An electronic microscope takes photos of the pistol barrel. Items are microscopically tested to show indentations and markings found on the weapon and on the bullet, NYC

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An electronic microscope takes photos of the pistol barrel. Items are microscopically tested to show indentations and markings found on the weapon and on the bullet, NYC
An electronic microscope takes photos of the pistol barrel. Items are microscopically tested to show indentations and markings found on the weapon and on the bullet, NYC
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1975
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.6 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (24 × 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.155
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Markings Verso, upper right corner (yellow circular sticker): no text
Verso, upper left (label, printed black ink): “MAG0010706- / 400”
Verso, upper center (typed, blue ink): “The ‘Real Kojak’… Det. Sqt. McQueen of New York. Distrib. 76/137 / In Manhattan’s Homicide Task Force they call him the 'real Kojak,' he is the 36yr old Det. Sergeant Gerald Thorton McQueen of the NY Police Dept’s / Detective Bureau. Tracking down murders is a painstaking job, crimes increased / and therefor the NY Chief of Police decided to create a special task force un- / der the direction of Detective Commander Lt. Richard Gallagher and his / assistant Sgt. McQueen, with 12 other specialists. They have at their disposal an ultra sophisticated electronic tracking device, computers, lazer [sic] beams, radio / transmitters and a memory bank for locating ‘wanted criminals’. A dusted / fingerprint is photographed, put into a computer and lazer [sic] scanners, and within / seconds the corresponding identity finger print can be found from criminal / records all over the United States. This is now the age of electronic crimino- / logy, but the cop on the street is still needed and men like Sgt. McQueen may / not always find their suspect like Kojak does, but then they are real cops / facing real problems…. / Photos by Leonard FREED / MAGNUM”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “VINTAGE PRINT”
Verso, lower center (typed, blue ink): “Photo 11. An electronic microscope takes photos of the pistol barrel, / they are microscopicly tested to show identations [sic] and markings found / on the weapon and on the bullet. (75.19.10/35)”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Published References Illustrated: Leonard Freed: Police Work, pl. 75
Inscribed Verso, upper right corner (red marker): “79”
Verso, upper right corner (black marker): “j”
Verso, upper right edge (pencil): [written sideways] "LFPW-240.2"
Verso, upper right edge (pencil): [written sideways] "3500-"
Verso, upper left corner (black marker): "NYC 2.6.1"
Verso, center (pencil): "1978 NEW YORK CITY . USA ."
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Paul Almasy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.173
It was impossible to tell what had happened. Two women were lying, screaming, on the ground. The street was full of excited people. When the dust cleared we found that a man had been shot. His attacker had escaped in the confusion, NYC
It was impossible to tell what had happened. Two women were lying, screaming, on the ground. The street was full of excited people. When the dust cleared we found that a man had been shot. His attacker had escaped in the confusion, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.151
Affluences in Europe: with the new wave of prosperity, trade or luxury items flourish. Record sales are soaring, despite their relatively high price. This big store on the Champs Elysees is open seven days a week, late into the night, and is crowded with customers all the time, Paris, 1961
Affluences in Europe: with the new wave of prosperity, trade or luxury items flourish. Record sales are soaring, despite their relatively high price. This big store on the Champs Elysees is open seven days a week, late into the night, and is crowded with customers all the time, Paris, 1961
Erich Lessing
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.238
An officer told me, "I get home after a drunk has spewed all over me and the wife says I stink; she doesn't want me near her. I smell of vomit, shit.", NYC
An officer told me, "I get home after a drunk has spewed all over me and the wife says I stink; she doesn't want me near her. I smell of vomit, shit.", NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.150
The 9th Precinct office investigation unit with Lieutenant Edward Manet is the very building that Kojak uses in his TV series, NYC
The 9th Precinct office investigation unit with Lieutenant Edward Manet is the very building that Kojak uses in his TV series, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.152
Police officers searching suspects in back of police station, NYC
Police officers searching suspects in back of police station, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1979
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.156
Prison cells and bars, Tombs Prison, NYC
Prison cells and bars, Tombs Prison, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.157
Inmate inside holding cell, 9th police precinct, NYC
Inmate inside holding cell, 9th police precinct, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.158
Police officer crouching in front of door in hallway during a night raid on drug pushers, NYC
Police officer crouching in front of door in hallway during a night raid on drug pushers, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.159
A retired policeman (seated in dark suit and hat) returns to the police station to check up on the detectives' day to day work, NYC
A retired policeman (seated in dark suit and hat) returns to the police station to check up on the detectives' day to day work, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1975
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.160
Police force badges (cloth), NYC
Police force badges (cloth), NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.161
Police officer in front of car with broken windshield, NYC
Police officer in front of car with broken windshield, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.162