<p>The Seattle Police Department was officially organized on June 2, 1869, and law enforcement in Seattle began with election of a town marshal, John Tenny Jordan (1832-1886), a stonemason originally from Maine who later served as the city's mayor. By 1890 the city's population had grown to 42,837, and the police force had grown to include the officers pictured here: J. L. Barck, W. I. Peer, Bolton Rogers, F. E. Sims, Phil. Sullivan, G. A. Templeton, and D. F. Willard. </p>
<p>Handwritten on image: Boyd and Braas Photo, Seattle.
Printed beneath image: F. E. Sims, 3d Lieutenant; J. L. Barck, Captain; G. A. Templeton, 2d Lieutenant; Phil. Sullivan, 1st Lieutenant; D. F. Willard, Inspector; Bolton Rogers, Chief; W. I. Peer, Captain; Seattle Police Department, August 21, 1891.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Group portraits; Law enforcement officers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle (Wash.). Police Department; Uniforms</li></ul>
Boyd &amp; Braas
Taken on 21 August 1891
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