[APD's first female officers (20 years later) in 1997]

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Photograph of some of the first female police officers in Arlington taken twenty years later in 1997. Front row: Martha Bacile Findlay, Martha Willbanks (center in dark blue uniform), Patt Scheckel-Hollingsworth. Back row: Shirley Bryant, Dixie Stout Bersano, and Sandy Walthall Jay (in uniform). Lt. Martha Willbanks (center) was the first female APD Police Officer.

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1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 10 in.

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Creator: Unknown. May 19, 1997.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Arlington Police Department Collection and was provided by the Arlington Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1012 times, with 11 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of some of the first female police officers in Arlington taken twenty years later in 1997. Front row: Martha Bacile Findlay, Martha Willbanks (center in dark blue uniform), Patt Scheckel-Hollingsworth. Back row: Shirley Bryant, Dixie Stout Bersano, and Sandy Walthall Jay (in uniform). Lt. Martha Willbanks (center) was the first female APD Police Officer.

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1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 10 in.

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High resolution image available upon request from Arlington Public Library.

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Arlington Police Department Collection

Legal documents, clippings, and photographs of the Arlington Police Department from the early 1900's to present day, depicting various people, places, and activities concerning the department.

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  • May 19, 1997

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[APD's first female officers (20 years later) in 1997], photograph, May 19, 1997; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth176352/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Arlington Public Library.

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