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, 1982.80.104  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Police patrol, Hartford
, 1982.80.104 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Police patrol, Hartford

Date1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/16in. (20 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
DescriptionFour policemen in uniform in a wagon drawn by two horses. All four men have mustaches and wear helmets. The badges of three are clearly visible. A machine gun is mounted on the back of the wagon. A sign on the wagon reads "Police Patrol."
Object number1982.80.104
InscribedInscribed beneath image: "Eddie O/Brien, driver Charlie Nichols, Teddy Brazel, and Billy Marshall / Oct 23rd 1895."

NotesSubject Note: Edward F. O'Brien, a driver with the day patrol, boarded at 86 Grove Street. Terrance W. Brazel, a policeman, boarded at 23 West Street. William H. Marshall, a policeman, resided at 20 Morgan Street. Charles L. Nichols boarded at 90 State Street. This photograph formerly hung in Honiss Oyster House, State Street, Hartford.
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