Title Info: Vancouver Police Department, Photographs of Criminals, 1896-1940

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Record Creator: Vancouver Municipal Government, Police Department
Description:
This volume titled "Photographs of Criminals" served as a record of individuals arrested by the Vancouver Police Department between 1896 and 1940 (bulk 1906-1940). Records may include a photograph, name, alias, inmate number, residence, nativity, occupation, criminal occupation, age, personal description, date of arrest, where arrested, crime charged, past record, and disposition of case. After arrest, these individuals may have spent time in the city jail, or may have been transferred to another facility. The photographs were not always taken by the Police Department, but provided by outside resources.

There are 350 pages containing multiple entries in this volume, and each page measures 11 x 11 in.
Related Records: For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Southwest Region Branch at (360) 753-1684 or email swbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Southwest Regional Archives
Notes Digitized by the Washington State Archives.
Photograph of Volume Cover 2.1 MB
Agency History: The city of Vancouver is located on the north bank of the Columbia River directly across from Portland, Oregon. The city was incorporated in 1857 by an act of the Washington Territorial Legislature, and serves as the Clark County seat.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Vancouver Police Department, Photographs of Criminals, 1896-1940, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]
Record Count: 718