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Police activities, Manhattan

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  • Police activities - General duties., 1925

    Police activities - General duties.

    1925

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Police activities - General duties., 1925

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Police activities - General duties.

1925

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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