N288 Police Inspectors & Captains & Chiefs of the Fire Departments
This beautiful 95-card set of police and firemen was issued in 1888 by Buchner with their "One of the Finest" tobacco. 62 of the same subjects were included in the smaller format
N284 series in the same year.
New York City (i.e., Manhattan) and Brooklyn have the greatest representation, with the rest from towns in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Most of the
firemen are from outside of New York. Their cards are more difficult to find than the police, which may indicate that they were issued last. I bought my first two at a
Ft. Washington show
in 2001 and have been picking them up mostly one-by-one over the past five years.
The backs of the cards
come in two formats; the more common one mentions the fire chiefs as well as the police. Other card sets from the same era show the
photos used as the basis for N288's portraits. Prices today for N288's usually range from $50 to $200, based on condition.
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the full image.
Allaire
Capt. Anthony J. Allaire
11th Precinct, New York
Berghold
Capt. Wm. C. F. Berghold
2nd Precinct, New York
Bonner
1st Asst. Chief Hugh Bonner
N.Y. City
Bowman
Chief Geo. Bowman
Stamford, Conn.
Brooks
Capt. Nicholas Brooks
7th Precinct, New York
Brown
Sergt. Edmund Brown
6th Precinct, Brooklyn
Byrnes
Thomas Byrnes
Inspector of Police New York
Callahan
Capt. Danl. Callahan
Eng. Co. No. 31, N.Y. City
D.Campbell
Patrick Campbell
Superintendent of Police, Brooklyn
J.Campbell
Capt. James Campbell
1st Precinct, Brooklyn
Carpenter
Capt. Edward Carpenter
20th Precinct, New York
Carroll
Thomas Carroll
Commissioner of Police, Brooklyn
Cassidy
Capt. Phillip Cassidy
33rd Precinct, New York
Clinchy
Capt. W.H. Clinchy
18th Precinct, New York
Copeland
Capt. Theron S. Copeland
9th Precinct, New York
Dallon
Francis L. Dallon
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Brooklyn
Druhan
Capt. Thomas L. Druhan
13th Precinct, Brooklyn
Eakins
Capt. Joseph B. Eakins
5th Precinct, New York
Eason
Capt John W. Eason
2nd Precinct, Brooklyn
Eaton
Chief Henry J. Eaton
Hartford, Conn.
Edmondon
Capt. Thos. Edmondson
2nd Precinct, Jersey City
Garland
Capt. Ira S. Garland
17th Precinct, New York
Gerdenier
Chief Engr. Chas A. Gerdenier
Bridgeport, Conn.
Gunner
Capt. John Gunner
25th Precinct, New York
Hooker
Capt. Henry D. Hooker
29th Precinct, New York
Hopper
Henry Hopper
Chief of Police, Newark, N.J.
Kaiser
Capt. William J. Kaiser
6th Precinct, Brooklyn
Kellett
Capt. Henry Kellett
15th Precinct, Brooklyn
Killilea
Capt. Thomas Killilea
22nd Precinct, New York
Leavey
Capt. Patrick H. Leavey
3rd Precinct, Brooklyn
Lowery
Capt. Daniel J. Lowery
11th Precinct, Brooklyn
MacKellar
John MacKellar
Inspector of Police, Brooklyn
McCabe
2nd Asst. Chief John McCabe
N.Y. City
McCullagh
Capt. John H. McCullagh
14th Precinct, New York
McDonnell
Capt. Charles McDonnell
8th Precinct, New York
McGlave
John McGlave
Commissioner of Police, New York
McGowan
Chief Saml. McGowan
S.Norwalk, Conn.
McKaig
Capt. Archibald McKaig
4th Precinct, Jersey City
McKelvey
Capt. William J. McKelvey
4th Precinct, Brooklyn
P.McLaughlin
Patrick H. McLaughlin
Inspector of Police, Brooklyn
W.McLaughlin
Capt. Wm. W. Mclaughlin
1st Precinct, New York
Murphy
Capt. Thomas Murphy
8th Precinct, Brooklyn
Murray
William Murray
Superintendent of Police, New York
Newton
Capt. Moses E. Newton
3rd Precinct, Jersey City
Nossiter
Chas. E. Nossitter
Chief of Police, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Reed
Capt. Wm. K. Reed
Coxsackie, N.Y.
Rhodes
Capt. George R. Rhodes
7th Precinct, New York
Ryan
Capt. Thos. M. Ryan
21st Precinct, New York
Sanders
Capt. John Sanders
30th Precinct, New York
Schultz
Capt. Wm. H. Schultz
13th Precinct, New York
Slevin
Capt. Edward Slevin
12th Precinct, New York
E.Smith
Capt. Elbert O. Smith
24th Precinct, New York
J.S.Smith
Capt. J.S. Smith
5th Precinct, Jersey City
Steers
Henry V. Steers
Inspector of Police, New York
Taylor
Chief Jacob Taylor
Englewood, N.J.
Wartz
Captain Alex B. Wartz
23rd Precinct, New York
Waters
Chief J. Erwin Waters
Plainfield, N.J.
Westbrook
Chief Geo. F. Westbrook
Montclair, N.J.
Westervelt
Capt. Josiah Westervelt
23rd Sub-Precinct, New York
Williams
Alexander S. Williams
Inspector of Police New York
Woglom
Capt. Cornelius Woglom
5th Precinct, Brooklyn
Yule
Capt. Peter Yule
35th Precinct, New York
Peter Conlin
Inspector of Police, New York
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by Bill Cornell
