Finnegan Photograph Collection
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This collection contains images related to the activities of the Richmond Fire Department.
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Physical Fitness Test
1/5/1977
Color photograph showing Richmond firefighters participating in a physical fitness test during fire training school at 28th and S Streets in Richmond…
Physical Fitness Test
1/5/1977
Color photograph showing Richmond firefighters participating in a physical fitness test during fire training school at 28th and S Streets in Richmond…
Physical Fitness Test
1/5/1977
Color photograph showing Richmond firefighters participating in a physical fitness test during fire training school at 28th and S Streets in Richmond…
![[Man Receives Certificate for Rescue]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39363/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Man Receives Certificate for Rescue]
11/2/1976
Color photograph showing Richmond Fire Chief J. F. Finnegan, Jr. presenting a certificate of appreciation to James Newton(a civilian?) for participat…
Dedication of the Martin Luther King Bridge
9/17/1976
Black and white photograph showing Richmond Fire Chief J. F. Finnegan, Jr., another Fire official in dress uniform and a Richmond Police officer usin…
![[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39365/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]
Circa 1975
Color photograph showing a group of children sitting and standing on an old-fashioned fire pumper truck (likely in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia). …
![[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39366/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]
Circa 1975
Color photograph showing a group of children sitting and standing on an old-fashioned fire pumper truck being towed by a red pickup truck (likely in …
![[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39367/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Children Enjoy Fire Department Vehicle]
Circa 1975
Color photograph showing a group of children sitting and standing on an old-fashioned fire pumper truck (likely in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia). …
![[New Sign at Training School]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39368/1/thumbnail.webp)
[New Sign at Training School]
2/9/1976
Black and white photograph showing a new sign for the City of Richmond Bureau of Fire, Training Division, Sandston, Virginia. Geographic Description…
New Sign at Training School
2/9/1976
Black and white photograph showing a new sign for the City of Richmond Bureau of Fire, Training Division, Sandston, Virginia. Inscription: Written _…
Thalhimers Christmas (Toy) Parade
1974
Black and white photograph of the Richmond Fire Department's entry in the Thalhimers Christmas Parade, Richmond, Virginia; image shows Fire Chief J. …
Night Training at Fire School
1976
Black and white photograph showing the practice tower for the City of Richmond Bureau of Fire lit up at night for training exercises in Sandston, Vir…
![[Richmond Firefighter Receives Award]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39372/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Firefighter Receives Award]
4/7/1976
Black and white photograph showing Richmond firefighter Glenn Gooding receiving the Rookie of the Year award from Jerry Gerbald of the Richmond, Virg…
![[Detective Blaylock Receives Fire Award]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39373/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Detective Blaylock Receives Fire Award]
4/1976
Black and white photograph showing Richmond, Virginia Fire Department Chief, J. F. Finnegan, Jr., pinning an award on Richmond Police detective Billy…
Fire Inspector Higgins Checks Coliseum
3/31/1976
Black and white photograph showing Richmond, Virginia Fire Inspector Higgins checking the Richmond Coliseum during a Richmond Robins ice hockey game;…
![[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39375/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]
1976
Black and white photograph of Richmond firefighter Lynch being recognized for helping to save a neighbor's life; image shows four men standing in lin…
![[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39376/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]
1976
Black and white photograph of an awards ceremony at the Richmond, Virginia Fire Department; image shows Wesley Hudson (in suit), speaking with Carrol…
Rookie of the Year
4/7/1976
Black and white photograph showing Richmond firefighter Glenn Gooding holding the Rookie of the Year award presented by the Richmond, Virginia Exchan…
![[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39379/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Fire Awards Ceremony]
1975
Black and white photograph showing Richmond, Virginia firefighters Fred Robinson, Rechey Rowe and Bobby Seay receiving awards from Richmond Fire Chie…
![1975 Promotion [Ceremony]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39380/1/thumbnail.webp)
1975 Promotion [Ceremony]
1975
Black and white photograph showing a Richmond, Virginia Fire Department promotion ceremony; Richmond Fire Chief J. F. Finnegan, Jr. shakes hands with…
Fire Training School
1970
Black and white photograph showing the Richmond Fire Department Training School at Beulah Road and D Street in Sandston, Virginia. Inscription: Writ…
![[Tobacco Festival Parade]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39382/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Tobacco Festival Parade]
10/1973
Black and white photograph showing Richmond Fire Chief, J. F. Finnegan, Jr. and television star of Hawaii Five-O, James MacArthur at the Tobacco Fest…
![Fire Station, 7th and Leigh [Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/39383/1/thumbnail.webp)
Fire Station, 7th and Leigh [Streets]
Circa 1970
Black and white photograph showing a hook and ladder truck from the Richmond Fire Department parked in front of the fire station at 7th and Leigh Str…
Fire Prevention Program Contacts All Ages
Circa 1970
Black and white photograph showing a Fire Prevention event hosted by the Richmond, Virginia Fire Department; image of women chatting on a city sidewa…