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Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Pinkerton National Detective Agency a detective agency founded by Allan Pinkerton in 1852.
Its logo, the “All-Seeing Eye,” gave rise to the phrase private eye. |
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"Pinkerton National Detective Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pinkerton National Detective Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PinkertonNationlDtctvgncy.html "Pinkerton National Detective Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PinkertonNationlDtctvgncy.html |
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