Call NumberX-29671CreatorFord Optical CompanyDate1921 MarchSummaryMembers of the machine gun squad of the Denver Police Department pose with weapons at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt lies on the ground and leans on one elbow near officers who demonstrate the use of a machine gun. Four officers stand nearby; two holding bayonets, two holding rifles. An officer with ordnance bags kneels on the grass. The Voorhies Memorial and the Arapahoe County Courthouse are in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : nitrate ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.).Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCivic Center (Denver, Colo.)Machine guns--Colorado--DenverPolice--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710029671Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: discolored, scratched. Formerly F3368; Penciled on back of print: "Neg. 205," "Com Cut, March 1921."; Stamped on back of print: "Ford Optical Co., 1029 16th St., Denver, Col."; Title penciled on back of print. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm.(8 x 10 in.). R7100296717DonorCity and County of Denver
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