Swearing in of Reserve Policemen

Basic details

Swearing in of Reserve Policemen is an image, with genre photograph and group portraits.

It was created November 18, 1954.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

Nine reserve policemen are sworn in and given badges by then-City Manager George Wing at the Worthington Municipal Building on Thursday, November 18, 1954.

According to an article published in "The Worthington News" the following week, the policemen depicted are (from left to right): Captain Lew Markin, Lieutenant Walter Holbrook, Sergeant Andy Anderson, Sergeant Bill Patterson, Tony Gratziano, George Shapter, Harry Zimmerman, Earl M. Smith, and Carl O’Harra. George Wing is shown pinning a badge onto Carl O’Harra’s uniform, while Worthington’s first formal Chief of Police, James Lewis, looks on, from behind Wing.

The Worthington Village Council formally approved the establishment of a reserve police force early the following year on January 17, 1955, via its passing of Ordinance 1327, the stated objective of which was to provide "…a more adequate policing of said Village in times of illness or days off for members of the regular police force, and in times of emergency."

Subjects

It features the people Carl O'Harra, George V. Wing, Edward J. Lewis, George H. Shapter, Jr., Andy Anderson, Lew Markin, Dr. Walter A. Holbrook, Sgt. Bill Patterson, Tony Gratziano, Harry G. Zimmerman and Earl M. Smith.

It features the organization Village of Worthington.

It covers the topic police.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0511.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 73-G-167c.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on August 19, 2021. It was last updated November 3, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Swearing in of Reserve Policemen from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Swearing in of Reserve Policemen. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.