Record revealed
Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
Piece
Fingerprints Branch: use of a three light unit in lieu of flash powder to avoid fire...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/4955
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This record is about the Fingerprints Branch: use of a three light unit in lieu of flash powder to avoid fire... dating from 1934 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 2/4955
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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Fingerprints Branch: use of a three light unit in lieu of flash powder to avoid fire risk
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 73/GEN/69
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Photography and film
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C550871/
Series information
MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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