DARK BLUE COTTON THREE-QUARTER LENGTH COAT. FRONT BUTTON CLOSURE, WITH TWO PLASTIC BUTTONS HIDDEN BY FRONT FLAP OF COAT. SIDE POCKETS. WHITE EMBROIDERED SHOULDER FLASHES ON EACH SLEEVE, WITH "LETHBRIDGE FIRE DEPT.". TAG INSIDE NECK WITH "ACHIEVEMENT IN FINE SPORTSWEAR CRAFT OF CANADA MADE IN CANADA". ZIPPER ALONG INTERIOR OF COAT FOR REMOVABLE LINER (NOT INCLUDED). SATIN LINING IS TORN NEAR SLEEVES AND AT BACK; COAT SLIGHTLY SOILED THROUGHOUT EXTERIOR.
WHITE POLYESTER/COTTON SHORT SLEEVED DRESS SHIRT. TWO EXTERIOR BREAST POCKETS. CUFFS ON SLEEVES UPTURNED. TAG INSIDE COLLAR READS "RANGE 600" WITH WASHING INSTRUCTIONS. STAMPED ABOVE IS "S609 15 1/2 20534". SHIRT HAS NO BADGES OR INSIGNIA.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NEON ORANGE FULL-LENGTH RAINCOAT; REVERSIBLE. INTERIOR LINING IS NAVY BLUE. TWO SILVER REFLECTIVE STRIPES ACROSS UPPER BODY AND SLEEVES. FASTENS BY SNAP AND ZIPPER AT FRONT CLOSURE. NECK HAS ZIPPER POUCH WITH NEON ORANGE ELASTICIZED HOOD. TAG INSIDE POUCH WITH "MODEL M6555 MED. TALL LETHBRIDGE POLICE INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMS LTD." BANDS WITH "LETHBRIDGE POLICE" SEWN ONTO BACK. VELCRO TAB AT COLLAR. OPENINGS AT SIDES TO ACCESS CLOTHING WORN UNDERNEATH; VELCRO TABS TO SECURE.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NAVY BLUE FULL-LENGTH RAINCOAT; REVERSIBLE. INTERIOR LINING IS RUBBER NEON ORANGE. ZIPPER AND SNAPS AT FRONT CLOSURE. COLLAR HAS ZIPPERED POUCH WHICH CONTAINS RUBBER HOOD; RUBBER HAS DETERIORATED AND "MELTED" TOGETHER; HOOD CAN NO LONGER BE EXTENDED. VELCRO PATCH ON COLLAR TO FASTEN. INTERIOR RUBBER LINING IS ALSO STICKING FROM DETERIORATION. TAG INSIDE COLLAR HAS "STYLE TALL SIZE M". TAG IN POUCH HAS "UNIFORMES INTERNATIONAUX ENRG." OPENINGS AT SIDE TO ACCESS CLOTHING UNDERNEATH; VELCRO TABS TO SECURE.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NAVY BLUE DOWN FILLED QUILTED BOMBER STYLE JACKET / COAT LINER. CUFFS AND NECK HAVE NAVY BLUE RIBBING, 2 POUCH POCKETS ON FRONT, AND A PLASTIC ZIPPERS FASTENS THE FRONT. LABEL ON BACK OF NECK MARKED "NORTHERN LIGHT" "BOX 1000-CARDSTON, ALBERTA- T0K 0K0 CANADA" & "XXL". NYLON FABRIC. IT DOES NOT APPEAR JACKET WAS WORN, AS IT HAS NO EVIDENCE OF WEAR.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
1. NAVY BLUE ZIPPERED JACKET, BADGE ON LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER ARM WITH YELLOW EMBROIDERY READING, "CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE." CHEST POCKETS ON BOTH SIDES, NAME-TAG ABOVE PROPER RIGHT POCKET WITH YELLOW EMBROIDERY READING, "G. B. MICHELSON." LABEL ON INSIDE NECK OF JACKET READS, "INSTANT UTILITY POLICE UNIFORM... SIZE 44-R." LENGTH 88.0, WIDTH 60.5.
2. NAVY BLUE PANTS, CARGO-STYLE POCKETS ON EITHER LEG OF PANTS, VELCRO STRIPS ALONG EITHER SIDE OF WAIST TO ADJUST FIT, RIGHT PROPER KNEE EXHIBITS SOILING. LENGTH 113.0, WIDTH 83.0.
