Virginia Room Digital Collection

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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.

Roanoke City Police Department on the steps of the municipal building.

Chief of Police W. J. Rigney (front passenger) with other unidentified police officers.

W.J. Rigney was Chief of Police for the City of Roanoke from 1919 through 1928. Rigney had been appointed Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Chief A.H. Griffin.

Parked in front of the city jail, is this blue and white, fifty horsepower Cadillac patrol wagon. It could carry as many as eight prisoners in its enclosed compartment, while the policeman had to ride exposed to the elements.

Switchboard at Police headquarters. Sargeant Dick Arnold uses the phone as motorcycle officer John Lemon looks on.

Roanoke Police Department in front of the Municipal Building.

Roanoke Police inspection at Maher Field.

Roanoke Police Department group photo taken in front of the original courthouse and jail on Campbell Avenue.

Roanoke Police Force on the steps of the Municipal Building.
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