Philadelphia police

Portrays daily routines and official ceremonies of Philadelphia police. Depicts the swearing in of officers as well as inspections, reviews, and drills, particularly those conducted by Mayor Wilson. Includes award and retirement ceremonies. Emphasis is placed on new and old police equipment, rang...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: 1929-1946
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260 |a 1929-1946 
300 |a 339 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 oversize photoprint 
500 |a Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record. 
520 |a Portrays daily routines and official ceremonies of Philadelphia police. Depicts the swearing in of officers as well as inspections, reviews, and drills, particularly those conducted by Mayor Wilson. Includes award and retirement ceremonies. Emphasis is placed on new and old police equipment, ranging from uniforms to police cars and emergency vehicles. Contains views of police riding motorcycles on the roads and in the subway concourse. Shows armor shields, air raid equipment, riot gear and guns. Includes views of police boats and of the Harbor Patrol, focusing on dragging the river for victims of drowning. Illustrates the use of such communication devices as a public address system, a radio transmitter, radar, and other tracing mechanisms. Attention is given to traffic accidents and their investigation. Portrays mounted police, auxiliary police, waterfront guards, the funeral squad, crossing guards, detectives, and women in the force. Depicts civil service applicants taking both written and physical examinations. Shows students in police college and police training school. Documents the police force leaving on airplanes and trains to help with flood relief in Louisville. Contains views of many parades. Shows the baseball team, band, and men participating in a boys boxing program in Hunting Park. Depicts the annual police and firemen's Thrill Show at Municipal Stadium. Other images of note portray learning self defense, the trial board, the rouge's gallery, intoxication tests, and target practice.  |b The parade folder includes views of Broad Street at the intersection of Fitzwater. The stations folder contains an exterior view of the station at 55th and Pine Streets. 
561 |a Gift of the Philadelphia Record 
520 |a These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and 
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650 4 |a Oaths  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
650 4 |a Uniforms 
650 4 |a Vehicles  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
650 4 |a Subway stations  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
650 4 |a Boats and boating  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia. 
650 4 |a Drowning victims 
650 4 |a Communication devices 
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650 4 |a Examinations  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
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650 4 |a Disaster relief  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
650 4 |a Parades & processions  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
650 4 |a Police  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia 
651 4 |a Broad Street, S 600 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 
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