Policeman Collection (page 15)

Exeter Hall, London, 1901
Exeter Hall on the Strand, London, in 1901. Exeter Hall was the London headquarters of the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Cartoon, German arrested in the street, WW1
Cartoon showing a German arrested in the street by a policeman and a soldier, at the start of the First World War. He is protesting: But how much more times must I tell you I vas an Englishman

Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1
Crowds in Whitehall, London, on Bank Holiday Monday, waiting for news of the declaration of war. 3 August 1914

A traffic policeman holding up the traffic in London. Date: C. 1912

SAVA armoured car, WW1
A SAVA armoured car, used by the Belgian army during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

London bus during the General Strike, Route 1, destined for Kensington Church, the Aldwych and Notting Hill Gate. Alongside the driver, on the outside of the vehicle

Metropolitan Police centenary celebrations, Hyde Park
Scene at the Metropolitan Police centenary celebrations, showing police officers in their uniforms marching past the Wellington Arch into Hyde Park, Central London

Habitual Criminals Bill
As a result of the Habitual Criminals Bill which has recently passed through the House of Lords, constables were authorised to summarily apprehend, without warrant, ticket-of-leave men

Police Launch - Wapping
Supervision Police Launch Watch close to the New Dundee Wharf, Wapping Date: circa 1900

Policeman and Children
Police man helps primary school children cross the road outside their school. Date: Early 1950s

Trainee Traffic Police
A group of British traffic policeman learning hand signals in a training yard. Date: early 1930s

Alexandra Rose Day
A girl sells an Alexandra rose for charity to a London traffic policeman on Alexandra Rose Day. Date: 1931

Bobbie on the Beat
A London policeman on the beat. Date: early 1930s

Chinese Policeman
A Chinese policeman, armed with a machete. Date: early 1930s

The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and Trams
A truly superb postcard photograph of The Embankment, London on wet night. The lights cast a strange eerie glow on the scene, magnified through the windows of a row of parked trams

China - Shanghai - English Policeman on The Bund - a waterfront area in central Shanghai focused on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement

Thessaloniki, Greece - Kavass and The White Tower
Thessaloniki, Greece - A Uniformed Consular Kavass (Cavass) - a Turkish name for an armed police-officer - and a view of The White Tower. Date: circa 1899

United we Stand, Devided we fall! A Sailor, a soldier and a Policeman stagger home arm in arm from the fair. Date: circa 1909

Belgium - Dog Milk Cart Date: circa 1910

Comic Postcard - Married to a Policeman on Night Duty
Comic Postcard - " Might as well be single again if you re married to a policeman whos always on night duty!" Date: 1914

Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)

Russian Policeman
Decorated Russian Policeman Date: circa 1902

Russian Police Officer Date: circa 1902

The French Rail Compagnie de L Ouest - travel to Britain. Poster design by Jules-Alexandre Grun (18681934) - a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Date: 1899

Young boy tucking in at the Ice Cream stall " Don t e make a gawd of is stummick? Why, thats the second a porth I ve seed I m ave this mornin !" Date: 1902

French Gendarme - sketched from life by Phil May. Date: circa 1890s

A well-known City of London Policeman Date: 1890

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Cheeky Cockney man quizzes a London Policeman
The wit of the Classic London Cockney - cheekily enquiring of a Policeman (leading home a small lost child): - " Whats e done, Guvnor?" !!! Date: 1892

Arab Nougat Seller - Cairo, Egypt
" Known to the Police" !! An Arab Nougat Seller, doing a brisk trade with the local Bobby on the Beat in Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros
A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to the Statue of Eros, stopping the traffic (consisting of a row of London taxis). Date: circa 1909

Trafalgar Square, London at 2am - Silhouette of a Policeman standing patiently on the pavement Date: circa 1910

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Colombo - Tram. The writing on this card is rather amusing: " Excuse me sending no letter - news is so scarce and there is nothing worth writing about." Date: 1905

Arrested for wearing a corset advertising placard
" Why pick on me, officer? Its my guv nors idea!" A policeman is not sympathetic to the protestations of the beardy gentleman employed to parade in front of a Drapers shop wearing a corset

A Busy Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda
A Busy street Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: circa 1940s

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