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- Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, Inscribed to Nora O'Donnell, 1893 - Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.
- May 31, 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, Inscribed to Nora O'Donnell, 1893
Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.
- Policeman Doll, 1905-1909, Earle Ovington's Mascot "Treize" - Air mail pilot Earle Ovington adopted this doll as his personal mascot, carrying it with him on every flight. He named the doll, modeled after a French policeman, "Treize" -- the French word for "thirteen." It was Ovington's lucky number. He had "13" painted on his airplane's wings because, he recalled, no other pilot dared to use that particular number.
- 1905-1909
- Collections - Artifact
Policeman Doll, 1905-1909, Earle Ovington's Mascot "Treize"
Air mail pilot Earle Ovington adopted this doll as his personal mascot, carrying it with him on every flight. He named the doll, modeled after a French policeman, "Treize" -- the French word for "thirteen." It was Ovington's lucky number. He had "13" painted on his airplane's wings because, he recalled, no other pilot dared to use that particular number.
- Button, "No Cop Ever Called Me Whitey," 1968 -
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Button, "No Cop Ever Called Me Whitey," 1968
- Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, 1896 - Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.
- September 23, 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, 1896
Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.