ACCORDING TO DONOR GLEN MICHELSON AT TIME OF DONATION, THIS JACKET AND PAIR OF PANTS WAS PART OF A SWAT UNIFORM. THE UNIFORM ALSO INCLUDED A CAP AND MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE P20080010001 AND PERMANENT RECORD.
RCMP WOOL BREECHES. NAVY BLUE WITH A YELLOW STRIPE DOWN EACH SIDE. THERE IS A BLACK ELASTIC STIRRUP AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LEG (A SEAM ON ONE OF THE STIRRUPS HAS COME LOOSE). THERE ARE 6 BLACK, PLASTIC BUTTONS AROUND OUTER WAISTBAND. THERE ARE TWO HIP, WELT POCKETS, EACH WITH A BLACK PLASTIC BUTTON TO CLOSE. BREECHES HAVE A STEEL ZIPPER, AND RECTANGULAR HOOK AND EYE AS CLOSURES. A PIECE OF WHITE FABRIC SEWN TO INSIDE OF ZIPPER, WITH A ZIGZAG STITCH, READS "SCHOEN 10" IN BLUE.
PART OF ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE UNIFORM (P20000076001-11-GA). SEE P20000076001-GA FOR HISTORY.
*UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING AN RCMP UNIFORM DONATED BY CELESTE MENT.
THE UNIFORM BELONGED TO THE DONOR’S BROTHER. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE FOR A COPY OF THE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION.
NAVY BLUE POLYESTER/COTTON POLICE UNIFORM PANTS WITH 2 FRONT & 2 REAR POCKETS, AS WELL AS A LARGE CARGO POCKET ON THE FRONT OF EACH THIGH. 2 SNAP & METAL ZIPPER FLY. CARGO PANTS FASTEN WITH 2 SNAPS ON EACH. LABEL ON THE INSIDE IS MARKED "EMERY EDMONTON CANADA". PANTS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH LITTLE WEAR EVIDENT.
PART OF WORK UNIFORM USED BY K-9 UNIT OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. SEE P19960112107-GA FOR HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE K-9 UNIT.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
LIGHT BLUE SHORT SLEEVED DRESS SHIRT. FRONT SNAP BUTTON CLOSURE, WITH IMITATION MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNAP FRONTS. SLEEVES HAVE UPTURNED CUFFS. TWO BREAST POCKETS. SEMI-CIRCULAR SHOULDER FLASHES; BLACK WITH WHITE TRIM ON BORDERS. EMBROIDERED WITH "CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE". SHIRT HAS TAG INSIDE NECK WITH "RAPIER"; STAMPED INTO COLLAR ABOVE IS "SANFORIZED TALLS 800ES 1314".
BASED ON PUBLISHED LETHBRIDGE HERALD PHOTOGRAPHS, THE UNIFORM'S HALF-MOON FLASH WAS INSTITUTED IN 1961 AND DISCONTINUED IN 1991.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NAVY BLUE POLYESTER WOMEN'S DRESS JACKET. TWO PLASTIC BUTTONS AT FRONT CLOSURE; TWO HIP POCKETS. SLIGHTLY TAILORED AT WAIST. NO LINING, MARKINGS, OR BELT. TAG INSIDE COLLAR READS "10R MARV HOLLAND INDUSTRIES LTD. CA04944".
FROM LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION.
ON 7 APRIL 2014, RET. LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE CST. PAULETTE DE COSTE, ONE OF ITS FIRST FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS, STATED THAT SHE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS JACKET, COMMENTING THAT IT WAS MORE LIKELY WORN BY THE FORCE’S PRISON CELL MATRONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE MATRONS, SEE RECORD P20080008012.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NAVY BLUE POLY/COTTON BLEND SHELL, WITH A REMOVEABLE HOOD. BOTH SLEEVES HAVE A HALF CIRCLE BLACK BADGE MARKED IN WHITE STITCHING "CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE". LABEL ON THE BACK OF THE NECK MARKED "SPRUNG" & OTHER MANUFACTURING DETAILS. FRONT HAS TWO FLAP CHEST POCKETS, TWO HIP POCKETS & A ZIPPER UP THE FRONT. INSIDE ALSO HAS A ZIPPER TO ATTACH A LINER. NO LINER INCLUDED. COAT HAS A DRAWSTRING AROUND THE WAIST. ZIPPER IS COVERED WITH A FLAP THAT FASTENS WITH SNAPS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR JACKET WAS WORN, AS IT HAS NO EVIDENCE OF WEAR.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
ROYAL BLUE MESH HOCKEY JERSEY. WHITE STRIPE BORDERED BY TWO YELLOW STRIPES AROUND BOTTOM BORDER OF JERSEY, AND ON UPPER SLEEVES. YELLOW TRIM ON V-NECK. WHITE PAINTED CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE CREST; "22" IN YELLOW ON BACK. PAINT IS CRACKING CONSIDERABLY. TAG INSIDE COLLAR READS "ATHLETIC KNIT MEN XL SUPERSTAR MESH MADE IN CANADA".
