I need a picture of the type of Harris County police vehicle used to transport a person to the courthouse jail to await a hearing in late 1927. I got a good idea of what I might be looking for on a general Google search; however, none of the images were in Texas or Houston area.
In the process, I found a link to the Houston Police Department Museum, HPD.Museum@houstonpolice.org . Museum and Library People are my favorite people. They always know how to find stuff, and they always respond to requests. I received this photo labeled simply 1920s. I am unsure now whether a horse drawn paddy wagon was still being used in Houston in 1927 and have not identified the building. However, the photo is awesome.
The paddy wagon appears to be the same as this New York photo from Google search:
I suspect strongly that the horse drawn paddy wagon was no longer used in 1927 New York or Houston. Downtown Houston was very crowded with cars and street cars, although horses were still being used in rural areas.
The Houston police transport vehicle in 1927, I think, would be more like the following, but I still need verification:
