Black & White Photograph of Edith Smith

A black and white photograph of Edith Smith, Britain's first policewoman - dating to between 1915 and 1918.

The photograph shows Edith standing in full uniform. She wears a long dark skirt, dark buttoned single-breasted jacket with front breast and waist pockets. There is a striped arm band on left wrist. On her head is a dark hat in a shallow bowler style with a silver badge on front. She has a whistle chain and a leather belt with buckle. There is a signature Edith Smith in bottom right hand corner and the photograph is embossed with the photographic studio name.

Lincolnshire County Council Illustrations Index

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