Knoxville (Tenn.) Police Department

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African-American family photographs, albums, ephemera. Knoxville family. Chief identified person is Knoxville Police Dept. officer Lloyd W. Bruce.

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Non-theatrical print of ANATOMY OF AN ACCIDENT, a 1961 traffic-safety PSA sponsored by Bell System and directed by LeRoy Prinz.

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Print of police training film.

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Broadside--wanted Poster--One Hundred Dollar Reward for detention and arrest of Charles V. Yancey, formerly of Memphis, on a charge of forgery committed at Knoxville, Tennessee in October, 1920. Handstamp of the Knoxville Police Department.

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First of two reels of a non-theatrical print of Universal Pictures' 1941 comedy CRACKED NUTS, directed by Edward F. Cline. Included in the Knoxville Police Department Collection.

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Second of two reels of a non-theatrical print of Universal Pictures' 1941 comedy CRACKED NUTS, directed by Edward F. Cline. Included in the Knoxville Police Department Collection.

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Footage of KPD offices and Civil Rights demonstration at Tennessee Theatre and Cumberland Ave.

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Footage of Civil Rights protests at the Tennessee Theatre and the Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, TN.

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Downtown Knoxville photographs: view of downtown Knoxville from the Knoxville Police Dept.; Knoxville Police Dept. Headquarters; the Civic Coliseum; the Coliseum Parking Garage; Hyatt Regency Hotel

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A public service announcement and clips of the Knoxville Police Department, including the safety patrol, in Knoxville, TN.

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Non-theatrical print of HIGHWAYS OF AGONY, a 1969 traffic-safety educational film produced by Highway Safety Films.

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Knoxville Fire Department includes photographs, clippings, injuries, service dates, personnel, annual reports and yearbooks. This box of material also includes a few folders of Knoxville Police Department materials--photographs and the 1939 annual report.

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1. Studio close up, sepia-tone portrait pose, in studio folio with art deco design. Photo by People's Studio, Gay Street. Unidentified patrolman has badge number 49 on cap and breast badge. 8"x10" 2. Unmounted photo taken outdoors. Officer No. 49 seated on Harley Davidson motorcycle equipped with siren, lights, and radio. No photographer mark. 5"x7"

Content Description 23 reels of 16mm film of various lengths, totaling a few thousand feet, documenting public law enforcement activities by the Knoxville Police Department, training activities for the department, outreach/educational films for a public audience, and amateur films of public relations activities, all circa 1960s-1970s. Several training films for police officers and safety PSA films are in the collection as well. Much of the documentary material is believed to have been shot by WBIR-TV camera...

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Non-theatrical print of LAST DATE, a highway safety film produced by Wilding Picture Productions in 1950 and sponsored by Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

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Print of police training film.

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Print of police training film.

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Presentation on crime prevention by Tennessee law enforcement officials held in the Knoxville Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, TN.

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Second of two sessions for a presentation on crime prevention by Tennessee law enforcement officials held in the Knoxville Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, TN.

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Non-theatrical print of OTTO THE AUTO, a 1956 traffic-safety PSA sponsored by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Content Description 35mm preservation elements for two regional commercials and a newsreel. Sam Orleans and Associates (Knoxville, TN) may have produced all three shorts. Cineric Inc. (New York, NY) created the preservation elements. Scope and Contents [All three shorts are scored with music; none feature synchronized sound.]THE BREEZIEST, SNAPPIEST HILL-BILLY BAND ON STAGE AND RADIO (ca. 1948): A short commercial for a country music-themed variety...

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Footage of Knoxville Police Department officers training in a set constructed to simulate a riot, as well as training on Broadway Avenue in Knoxville, TN.

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Footage for a safety-focuses educational film, including shots of downtown Knoxville, TN, as well as footage of schools and neighborhoods in the city.

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Footage of field trip to Dixie Caverns in Salem, VA, and Washington D.C.

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Print of a police training film simulating scenarios in which an officer must decide whether or not to shoot a firearm.

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Non-theatrical print of TOO LATE FOR REGRET.

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Reels shot by WBIR-TV related to the Knoxville Police Department. Footage with optical soundtrack is at head of reel.

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Footage shot by WBIR-TV for the Knoxville Police Department that depicts the KPD headquarters and a Ku Klux Klan rally in Knoxville, TN. Film appears to be raw footage for a training film or promotional film.

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Non-theatrical print of WHEELS OF TRAGEDY, a traffic-safety education film produced by Highway Safety Films.