African-American soldiers and a British policeman discuss a Tommy gun. England, 1942.
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A policeman chatting with toddler boys. Garden City, NY, 1942, by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Clearly these two are up to no good. More work by Eisenstaedt here.
Those little tykes could be anyone. Axis spies, leftist agitators, reefer kingpins. For all we know, they consort with fast women and mulatto trumpet players. This vigilant officer should be commended for leaving no stone unturned.
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Motorcycle policeman, late 1950s.
Inside the Mafia (1959)
Deputy Chief James E. Davis holding Sobel Trophy, won by the Los Angeles police pistol team in 1930. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
A Los Angeles policeman points his gun while crouched on the running board of a police car. Photo by Ralph Morris, no date given. (Los Angeles Public Library)
“A Los Angeles Police Officer in riot gear looks at a crowd occupying the intersection around Los Angeles City Hall after the deadline to dismantle the occupy campsite expired on November 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.” (Public Intelligence)
Motorcycle cop mural. (via)
The aftermath of a violent encounter in Skid Row, Los Angeles, circa 2008. (LA CAN)
Old-school LAPD motorcycle cops. (via)
Chicago policeman, date unknown.
legrandcirque: Walter Sanders, Policeman standing at lookout, Trieste, Yugoslavia, February 1952.
