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A policewoman plays games with community children. Shortly afterward, the officer became pregnant and was assigned a desk job for the period of her pregnancy.
A policewoman plays games with community children. Shortly afterward, the officer became pregnant and was assigned a desk job for the period of her pregnancy.

A policewoman plays games with community children. Shortly afterward, the officer became pregnant and was assigned a desk job for the period of her pregnancy.

Artist (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1976
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions10 x 8 in.
Credit LineCourtesy of Peter and Susan Chatzky
Object number2021.0270
An officer told me, "I get home after a drunk has spewed all over me and the wife says I stink, she doesn't want me near her. I smell of vomit, shit."
An officer told me, "I get home after a drunk has spewed all over me and the wife says I stink, she doesn't want me near her. I smell of vomit, shit."
Leonard Freed
1976
Jewish man plays music in a park, Jerusalem, Israel
Jewish man plays music in a park, Jerusalem, Israel
Leonard Freed
1968
Image Not Available for Shortly after Six Day War, before the church of Nativity, Greek Orthodox priests watch Israeli Soldiers set up barbed wire, Bethlehem, Israel
Shortly after Six Day War, before the church of Nativity, Greek Orthodox priests watch Israeli Soldiers set up barbed wire, Bethlehem, Israel
Leonard Freed
1967
Shortly after Six Day War, census taker visits an Arab family in the old city, Jerusalem, Israel
Shortly after Six Day War, census taker visits an Arab family in the old city, Jerusalem, Israel
Leonard Freed
1967
Kate, nude, faces away from the camera and places her hands on a bedpost, New York
Kate, nude, faces away from the camera and places her hands on a bedpost, New York
Leonard Freed
2002
Kate, nude, place her palms against an abstractly painted wall, USA
Kate, nude, place her palms against an abstractly painted wall, USA
Leonard Freed
2002
Inside station house: Woman reporting her child is missing, 9th Police Precinct, New York City
Inside station house: Woman reporting her child is missing, 9th Police Precinct, New York City
Leonard Freed
1978
A funeral for an officer killed in the line of duty
A funeral for an officer killed in the line of duty
Leonard Freed
1976
The man was found lying in the street. He will be sent to a hospital. “I don’t smoke, but I carry a pack with me. They’re useful in such situations,” said the officer
The man was found lying in the street. He will be sent to a hospital. “I don’t smoke, but I carry a pack with me. They’re useful in such situations,” said the officer
Leonard Freed
1976
"If I had to, I would shoot," the officer said. "It's best not to think about it. Anyway, most cops never have a reason to shoot in their whole career. Let's hope I'm one of them."
"If I had to, I would shoot," the officer said. "It's best not to think about it. Anyway, most cops never have a reason to shoot in their whole career. Let's hope I'm one of them."
Leonard Freed
1976
Performance of the play: “We Agree,” Westbeth Artist Housing, New York City, USA
Performance of the play: “We Agree,” Westbeth Artist Housing, New York City, USA
Leonard Freed
1970
Woman standing in front of tribute posters, World Trade Center, New York City, USA
Woman standing in front of tribute posters, World Trade Center, New York City, USA
Leonard Freed
2002