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[BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT]. Archive of BPD policemen photog...

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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[BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT]. Archive of BPD policemen photographs and negatives. [Boston, ca. 1960s-70s]. Two thick binders with approximately 1,000 or more photographs, the majority portraits of members of the Boston police force of various ranks posing for mugshots, typically in uniform, including men and women of various ages, and some Black officers. In addition to portraits, the archive includes photographs and negatives of officers and commanders in other settings, including banquets and an award ceremony, policemen on horseback, and others. Sizes 4 x 4 7/8" and smaller, loosely inserted in modern binders, occasionally with slips identifying people or events; binders 13 x 8 ? x 4".