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Meridian Police "The Dairy City" Patch-First Patch Item Info

Title:
Meridian Police "The Dairy City" Patch-First Patch
Creator:
Meridian Police Department
Date Created:
1960
Description:
Meridian Police "The Dairy City" Patch (First Patch) was released about the early 1960s. Apparently many people interpreted wrong ideas about the cow tail facing upward and became offended. The patch eventually became replaced with one in which the cow tail pointed straight down. The version of the cow tail up came in both white and a second issued light orange. Not only was the cow symbolic of the dairy center, but the shape of the patch looked like a wedge of cheese. All Meridian Police Dairy patches were dropped in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Subjects:
Police forces Police officers Police service Policemen suburban police
Location:
Meridian, Idaho
Latitude:
43.6094542
Longitude:
-116.3931117
Source:
Meridian Police Department
Source Identifier:
col008_meridianpolice_136
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Rights:
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. To request permission for educational, commercial, or other uses, contact the History Center at history@mld.org or 208-888-4451, ext. 1023 for further information. The Meridian Library District is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Meridian Police "The Dairy City" Patch-First Patch", Meridian Police, Meridian Library District
Reference Link:
https://mldhistory.github.io/meridianpolice/items/col008_mp_143.html
Rights
Rights:
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. To request permission for educational, commercial, or other uses, contact the History Center at history@mld.org or 208-888-4451, ext. 1023 for further information. The Meridian Library District is not liable for any violations of the law by users.