Souvenirs surrendered to foil crime
Title: | Souvenirs surrendered to foil crime |
Description: | Caption: "Souvenirs surrendered to foil crime--This large collection of firearms [mostly pictols and rifles] displayed at Manhattan Police Headquarters indicates the hearty response of war veterans to the police call to turn in weapons picked up on the battlefield. The souvenir round-up will prevent many enemy weapons from falling into the hands of criminals." |
Date: | 1945 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 25, 1945; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso. |
Collection: | Crime
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Subject: |
Firearms Pistols Rifles |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
ID: | CRIM 0028 |