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Police, As A Vocation

New Jersey State Trooper 1953
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This image was part of a series depicting a car trip up through New Jersey. It appears to be either a State Trooper requesting cars to stop at a checkpoint, or a Park Ranger collecting an entry fee.


Police As A Vocation   •  Somewhere in New Jersey, U.S.A.   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 1953, Slide scanned March 2009)   •  (Photographer unknown)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #200903_0997BCXS
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California Traffic Control Officer 1974
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This appears to be a Traffic Control officer at an event. In the old days, Traffic Control officers wore white gloves.


Police As A Vocation   •  Somewhere in California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 April 2010)   •  (Print flatbed scanned March 2009)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #200903_0900BCXST
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London Mounted Policeman 2007
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Westminster is the central government area of Great Britain. Consequently, the police in that area were all dressed to perfection.
Police As A Vocation   •  Westminster Palace internal link area, London, England   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken in 2007)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Police20070000_17
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German Police Patrol 2008
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A pair of patrolling police walked the park paths early in the morning. They were pleasant and greeted us with a, "Gutten morgan."


Police As A Vocation   •  Karlsruher Schloss (Karlsruhe Palace) internal link built 1715   •  Karlsruhe, Germany   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 09:53:06 Saturday 8 March 2008)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #KarlsruheCastleGermany_1238T
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Peruvian Military Police 2009
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Every Sunday morning the combined military and police in the area performed a flag raising ceremony to honor the fallen dead. A parade circled the central plaza. Civilians were banned from their plaza during the parade. This Military Policeman asked the tourist photographers to remain across the street on the sidewalk.


Police As A Vocation   •  Plaza de Armas internal link Iquitos, Peru   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 09:47:38 Sunday 5 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #PlazaDeArmasIquitosPeru_1858BCX
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