Officers of the new Boston Policemen’s Union in front of Suffolk County Courthouse, Pemberton Square

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August 20, 1919

Boston Globe

Sepia colored photograph of police officers standing in front of an ornate building with arched windows. There are two rows on men standing on the steps. In front are 5 men. The one on the far left is wearing a suit and tie with a flat-top hat. The remaining four are wearing police uniforms of an early twentieth century design. Their uniform coats are long and their hats are tall and rounded. In the back row are 5 more men. Starting on the left there are another four men in identical police uniforms. At the end is another man standing taller than the rest. He is wearing a suit and hat and is looking away from the camera.

Members of the new Boston Police Union in front of the Pemberton Square Courthouse.

Left to right, front row: George E. Ferreira, James Butler, Stephen Dunleavy, Thomas Driscoll and James Peters. Back row: Michael Joyce, William Brown, Philip Corbett, Hugh Garrity, and John Maloney.

The 1919 Boston Police Strike

Demonstration

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