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Title |
Joseph Cohen Life Membership San Mateo County Sheriff's Posse Plate, c. 1927-1951 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Description |
Joseph Cohen Life Membership San Mateo County Sheriff's Posse Plate, c. 1927-1951. Silver metal plate, rectangular with rounded corners and plain of decoration. On it is stamped the award information and in the bottom right is the engraved signature, only somewhat legible, of (presumably) James McGrath. Plate has small holes punched through each of its corners. |
Date |
c. 1927-1951 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2014.018.029.112 |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-4 inches |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"LIFE MEMBERSHIP / IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, SHERIFF'S POSSE / Presented to / JOSEPH COHEN / In Appreciation of many Services Rendered / James J. McGrath / Sheriff" (engraved on plate; McGrath's name is a cursive signature and the last name is barely legible) |
Provenance |
This artifact was owned and used by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Walter Moore created this collection while he was Deputy Sheriff in San Mateo County, 1943-1960. |
Notes |
James J. McGrath was San Mateo County's sheriff from 1927 to 1951. For an article about him, see https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/sheriff-james-j-mcgrath-a-good-friend/article_45339e4a-8f03-5028-a2c0-329ca51d92fa.html [accessed 07/02/2018] Joseph "Joe" Cohen was the manager of Bay Meadows Racetrack in the 1950s and 1960s. Bay Meadows was a horse racing track in San Mateo that operated from 1934 until 2008. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack 02/09/2018] |
Search Terms |
Badge Badges Cohen, Joseph J. "Joe" Law Enforcement Moore, Walter H. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office San Mateo County-Sheriffs Sheriff's Department Sheriffs |
Subjects |
Badges Law enforcement |
People |
Cohen, Joseph J. "Joe" McGrath, James McGrath, James (Sheriff) Moore, Walter H. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office |