318. Jeffersonville City Police, 1899

Description:	Seven men are depicted in this image of the members of the Jeffersonville (Clark County, Indiana) Police department in 1899. The four men in the back row all wear helmets similar to that of British bobbies. A shield device is attached at the front. They are wearing a uniform composed of a white shirt with high color, a jacket with peter pan collar All of the buttons of the tunic are buttoned, up to the neck. The three men in the front row are wearing the same jacket. The two men to the right are wearing hats that look more like Stetsons or bowler hats with a broad brim. Their tunics have epaulets on the shoulder. All of the men have a circular star shield on the left hand breast of the jacket. All of the men but the one in the center bottom row have a fabric ribbon descending from the shield.
Origin:	1982
Created By:	Day, Stephen T.
Contributor(s):	Fordyce, Jerry
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll24/id/1806
Collection:	Clark County Visual History
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Subjects:	Police Law Enforcement Jeffersonville (Clark County, Indiana) -- History Police -- Indiana -- History

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