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Chartist Agitation, the Police Force on Bonners Fields, 1848, (1900). Policemen smoking clay pipes and drinking beer during political unrest in London
Policemen, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James BatkinPolicemen, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)
Policeman by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James BatkinPoliceman by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)
Letter from Henry Fielding to Hutton Perkins, 25th November 1750. Artist: Henry FieldingLetter from Henry Fielding to Hutton Perkins, 25th November 1750. Letter, written from Bow Street in Fieldings capacity of police-magistrate
Jean Jacques Lenoir Laroche, (1885). Artist: Jean-Baptiste GreuzeJean Jacques Lenoir Laroche, (1885). Lenoir-Laroche (1749-1825) was Minister of the French police from 1776-1785
Gabriel de Sartine, (1885). Artist: ChevilletGabriel de Sartine, (1885). Sartine (1729-1801) was Lieutenant General of police from 1759 to 1774, and head of the French Navy, (1774-1780)
Robert Peel, British statesman, 19th century. Artist: J CochranRobert Peel, British statesman, 19th century. Peel (1788-1850) was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. He is probably best remembered for his organisation of a metropolitan police force for
General Sir Charles Warren, British soldier, 1902. Artist: Elliott & FryGeneral Sir Charles Warren, British soldier, 1902. Warren (1840-1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers. In later life he was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister, 19th century. Artist: J CochranSir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister, 19th century. The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), 2nd Baronet, was British Prime Minister from December 1834 to April 1835
A Russian Bread Line Guarded by the Imperial Police. March 1917, 1917A Russian Bread Line Guarded by the Imperial Police. March 1917
A room after a search, Russia, early 20th century(?). Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk
Police file of the political criminal Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenins wife, before 1916. Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869-1939) and Lenin married in 1898 when they were both living in exile in Siberia
Baku Police form of the political criminal J Jugashvili (Stalin), 1910. Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) joined the Bolshevik movement in 1903
Armed criminals fighting with the police, Place de la Bastille, Paris, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th August 1904
The suicide of Signor Rosano, Italian Minister of Finance, Naples, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1903
The arrest of Francois Coppee, 1902. Coppee (1842-1908) was a French poet and novelist. Politically he was an extreme nationalist and was one of the founders of the Ligue de la Patrie Francaise
In London, Violent incident in the Chamber of Commons, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 24th March 1901
A police shootout, 4th January 1925. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th January 1925
Arrested by the police, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd December 1900
Departure of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniDeparture of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1900
A cycle and water police officer, Paris, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniA cycle and water police officer, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th April 1900
A fight during the grocers strike, Paris, 1899. Artist: Henri MeyerA fight during the grocers strike, Paris, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th January 1899
Desertion of an Alsatian squad enlisted in Germany, Duchy of Luxembourg, 1896. Artist: Georges CarreyDesertion 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
Juliette Dodu, heroin of France, 1896. Artist: F MeaulleJuliette Dodu, heroin of France, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th September 1896
Between two mothers, 1902. The adopted and the biological mother. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd November 1902
The arrest of Arton, 1895. Artist: Frederic LixThe arrest of Arton, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st December 1895
Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. Artist: Lionel Noel RoyerAssassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1895
Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. Artist: Henri MeyerGendarme 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
The Senate House, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 1892. A print from the Illustrated London News, (6 Febuary 1892)
The Corsican Bandit, Jacques Bellacoscia, Surrendering to the Police, 1892. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Corsican Bandit, Jacques Bellacoscia, Surrendering to the Police, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 16th July 1892
The Arrest of Ravachol, 1892. Artist: Francois Claudius KoeningsteinThe Arrest of Ravachol, 1892. Francois Claudius Koeningstein, known as Ravachol, (1859-1892), was a French anarchist best known for terrorism, and responsible for several bombings in Paris
Police Charge Rioters At The Tribune Office, c1860s. In 1863, during the American Civil War, opponents of conscription rioted at the offices of the Daily Tribune in New York
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, British Prime Minister, 1853 (1910). Artist: George BaxterSir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, British Prime Minister, 19th century, 1853 (1910). Peel (1788-1850) was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846
Children in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard
A coolie in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard
Imperial Gendarmerie of Paris, 1813 (1887). Artist: A LemercierImperial Gendarmerie of Paris, 1813 (1887). In France, the Gendarmerie Nationale is the national military police force. A print from Francois Cudets Histoire des Corps de Troupes de la Ville de
World War 2: Liberation of Paris, 1944. French civilians celebrating the Liberation and holding banners saying Vive la Republique and Vive de Gaulle
Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. Artist: William HogarthMarriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio, c1743. A bagnio, originally a coffee houses which offered Turkish baths, later meant a place where rooms could be rented with no questions asked
Gardien de la Paix Publique, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Commissaire de Police, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled Types de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards
Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. Artist: NadarAlphonse Bertillon, French police officer, c1880. In 1880, when Chief of the Paris identification bureau, Bertillon (1853-1914)
Aftermath of a mining accident, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1895. Pit-head scene showing the reactions of friends and relatives as victims of a fire-damp (mainly Methane)
Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. Artist: Stephen T DaddCyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. A police constable looks on as the cyclist rides alongside a horse bus (omnibus)
Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy
Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king
Police dog being trained, 1907Police dog being trained, 1905. A dummy is being used to train this Paris Police dog to rescue people from drowning in the Seine. From Sunday. (London, 1907)
Ghent police dog, 1907. These dogs underwent a four month training period and accompanied police constables on their night rounds