Name/Title
B+W prints, 3, of Hoboken Police Dept. training of officers & auxilary officer in riot control, Hoboken, 1970-1971.Entry/Object ID
2006.002.0268Description
Three black-and-white digital prints of Hoboken Police Department training of officers and auxilary officers in riot control techniques, Hoboken, ca. 1970-1971. Circa 8" x 10" wide prints. Made 2006 from originals, photocopy facsimiles, loaned by Hoboken Police Department. Photographer is not indicated; probably taken by local newspaper. Reverse of originals were blank.
Location is the Hoboken High School athletic fields. The officers and civilians are not identified. Event is related to a state of emergency that was declared because of riots in June of 1970 and September of 1971. Which year this image is from has not been established.
Photo 1: men lined up shoulder to shoulder along edge of running track with nightsticks (batons) held horizontally in front. Two copies.
Photo 2: police officer demonstrating a hold with the use of a nightstick on a subject; other men are informally looking on in the background.
Email on 28 April 2017 from Kevin O'Brien regarding Photo 2 states, "Included in that picture are Ptlm Angelo Radetich, Lt Tony Rinaldi, Ptlm Frank Palmisano, Sgt. Anthony (Rocky) Romano, Ptlm Kevin O'Brien, Sgt Thomas Crimmins, Ptlm Ernest Mack, Sgt August Schwarz, Ptlm Golizio, Ptlm Vince Lombardi, Ptlm Frank Turso, Ptlm Thomas Kennedy. Given the presentation is Lt Martn Wladich with an unidentified officer."
Photo 3: officers and civilians lined up 3 deep across the running track with batons in front.Acquisition
Accession
2006.002Source or Donor
Staff / Collected byAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffCredit Line
Museum Collection.Made/Created
Date made
1970 - 1971Notes
Date: 1970-1971General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Reproduction
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-06-15
