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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Chief - Col. Wright's Ret. Party Police Hdq., Dec. 29, 1967
Date Created
1967-12-29
Reel Format
Super 8mm
Reel Description
This reel contains footage of a retirement celebration for Chief Col. John M. Wright Jr. from the Richmond Police Department. Wright worked in the department from 1920 to 1967. The Wright Family Papers are available via the Library of Virginia. An announcement of Wright's retirement ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 3, 1967. An announcement of this event ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 30, 1967.
Runtime
00:03:38
Corporate Name Subject
Richmond (Va.). Police Department
Topical Subject
Police; Retirement; Parties
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
color films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mp4
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Richmond Police Department Surveillance Collection
Source
Chief Col. John M. Wright Jr. Retirement Celebration Film Reel, 1967 December 29
File Name
VCU_M571_042.mp4