FROM LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION. CLAIMED BY LETHBRIDGE POLICE INSPECTOR BILL KAYE TO HAVE BEEN WORN FROM 1986 ONWARDS AND BY RET. LETHBRIDGE POLICE CHIEF TERRY WAUTERS THAT THIS WAS THE TEAM'S "FIRST JERSEY".
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
NAVY BLUE WOOL SERVICE DRESS JACKET. FOUR SILVER BUTTONS AT FRONT CLOSURE; ONE ON EACH OF FOUR EXTERIOR POCKETS AS WELL, AND THREE ON EACH CUFF. EACH SHOULDER HAS TRAPEZOID SHOULDER FLASH; BLACK WITH WHITE TRIM; EMBROIDERED "LETHBRIDGE POLICE" WITH CREST AT CENTRE. RIGHT SLEEVE HAS CHEVRON WITH THREE STRIPES. LEFT SLEEVE HAS TWO MARKSMAN BADGES AND TWO STARS.
WHITE LANYARD AROUND LEFT SLEEVE.
"DESIGNED BY LEO SINGER" TAG ON INSIDE RIGHT POCKET. LABEL INSIDE WITH "K. ROLFSON 7-8-78 42066 LEO SINGER".
FROM LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION. FORMAL DRESS UNIFORM; WOULD BE WORN WITH RED BELT (P19960112122-GA) AND WHITE GLOVES (P199601120121-GA).
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
DARK NAVY BLUE/BLACK PAIR OF WOOL POLICE DRESS UNIFORM PANTS WITH NO FRONT OR REAR POCKETS. BACK OF PANTS HAVE A HIGH WAISTBAND WITH A "V" SHAPED DIP IN THE CENTRE. FLY HAS A METAL ZIPPER, WITH A HIDDEN BUTTON AND CLIP TO FASTEN. HAS MAROON STRIPE DOWN SIDE SEAM OF PANTS TO THE CUFF. INSIDE OF WAISTBAND HAS TWO PLASTIC BUTTONS AT THE BACK, & TWO ON EACH SIDE IN THE FRONT TO FASTEN SUSPENDERS. INSIDE ON RIGHT HIP IS A SMALL HIDDEN POCKET. HAS ELASTIC BOOT STRAP SEWN ONTO THE BOTTOM OF EACH PANT LEG. PANTS HAVE NO DAMAGE OR VISIBLE WEAR, CONDITION IS LIKE NEW.
WORN WITH MESS JACKET, FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
WHITE JERSEY. SHIRT IS WAIST LENGTH, WITH HALF LENGTH SLEEVES. THERE IS A BLUE LOGO ON LEFT CHEST. LOGO CONSISTS OF A BUFFALO HEAD IN THE CENTER OF AN OVAL SHAPE; WITHIN BORDER OF OVAL READS "MAINTIENS LE DROIT". ATOP OVAL IS A CROWN; ON THE SIDES OF THE OVAL ARE MAPLE LEAVES; AND BELOW OVAL IS A BANNER SHAPE, WITHIN WHICH READS "ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE". THERE IS A TAG ON INSIDE BACK OF NECK; TAG IS WHITE WITH RED PRINT THAT READS "UNIQUE UNIQUE PRODUCTS CO TORONTO".
BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, EDWARD BUCHANAN. DONOR THINKS SHIRT WAS USED BY FATHER DURING SPORTS ACTIVITIES. EDWARD WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL POLICE FROM 1919 UNTIL 1932 WHEN HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE. HE WAS A SENIOR STAFF SARGEANT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE AT LETHBRIDGE FROM MAY 1944 TO NOV. 1950. HE RETIRED IN 1950, THEN BECAME DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. FOLLOWING RETIREMENT, EDWARD BECAME A MEMBER OF THE RCMP VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION IN 1950/51 IN EDMONTON AND REMAINED A MEMBER UNTIL HIS PASSING; HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THIS ASSOCIATION.
