Getting closer to pinpointing when the logo changed

I got a great email today from the Yakima Library letting me know they think they've narrowed down the time frame for when the logo probably changed. The photos below show uniforms in 1923 & 1948 without the logo and one in 1955 with the logo so it was changed sometime in that 7 year time frame. This is the most info I've gotten so far about when the logo changed and I was excited to see these photos. It is possible it changed in 1950 when the police department moved from their old location to their new one, but we are still researching to see if that is the case.

Photo below from 1923 in the newspaper on 12-23-1970. No evidence of the badge or anything similar on their uniforms.


Photo below from 1948 in newspaper from 12-29-1970. The badge is not visible on any of the uniforms and shows no evidence it is there.

Photo below from the newspaper in 10-23-1955 clearly showing the badge with the current logo. The irony of the article content and the photo description in relation to this campaign and the lack of info found so far is not lost on me. Where are the records and minute details about the badge?


This is a really interesting photo below showing a different, though similar, logo on the car, along with the current logo on the uniforms. Photo from 7-16-1990. Considering how difficult it's been to find even the info I'm sharing on this post, I don't hold out much hope for finding out anything more about that logo. The police vehicles currently do not have the current logo on them.





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