Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A police officer poses on the street, seated on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is dressed in his uniform with police badges on his jacket and hat. A sidewalk, lawn, shrubs and trees can be seen in the background. Handwritten on three sides of the image, "Motor cycle," "V6106," "Wisconsin, United States," "V6106," "More than 2300 city, county and state police departments in the United States use Harley-Davidson Motorcycles for policing parks, streets and highways."
DESCRIPTION
A police officer poses on the street, seated on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is dressed in his uniform with police badges on his jacket and hat. A sidewalk, lawn, shrubs and trees can be seen in the background. Handwritten on three sides of the image, "Motor cycle," "V6106," "Wisconsin, United States," "V6106," "More than 2300 city, county and state police departments in the United States use Harley-Davidson Motorcycles for policing parks, streets and highways."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:101361
Creation Date: 09 1929
Creator Name:Philadelphia Commercial Museum
City:
County:
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 6744
Original Dimensions:9 x 5.625 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Handwritten on the reverse, "From Wisconsin Conservation Commission, Madison, Wisconsin."
SUBJECTS
Shrubs
Trees
Hats
Shoes
Sunglasses
Uniforms
Lawns
Cities and towns
Sidewalks
Law enforcement
Police
Men
Outdoor photography
Portrait photography
Badges
Signs and symbols
Motorcycles
Streets

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