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New York Police 1st issue Lieutenant badge 1845 - 1857
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Table Medal from the City of New York To The New York Regiment of Volunteers In Mexico Presented to Timothy R. Hibbard Esq. Asst. Ald. 2'nd Ward 1848 |
New York Police 1st issue 1845 - 1857
In 1845 the city of New York issued it's first police badges with the formation of the Municipal Police force. At this time California was part of Mexico, Texas and Florida were just granted statehood and pioneers began following the Oregon trail to settle what was known as Oregon Country controlled by Great Britain and the U.S. Baltimore issued their first badge in 1851 and Boston's first issue badge was introduced in 1853.
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Mounted Policemen arresting burglars uptown in New York by Frederick Remington. Published in Harper's Weekly February. 2, 1889. Click on image to see larger view. |
New York Police 1st issue Ass't Alderman badge 1845 - 1857.
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1st issue NYPD badge, 1845-1857
