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Title
Portage Township Constable
Creator
John Todd

Institution
Portage District Library

Subject
Portage Michigan

Subject
Constable

Subject
Law Enforcement

Item Number
LK01d003

Relation
Another image from this series is available under 2002-N-0159 (2)

Type
collection, image

Format
jpeg

Description
B/W negative of an unknown Portage Township Constable in full uniform leaning against his automobile which is parked on Portage Street just off East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The ACME Quality Paint Store at 203-209 East Michigan Avenue and the ORPHEUM Theater, also on East Michigan Avenue, can be seen in the background. The image is looking northwest and was taken on August 29th, 1941.

Portage Township Constable

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