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Police force patches
Police force patches
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1972
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/16 × 6 in. (23 × 15.2 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (23.9 × 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.161
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Alternate Titles Police force badges (cloth), NYC
Markings Verso, upper right corner (label, printed black ink): [sideways] “MAG00100005 / 191”
Verso, center (stamp, black ink): “VINTAGE PRINT”
Verso, right center (label, printed black ink): “Bilden skall returneras till: / IBL / BILDBYRÅ / Box 52 ˑ 260 70 Ljungbyhed / Tel. 0435/407 65 ˑ Fax: 0435-405 22”
Verso, lower right (stamp, blue ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Inscribed Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "LFPW-281"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "3500"
Verso, left edge (red ink): [sideways] “New York City Police force badges"
Verso, center (pencil): “1972 NEW YORK City. USA.”
Verso, lower right (blue ink): “72.19.62/31A”
Police officers searching suspects in back of police station, NYC
Police officers searching suspects in back of police station, NYC
Leonard Freed
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Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
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Police check out reported crooks in office building at night, New York City
Police check out reported crooks in office building at night, New York City
Leonard Freed
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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 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
New York City policeman stationed in city high school in Harlem, armed police are needed to protect teachers, NYC
New York City policeman stationed in city high school in Harlem, armed police are needed to protect teachers, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.163
Detectives reviewing police report, NYC
Detectives reviewing police report, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1975
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.164
Police with drug dealer, NYC
Police with drug dealer, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.165
Police checking a drug addict in Times Square, NYC
Police checking a drug addict in Times Square, NYC
Leonard Freed
Date: 1972
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.168
The curator of the police museum holds a trophy out of the "romantic" epoch of gang warfare, from the series "Police Work"
The curator of the police museum holds a trophy out of the "romantic" epoch of gang warfare, from the series "Police Work"
Leonard Freed
Date: 1976
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2014.8.44
Photo by David Revette.
Police officers visit a counterculture dress boutique, from the series "Police Work"
Leonard Freed
Date: 1978
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2014.8.45