Sheriff’s badge
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
J. Carroll Cate Collection.
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0045
Scope and Contents
Material on J. Carroll Cate (1896-1980)and his campaigns running for Knox County, Tenn., sheriff. Includes color pictures of John J. Duncan, signed; Senate Joint Resolution No. 64 re: naming J. Carroll Cate Bridge, signed by Ned R. McWherter and Governor Ray Blanton; political ephemera re: sheriff’s elections; TVA&I resolution on the death of J. Carroll Cate. J. Carroll Cate was the jailer of the Knox County Jail during the Knoxville Race Riot 1919 and was elected sheriff 1936-1940.
Dates:
1936-1981
Joe C. Fowler badge
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2023.001
Scope and Contents
Gold star-shaped badge with Knox County seal in center. Badge reads "Sheriff Joe C. Fowler Junior Deputy"
Dates:
1980s
