol! Belgium has protected her point traffic policemen from the sun by providing them with white helmets and wide umbrellas! Date: 1930s
POLICEMAN ON MOTORBIKEA policeman on a motorcycle takes a call on his walkie- talkie and gets ready to respond to an emergency. Date: 1960s
THAMES POLICE COURTThe doorman of Thames Police Court poses for a photograph with a woman on the steps of the building. Date: 1930s
GERMAN TRAFFIC POLICEMANA German traffic policeman in a Pickelhaube (helmet with a spike on it) standing on a podium in the middle of the road. Date: 1930s
GERMAN TRAFFIC POLICETraffic in Berlin, with a policeman directing the traffic from a central control box. Date: early 1930s
Holloway and SuffragetteHolloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built. Date: circa 1910
New Police - Ambulance call for London 1907In the streets of London emergency boxes were set up, with a direct line to the police and ambulance service. Date: 1907
POLICEWOMEN 1940SA woman asks two policewomen for directions, probably somewhere in central London. Date: 1940s
STRASBOURG BRIDGE 1930SStrasbourg bridge Date: 1930s
POLICE TRAININGTraining for the International Police Boxing Championships at Peel House, London. P.C. Jackson versus P.C. Melish Date: 1930s
SHEEP RESCUED FROM WOLFA sheep is about to be carried off by a wolf when a police- dog hurries to her rescue, armed with a spear. Date: 1828
LODGED IN STATION HOUSENew York : Brought in off the street, a homeless mother is offered a place in the lodging-room of the station house (police station). Date: 1878
POLICEMAN ON BROADWAYA policeman on Broadway, New York, walks across the road with an African servant and two small girls who cling onto his arm. Date: 1882
POLICE DRILL / 1900A squad of police going through a drill. Date: 1900
RURAL GENDARMERIE / 1930A French policeman stands outside his rural gendarmerie. He stands waiting for some action with his thumbs tucked into his belt. Date: 1930
POLICE / TRAFFIC DUTY / RAINA policeman on horseback directs the London traffic and helps pedestrians cross the road in the pouring rain. Date: 1931
Cartoon, Bulls Eye On BobbyCartoon, Bulls Eye on Bobby -- John Bull suspects police corruption. Date: 1877
Pickpocket CaughtAn observant policeman apprehends a pickpocket who has stolen a gentlemans pocket hankerchief. He claims he only borrowed it because he has a cold. Date: circa 1830
TUG-OF-WAR / POLICEMENA tug o war team digging their heels in at the police sports day at Ember Court. Date: 1940s
Matchmakers Demo - 1871THE MATCHMAKERS PROCESSION This demonstration in London against working conditions led to reforms, but also to charges of police brutality Date: May 1871
GENDARMES DELITEGendarmes delite (soldiers, not police) Date: circa 1807
1904 / RUSSIA / RIOTINGA demonstration by Liberals in St Petersburg is dealt with savagely by the police. Date: December 1904
AGITATOR ARRESTED / 1909Agitator arrested for anti- militarism Date: 1909
Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Anarchism)Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- an anarchist protestor seeks police protection from an angry crowd. Date: 1894
NIGHT WATCHMEN / LONDONA constable goes his nightly round, patrolling the streets accompanied by what must surely be one of the first police dogs ! Date: circa 1660
ASCOT 1895Privileged racegoers in the Enclosure before the race for the Ascot Gold Cup : police are on hand in case of trouble... Date: 1895
COMIC POLICEMAN / 6 AMA plump policeman tolerantly watches a group of drunken men enjoying themselves. Date: late 19th century
German Night WatchmanA Nachtwachter (nightwatchman) who cries the hours Date: 18th century
FRENCH VEILLEUR DE NUITA French VEILLEUR DE NUIT - night watchman - patrols the city streets with lantern and pike Date: 16th century
GUILDHALL POLICE COURTThe Guildhall police court Date: 1895
FRENCH STRAYS DESTROYEDStray dogs brought in from the streets of Paris are destroyed at the Prefeture de police. Date: 1874
DEMO IN GENEVA 1936Italian journalists being thrown out of the League Palace at Geneva, following a protest against Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, whom they called Slaver, etc. Date: 30 June 1936
BOBBY ON THE BEATA young policeman, on the beat in Oxford Circus, central London. Date: late 1960s
BOYCOTT HARVESTS CROPSCAPTAIN BOYCOTT harvests his corn crop under police protection, despite threats from the Land League Date: Summer 1880
LAW / POLICE / BRITAINA review of the police is taking place in the street outside the Police Station Date: 1837
Wife-BeaterBrutish wife-beater confident of lenient treatment by legal system. Date: 1875
Night watch patrolling the streets of Paris, FranceThe night watch patrolling the dark streets of Paris, France. Date: 17th century
SKETCH OF TOWNSENDBow Street Runner - Sketch of Townsend, Bow Street Date: circa 1820
French police interrogating a suspectInterrogating a suspect, Paris Date: 1890
French police arrest fraudulent traders in ParisParis police arrest 237 fraudulent traders & other cheats in the boulevard du Temple Date: 1845
French police - a gendarme sergeantA sergent de ville Date: 1850
Gendarmes / Police in a french villageRural gendarmes in a village Date: 1850
French police - a rural gendarmeA rural gendarme Date: 1850
Mounted Municipal Policeman in the French Army Date: 1850
French military police forceGendarmerie of the Seine : French military police force Date: 1850
Ladies bathing at Margate, Kent, are reproved by the local constabulary for unseemly behaviour. Date: 1871