SEE P20020090001-GA FOR COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD BUCHANAN.
NAVY BLUE SHORT SLEEVED DRESS SHIRT. FOUR BRASS BUTTONS AT FRONT BUTTON CLOSURE, EMBOSSED "POLICE FORCE" WITH CROWN AT CENTRE. TWO BREAST POCKETS AND SHOULDER TAB ALSO EACH HAVE BRASS BUTTON. SEMI-CIRCULAR SHOULDER FLASH ON EACH SLEEVE; BLUE WITH "CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE" EMBROIDERED IN WHITE TAG INSIDE COLLAR READS "TAILORED EXPECIALLY FOR E. WEHLAGE 9-8-74 ORDER NO. 89210 LEO SINGER". BOTTOM HEM OF BACK OF SHIRT TAIL IS FRAYED. WHITE STAINS AT COLLAR.
FROM LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION. SERGEANT WEHLAGE JOINED THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE IN JUNE 1974. HE WAS PROMOTED IN 1987 TO PATROL SERGEANT, THEN TO STAFF SERGEANT IN 1997. HE HAS BEEN ON PATROL, TRAFFIC, YOUTH SERVICES, AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DUTIES. THIS SHIRT WAS WORN DURING PATROL, AND WAS STANDARD SUMMER ISSUE. DETACHABLE BUTTONS FOR WASHING; WOULD HAVE BEEN WORN WITH WHITE T-SHIRT.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
OLIVE DRAB, LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT. FRONT OPENING CLOSES WITH 5 OLIVE, PLASTIC BUTTONS; THERE IS ALSO A BUTTON FOR EACH CUFF. ON EACH SIDE OF CHEST IS A FLAPPED PATCH POCKET THAT ALSO CLOSES WITH A BUTTON (AS ABOVE). SHIRT HAS A TURNED DOWN COLLAR, AND A PLAIN OLIVE GREEN EPAULETTE ON EACH SHOULDER THAT IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A BUTTON (AS ABOVE). A WHITE TAG, ON INSIDE BACK, WITH BLACK PRINT READS "ALLAN SHIRT FINELY TAILORED". STAMPED ABOVE TAG IS "16", AND STAMPED BELOW TAG IS "7 5 45". STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE OF COLLAR, ON OUTSIDE BACK OF SHIRT, IS "ALLAN QUALITY 7 5 45 R.C.M.P.". THERE IS ALSO A BUTTON HOLE ON BACK OF COLLAR.
BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, EDWARD BUCHANAN. EDWARD WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL POLICE FROM 1919 TO 1932, WHEN HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE. HE WAS A SENIOR STAFF SARGEANT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE AT LETHBRIDGE FROM MAY 1944 TO NOV. 1950. HE RETIRED IN 1950, THEN BECAME DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. FOLLOWING RETIREMENT, EDWARD BECAME A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION IN EDMONTON IN 1950/51, AND REMAINED A MEMBER UNTIL HIS PASSING; HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THIS ASSOCIATION.
SEE P20020090001-GA FOR COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD BUCHANAN.
BLACK LEATHER SHOULDER STRAP WITH LOOPS ON EACH END THAT ATTACH TO A BELT. LOOPS WRAP AROUND BELT AND STEEL KNOB SLIDES THROUGH CUT IN OPENING OF LEATHER TO FASTEN. CLOSE TO END IS A BUCKLE USED TO ADJUST SIZE OF STRAP. HAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE OR WEAR.
FRANK JAMES BATHGATE WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE AND GREW UP IN THE PARK LAKE AREA. HE APPLIED TO THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE IN 1951 AND WAS APPOINTED CONSTABLE ON JANUARY 14, 1953. HE WAS THEN PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ACTING SERGEANT IN 1960, AND IN 1967 PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE IN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH, WHERE HE WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUG SECTION OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE. IN 1971 FRANK WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT AND WAS THE HEAD OF THE NEWLY CREATED CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT, IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES IN THE DRUG UNIT. ACCORDING TO ONE DOCUMENT (PERM RECORD), HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE FORMATION OF THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE OF CANADA, WHICH DEALS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND OTHER AREAS OF NATIONAL INTEREST. IN JUNE OF 1978 HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF INSPECTOR, AND TOOK OVER COMMAND OF THE UNIFORMED PATROL DIVISION. IN AUGUST OF 1979 BATHGATE WAS PROMOTED TO SUPERINTENDENT AND FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE. HE HELD THIS APPOINTMENT UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1988. FRANK BATHGATE PASSED AWAY IN 1996.
