Sepia-toned mounted photographic print bearing a head-and-shoulders portrait of Detective William James Appling

Description:

Print. Sepia-toned mounted photographic print bearing a head-and-shoulders portrait of Detective William James Appling. His uniform includes a buttoned coat, badge, and a cap decorated with the number "3" surrounded by a laurel motif. He has a short goatee. Image is mounted on beige cardstock and includes a loose oval-shaped off-white paper frame with gold trim. "9/13/66 Thursa Walker, 4860 Delba Dr. Dayton, Ohio, 349-7199" handwritten on verso in pencil "William James Appling (Det.) in police uniform of early 1870s grandfather of donor, Mrs. Edgar Stevens, 625 Merchant Ave. Ypsilanti 48197, Xed 4-10-68" handwritten on verso in ink.

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Police Department

Subject Topic:

Police Department, Police Officers, Portraiture, and Detectives

Subject Name:

Appling, William James

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/C92E2820-39B7-4D51-8BBF-323655712158