San Francisco Police Badges 3

San Francisco Police Corporal badge #964, made by
Irvine & Jachens. 3-2-23. Sterling. Issued to Cornelius F. Thornton who was appointed 1-31-1921. Promoted to Sergeant July 17, 1933.

Extremely Rare San Francisco Police Detective badge, jeweler made, circa 1880.

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S.F.P.D. officer and photographer G. W. Blum created this collage of all City Marshal’s and Chief’s of Police from 1849 to 1911 when John F. Seymour was appointed Chief of Police in 1911. Each photo was individually mounted, followed by delicate and intricate ornamental filigree and text that was painstakingly hand painted.
Dimension including frame 46” wide and 38” tall.

San Francisco Police Star #264, made by Irvine & Jachens and dated 10-28-1913 on the reverse. Issued to Patrick Walsh who was appointed Oct. 27, 1913.

San Francisco Police Sergeant badges, No. 77 both issued to Duncan Matheson who was appointed November 30, 1900, promoted to Sergeant February, 1908 and rose to the rank of Captain of Detectives.

San Francisco Chronicle November 4, 1929

San Francisco Chronicle August 12, 1910

San Francisco Call February 22, 1908

San Francisco Call June 19, 1905

San Francisco Police Officer Duncan Matheson, Star 77
Patrolman to Captain of Detectives

San Francisco Police Sergeant star No. 92 issued to Charles H. McDonald who was appointed a Patrolman on April 14, 1878 and promoted to Sergeant December 1895. The star is 3 5/16” tall. Sterling silver with hard fired blue enamel lettering and 14k applied gold numbers.

San Francisco Call Dec. 03, 1895

San Francisco Chronicle June 11, 1933

San Francisco Police Officer Charles H. McDonald, Star 92.

1930 picture of Sgt. McDonald.

Duncan Matheson stands
second from the right.

Duncan Matheson standing
in police headquarters.

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San Francisco Police Star #5084, made by The Albert S. Samuels Co. Jewelers S. F. and dated. Issued to
Walter S. Ames who was appointed August 5, 1929.
He rose to the rank of Captain.

Oakland Tribune March 17, 1935

This building was once one of dozens of bars, dancehalls, nightclubs and brothels that lined this part of Pacific Avenue and the surrounding streets, from Gold Rush days until well into the 1960s. In 1915, a local newspaper listed 14 "resorts" on this block of Pacific alone! Over the years, 550 Pacific was home to a variety of famous nightclubs, including the Moulin Rouge, and the Red Mill. Then in 1920s, the famed Hippodrome nightclub moved here from across the street. In 1925, the police raided the Hippodrome after some soldiers from the Presidio became sick after drinking bootlegged liquor here. After Prohibition, this building housed the nighclub Diana.

Hippodrome located at 555 Pacific in San Francisco. From the days of the gold rush to Prohibition, one of the most famous and notorius clubs on the Barbary Coast.

San Francisco Police Officer Cornelius F. Thornton, Star 964.

San Francisco Police Officer Walter S. Ames, Star 508.

San Francisco Police Officer Patrick Walsh, Star 264.

San Francisco Police star No. 612, Made in sterling silver by Irvine & Jachens Market St. S.F. and dated 9-1-21. Issued to John Bacigalupi who was appointed 8.8.1921.

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