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![I paid $125 for this photo of Angela Merkel](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/09/16/Merk.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
I paid $125 for this photo of Angela Merkel
After five years of trying to get records out of the Harvard University Police Department, I ended up spending $125 on a high-resolution photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This is the story of how and why.
![The moon is a sensitive topic at the CIA](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/07/16/moon123.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The moon is a sensitive topic at the CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency kept a 1961 translation of the “Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon” marked as “For Official Use Only” in its archives for just shy of 50 years.
![The "Congolese SAM" and other lesser-known dangers of aerial reconnaissance](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/01/13/Cov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The “Congolese SAM” and other lesser-known dangers of aerial reconnaissance
The Central Intelligence Agency’s declassified archives include a formerly SECRET incident involving a spy plane and an unusual example of small arms fire: the “Congolese SAM,” also known as a spear.
![The CIA's dogs of war](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/08/06/DogCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The CIA’s dogs of war
MuckRock has previously written about some of the surprising photographic finds in the Central Intelligence Agency’s archives, including a stray cat that was considered a state secret for 50 years. Proving that they’re equal opportunity creature classifiers, records recently uncovered in CREST show photos of World War II military working dogs which weren’t made public until 2013 - nearly 70 years after they were taken.
![Five ways to use FOIA to explore the FBI's 110 year history](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/07/26/FBIhigh.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Five ways to use FOIA to explore the FBI’s 110 year history
We’re celebrating the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s birthday with a look at five different ways MuckRock users have used FOIA to bring shed light on the Bureau’s 11 decades of skulking around in America’s shadows.
24 Requests
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109th police academy graduation photos
Brian Waters sent this request to the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council of Vermont
Completed
Carlton Purvis sent this request to the Air Force of the United States of America
Payment Required
May Day 2012 Incident Commander's Review and records referenced therein
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Seattle Police Department of Seattle, WA
No Responsive Documents
Outcome of appeal of denied access to officer photos P2013-1888
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Seattle Police Department of Seattle, WA
Completed
Passenger inspection notes photos reports 2016-02-05
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority of Washington