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Police Detective HQ

Type: Gallery Status: ok Slides: 19

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Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1954. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. The teletype machine she is operating is a Model 19, made by the RTTY Electronics Company, in the Bay Area of California. It is a 1940s vintage machine. Photograph first appears in the 1954 SAPD Annual Report with the caption: “The teletype plays an important part in communications."

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#2

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1954. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Fingerprint files. Identification Section. Photograph first appears in the 1954 SAPD Annual Report with the caption:” The criminal identification fingerprint files afford positive identification of persons arrested and frequently results in the identification of fugitives and wanted criminals.”

#3

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 2010. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building, SE corner of Dwyer, Dolorosa and Main Plaza. View is ESE from the Bexar County Court House, showing the west and north elevations. Renamed the LEGAL PROFESSIONAL BUILDING after the construction of the new Police Headquarters and Corporation Court on Nueva Street (1962).

#4

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1954. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Crime lab. Photograph first appears in the 1954 SAPD Annual Report with the caption: “The new analytical balance is a valuable instrument in the police laboratory.”

#5

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1954. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Records Section. One of a series of photographs detailing the use of the microfilm machine for police records.

#6

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Late 1940's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building. View is west. Taken from a point on the south side of Dolorosa at the east end of the bridge showing a portion of the east elevation and along Dolorosa towards Dwyer. San Antonio City Hall can be seen in the background. Note the “DETECTIVE HDQ.” sign.

#7

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1928-1929. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building. View ESE. Taken from in front (north) of the Bexar County Courthouse showing the west and north elevations of the building. The Smith-Young Tower (begun 1927-completed 1 June 1929) is under construction in the background.

#8

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1970's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building. View ENE. Taken from the west sidewalk of Dwyer Street showing the west elevation and the (former) Dwyer Street entrance to Police Headquarters.

#9

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1954. Subject: Photo crop of crime lab showing equipment used at crime scenes. Note gag message on chalk board.

#10

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1940's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building. View ESE. Taken from the WNW point of the Main Plaza, Dolorosa and Dwyer street intersection showing the west and north elevations of the building. The building name on the west elevation is POLICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

#11

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1950's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Photograph appears in the 1958 SAPD Annual Report under caption of OLD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE—inadequate space and accommodations.”

#12

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1958.Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. New Communications center.

#13

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Prior to new Headquarters in 1962. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Roll Call. Note the chairs have folding table/arms.

#14

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1950's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Old communications office.

#15

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1957. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Photograph first appears in the 1958 SAPD Annual Report with the caption: “ELECTRONIC DICTATING EQUIPMENT—Officers telephone their reports from the field to the Information/Complaint Desk. If conditions necessitate, the information is recorded and typed later.”

#16

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1950's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Detective Bureau.

#17

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1950's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Detective Bureau.

#18

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1950's. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Detectives office.

#19

Photo crop exposure date: unknown. Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1957. Subject: Photo crop of Police Headquarters and Detective Building interior. Old communications office.