NAVY BLUE; VISOR (PEAK); TOP IS ROUND WITH A CIRCUMFERENCE OF 77.0 CM; THE HATBAND IS BLACK RIBBED RIBBON (4.2 CM WIDE). THERE ARE 15 MAPLE LEAVES STITCHED INTO THE HAT BAND WITH BLACK THREAD. THE BAND HAS A 0.5 CM WIDE DECORATIVE EDGING. THE CROWN IS PADDED. ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF THE VISOR ARE TWO GOLD FABRIC RIBBONS, 30.5 CM AND 18.5 CM IN LENGTH. THE SHORTER ONE IS ATTACHED TO THE LONGER ONE BY THE TWO LOOPS. THE LONG RIBBON IS ATTACHED TO THE HATBAND WITH A BRASS BUTTON FASTENER AT EACH END. TO THE CENTRE OF HAT IS A BRASS CAP BADGE. THE BADGE IS ATTACHED BY A SCREW GOING THROUGH THE HATBAND. ON THE INSIDE OF THE HATBAND IS A BROWN LEATHER STRIP (3.0 CM WIDE), WHICH IS SEWN TO THE EDGE OF THE HAT. THE INSIDE OF THE CROWN IS RED FABRIC (SATIN?) A PIECE OF PLASTIC (13.5 X 12.0 CM) IS SEWN TO THE FABRIC ON THREE SIDES WITH BLACK THREAD. UNDER THE PLASTIC IS A WHITE LABEL THAT READS "STOKES CAP & REGALIA LTD. SCARBOROUGH ONTARIIO". PICTURED ON THE LABEL IS A SOLDIER.
THE HAT WORN BY CAM HUTCHINSON-MACLEAN, AS PART OF HIS UNIFORM WHEN HE WORKED CRASH RESCUE FOR TRANSPORT CANADA. HE BEGAN HIS CRASH RESCUE SERVICE IN EDMONTON IN 1981 BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO KENYON FIELD (LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT) IN 1985. MR. HUTCHINSON-MACLEAN LEFT THE SERVICE IN 1989 HOLDING THE RANK OF FIRE RESCUE 3 (CAPTAIN). THE HAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NO LONGER STATIONED AT THE AIRPORT.
SHINY BLACK NYLON JACKET WITH A ZIP-OUT NAVY BLUE QUILTED LINER AND A REMOVEABLE FUR COLLAR. JACKET AND LINER EACH HAVE LABEL MARKED "INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMS LTD. STYLE: M6125 SIZE: 40R CITY: LETHBRIDGE POLICE". BOTH SLEEVES HAVE THE "LETHBRIDGE POLICE" BADGES SEWN ON, WITH 2 SINGLE STAR BADGES SEWN BELOW ON THE LEFT ARM. FRONT HAS TWO HIP POCKETS, & TWO FLAP CHEST POCKETS THAT FASTEN WITH A CHROME "POLICE FORCE" BUTTON ON EACH. ABOVE THE LEFT CHEST POCKET ARE TWO EYELETS SEWN ONTO A SMALL PIECE OF FABRIC, USED TO MOUNT BADGE. BLACK LEATHER TRIMMED CUFFS. HEAVY BLACK PLASTIC ZIPPER UP ENTIRE FRONT OF JACKET, USED TO FASTEN. ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE LEFT SLEEVE ARE TWO SOILED FIREARMS BADGES. ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION, LITTLE WEAR BUT SLIGHTLY SOILED.
*UPDATE - ARTIFACT MADE OF FOUR PIECES, RATHER THAN THREE. THE FOURTH PIECE IS A VEST MADE OF NYLON. OUTSIDE IS BROWN WITH A FADED LABEL MARKED, "INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMS LTD." AFFIXED TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. INSIDE OF VEST IS SILVER. VEST ZIPS OVER TOP OF QUILTED LINER.
ON 28 FEBRUARY, 1975, THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD PUBLISHED A PHOTO AND CAPTION, STATING THAT THE POLICE WERE "EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW JACKET" AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INTRODUCING THIS JACKET INTO SERVICE AND RETIRING P19960112131. FOR PHOTO AND ARTICLE, PLEASE REFERENCE THE PERMANENT FILE.
*UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.