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Image of Police Chief Joel Warren, Seattle, circa 1918
1983.10.10747
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Police Chief Joel Warren, Seattle, circa 1918

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Joel "Joe" Warren was Seattle's Chief of Police from 1917 to 1919, active during Prohibition and the Seattle General Strike.

Handwritten on sleeve: Chief Warren.
Webster & Stevens number: 72043
ID Number: 1983.10.10747
Date: Circa 1918
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10747
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Police and Law Enforcement, General Strike (1919), Temperance and Prohibition

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