Friday, October 2, 2009

Winnipeg's Finest?, part 2


This extremely unflattering photo may look like a still from an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard but it is in actuality Winnipeg police officers searching for thiefs who robbed a Corydon Street bank.
Photographer: Gregg Burner; Date: June 7, 1973
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12), Box 71, Folder 7215, Item 96

Winnipeg's Finest?, part 1


A Winnipeg police constable is happy to demonstrate how to properly hold and aim a pistol to this 10 year-old boy.
Photographer: Jim Walker; Date: April 5, 1975
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12), Box 71, Folder 7215, Item 65