Police Force Collection

The British South Africa Police, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The British South Africa Police, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Arrest of prostitutes in a Parisian hotel, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Arrest of prostitutes in a Parisian hotel, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th August 1895

Group of the Police Force newly organised in Bengal, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Group of the Police Force newly organised in Bengal, 1864. Engraving from a photograph. 'The group consists of the district Superintendent, two Inspectors, a head constable, a constable

Returning from drill, Hampton Roads, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Returning from drill, Hampton Roads, between 1890 and 1901

Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor entered Kigali, capital of Rwanda, a region bordering the Northern Part of the Belgian Congo, 1916

'Arrest of a Half Breed Whisky Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Arrest of a Half Breed Whisky Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The late Sir Robert Peel, Bart. 1850. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir Robert Peel, Bart. 1850. Portrait of British industrialist and politician Robert Peel who founded the Metropolitan Police Service

Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850) British industrialist and Conservative, educated at Christ Church, Oxford

The Sidney Street siege, Whitechapel, London, 1911, (1935). Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, the left of the top-hatted figures

Police Rattle, c. 1938. Creator: Ray Price
Police Rattle, c. 1938

Police Rattle, c. 1936. Creator: Samuel Fineman
Police Rattle, c. 1936

Thames Police, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thames Police, 1859

The conflict at Ballinhassig - sketched by Mr. Mahony, Cork, 1845. Creator: Smyth
The conflict at Ballinhassig - sketched by Mr. Mahony, Cork, 1845. On 30 June 1845, 11 people (10 men and 1 woman) were reportedly killed by the Royal Irish Constabulary during a riot in the village

The Last Attack on Mafeking: B. S. A. Police Escorting Boer Prisoners to the Gaol, 1901
The Last Attack on Mafeking: B.S.A. Police Escorting Boer Prisoners to the Gaol, 1901. The siege of Mafeking was lifted on 17 May 1900 - British South Africa Police escort Boers to jail

Jamesons Last Stand - the Battle of Doornkop, 2nd January 1896, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

To The Memory of Brave Men. The Last Stand of Major Wilson on the Shanghai River
" To The Memory of Brave Men." The Last Stand of Major Wilson on the Shanghai River, 1893, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C

The Matabele War - Defending a Laager, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
The Matabele War - Defending a Laager, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Fielding, (1707-1754), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fielding, (1707-1754), 1830. Henry Fielding (1707-1754) English novelist and dramatist educated at Eton College known for his satire, holds a place in the history of law enforcement

Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Premier 1834-1835 and 1841-1846, c1820, (c1880). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Premier 1834-1835 and 1841-1846, c1820, (c1880). Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850) British statesman

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

The British South Africa Police (Native Askari), 1936. Creator: Unknown
The British South Africa Police (Native Askari), 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Bow Street Police Court, Westminster, London, 1808. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
Bow Street Police Court, Westminster, London, 1808. Interior view during a busy session, showing the Bow Street Runners

Looby Lumps life in London, a new song... 1822. Artist
Looby Lumps life in London, a new song... 1822. An image above song lyrics showing a scene at the watch-house. Four watchmen hustle a rustic into a cell while their officer sits behind his desk with

Johnny Bull and his forged notes!!!, 1819. In an empty shop a citizen and his family sit by a fire. In and about the fire are forged notes

The Cato Street conspirators... 1820. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Cato Street conspirators... 1820. Three Bow Street officers have entered the loft above the stable; the foremost, Richard Smithers

Scotland Yard in the early hours of the morning, the Embankment, London, 20th century. The constable on duty is conferring with a plain-clothed policeman outside the Commissioners office

At the Military Police Head-quarters, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Military Police: A machine gun section, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Dr. Belisario da Silva Tavora. Recently Chief of Police of Rio de Janeiro, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

An Automobile of the Military Police Force, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Interpreters of the Military Police Force, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Churchill giving evidence regarding the Sidney Street incident, 1911, (1945). The Sidney Street siege occurred after a gang of heavily armed Latvian burglars shot five police officers who attempted

Mrs Flora Drummond, arrested in Hyde Park, London, 1914, (1935). General Flora Drummond joined the suffragette campaign to obtain the vote for women

The New Police Act, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
The New Police Act, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Thames Police (formerly called Wapping Wharf, 1859, (1903). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thames Police (formerly called Wapping Wharf, 1859, (1903). From The Pall Mall Magazine Volume XXXI, edited by George R. Halkett. [Editorial and Publishing Offices, London, 1903]

Reform Leaguers at Marble Arch, London, 1866 (1906). Police trying to stop campaigners for voting reform from entering Hyde Park. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

Sir Robert Peel, (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893
Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), British Conservative statesman, 1893. Peel twice served as Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846

Shahpur district police officers group, India, 1937-1938. Artist: Mool Chand & Son
Shahpur district police officers group, India, 1937-1938

A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & General
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

Standoff on Sidney Street, Stepney, London, 3rd January 1911 (1937). Artist: Central Press
Standoff on Sidney Street, Stepney, London, 3rd January 1911 (1937). The Sidney Street siege occurred after a gang of heavily armed Latvian burglars shot five police officers who attempted to arrest

A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

Chartist Agitation, the Police Force on Bonners Fields, 1848, (1900). Policemen smoking clay pipes and drinking beer during political unrest in London

Desertion of an Alsatian squad enlisted in Germany, Duchy of Luxembourg, 1896. Artist: Georges Carrey
Desertion of an Alsatian squad enlisted in Germany, Duchy of Luxembourg, 1896. A policemen disarming young soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine who refuse to serve in the German army

Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th March 1895

Underground search for anarchists, Barcelona, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 15th January 1894

Children in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard

A coolie in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard

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