Four Press Photographs Showing the Funeral of Robert Holmes, the First African American Policeman Killed in the Line of Duty in New York, 1917.
New York: 1917. Four photographs measuring appx. 8 x 10 inches. A collection of photographs showing the funeral procession of Robert Holmes, who died exchanging fire with a burglar in New York City in 1917. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes was the first African American to die in the.....
