Photograph of Old Jewry detectives 1888

[Debra Arif]

I also kept this one back for a time after I found it, giving Neil a chance to use it in his book first:



photograph of 9 Detective officers attached to the Detective office 26 Old Jewry E.C

Registered 17th May 1888

The detectives in the picture registered it for copyright in May 1888 in their collective names and the address of 26 Old Jewry.
The names listed on the form are Henry Webb, James Brett, Robert Chick, William, Frederick Lawley, John Mitchell, Henry Taylor, Frederick Downer,

Photographer William Edwin Craig 32 Loder Street Peckham

[Robert Linford]

Bow ties, Debs? Bit odd.

[Howard Brown]

Thank you for sharing it, Debs....
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[Debra Arif]

Bow ties, Debs? Bit odd.

Is it, Robert? I don't really know if it's odd or not. Perhaps it's more of a formal photograph marking an event and they aren't in work attire?

[Debra Arif]

Thank you for sharing it, Debs....
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You're welcome, How x