Police Collection (page 5)

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]

Civil Police Headquarters, Rio, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Some smart Rio Policemen, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Mr. Churchill was returned for Epping, as a Conservative, 1929, (1945). In the General Election of 1929 the Labour Party secured a majority, but Mr

Waiting for parcels of food, Cheapside, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

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

Sir Richard Birnie, Chief Magistrate of the Police Bon Street, 1823. Artist: CS Taylor
Sir Richard Birnie, Chief Magistrate of the Police Bon Street, 1823. Sir Richard Birnie (c1760-1832), Scottish police magistrate in London

Street Fighting in Malaga, c1890. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Street Fighting in Malaga, c1890. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]

A Critical Moment, c1857 (c1912). Dhan Singh Gurjar, also known as Dhunna Singh, was the Indian kotwal (police chief) of Meerut

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

The Hunger Marchers, 1932, (1938). The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain

Sub-Treasury, 1929, (1938). November 1929, the Sub-Treasury Building opposite the Wall Street Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York, at the time of the Wall Street Crash

Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). Artist: Paul Hardy
Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). The Cato Street Conspiracy involved the planned assassination of British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his entire cabinet

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

Surprise Drive to Hoxton, 1937. On the day after their coronation King George VI and Queen Elizabeth paid a surprise visit to East and North-East London

The Regimental Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

The Garrison Police of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, Burma, 1913. The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army

Police magistrates office, Carapegua, Paraguay, 1911. A print from Picturesque Paraguay by Alexander K MacDonald, Charles H Kelly, London, 1911

A policeman of Yeddo (Edo), Japan, c1880. Artist: Trichon
A policeman of Yeddo (Edo), Japan, c1880

Louis Bleriot on his way to the Savoy Hotel, London, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936) passes cheering crowds after making the first successful powered flight across the Engliah

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

The Criminal Museum at the Convict Office, Metropolitan Police Department, London, 1883. Artist: Swain
The Criminal Museum at the Convict Office, Metropolitan Police Department, Scotland Yard, London, 1883. A print from The Illustrated London News, 13 October 1883

Introductions before a RAF vs Metropolitan Police football match, Wembley, London, 1942. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Phillip Game (1876-1961) is introduced to the RAF team before the match

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

The Board of New York Police Commissioners, c1860 (1955). Engaged in the controversy over the resignation of Police Superintendent Amos Pilsbury, who refused to toady to the Board of Commissioners

Louis Lepine, French, French lawyer and politician, 1911. Lepine (1846-1933) was appointed Prefect of Police for the departement of Seine in 1892

Scene at an Irish eviction in County Kerry, 1887. Artist: P Naumann
An Irish eviction in County Kerry, 1887. Scene during the Land War, the dispute between Irish tenant farmers and their landlords that lasted from 1880 until 1892

Constabulary guarding a government reporter at a plan of campaign meeting, Ireland, 1887. The Plan of Campaign was a strategy adopted by the Irish National League in support of tenant farmers in

Outside the National Rent Office after the arrest of O Brien and Dillon, Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation

Police raid on the National Rent Offices at Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. A scene during the Irish Land League agitation. Founded in 1879, with Charles Stewart Parnell as its president

Arrest of Charles O Connell, (late 19th century). O Connell was an Irish Fenian leader. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

The Maharaja of Kapurthala in state, Delhi, India, 1900s. Artist: HD Girdwood
The Maharaja of Kapurthala in state, Delhi, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Two Italian policemen, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Two Italian policemen, 1922. Stalwarts of Italys highly efficient police force. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 19th century
John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 1858. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison holds a meeting. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

The Great Hall, The Old Bailey, London, 1926-1927. Police in Londons criminal law courts. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Policeman helping schoolchildren across the road, East End, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)

An East End child and a policewoman, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume II, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Gendarmes charging the rioters in the Place des Grand Sablons, Brussels, Belgium, 1902. Artist: G Amato
Gendarmes charging the rioters in the Place des Grand Sablons, Brussels, Belgium, 1902. This quelling took place during that citys universal suffrage riots

Mrs Pankhurst, arrested outside Buckingham Palace, London, 1914, (1935). Emmeline Pankhurst was trying to present a petition to the king

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

Surrendering arms in a proclaimed district, Ireland. Artist: O Kelly
Surrendering arms in a proclaimed district, Ireland

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, c19th century

Examination of John F Egan at Birmingham police court, the dynamite plot, 1884
Examination of John F Egan at Birmingham police court, 1884. Court case involving the dynamite plot. Illustration from the The Graphic, (3 May 1884)

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