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Plaque Given to August Held from the U.S.V.L.S.C.
"Our way of life is expressed in deeds similar to that displayed by August Held. Vigor, integrity and devotion to the maintaining and stabilizing of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps despite obstacles has been his consistent…
Police Motorcycles in front of Headquarters
This photograph was taken in 1934.
Police Officer Edward Burns
Police Officer Edward Burns mounted on a horse. He was the first Yonkers Police Officer to die in the line of duty.
Police Officer Jerome McGillicuddy
This photograph was taken in 1949.
Police Officer Thomas Brooks
Thomas Brooks was the first African-American to serve as a police officer in Yonkers and Westchester County. He joined the Yonkers Police Department in 1925.
This photograph of Thomas Brooks was taken in 1930.
This photograph of Thomas Brooks was taken in 1930.
Police officers Bill Yambra and Frank Mackey
This photograph was taken in 1934.