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Indianapolis Police Department Group in Front of the City Court, 1916

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Bretzman, Charles

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A group of uniformed Indianapolis Police stands in front of the City Court building in 1916. Located at the corner of South Alabama and Pearl Streets, the building contained Police Headquarters, the City Court and Clerk offices. The Marion County Jail was across the street. The Indianapolis Police Department was founded in September 1854. This group is dressed in uniforms, long coats, and hats. The captain, lieutenant, and sergeant have their ranks on the front of their hats. Two African American policemen are in the group.The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
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Interpositive
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Indiana Historical Society

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Indiana Memory

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Group Portraits
  3. Indiana
  4. Indianapolis
  5. Indianapolis (Ind.). Police Dept
  6. Municipal Buildings
  7. Photography, Panoramic
  8. Police
  9. Uniforms

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