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Fire Damages Main Street Building
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/13/1942
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighters battling a two-alarm fire in the Merchants' National Bank building at 1101 E. Main Street, i…
[Firefighters at Work]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
4/1/1942
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighters, Charles A. Lowry and Clarence Wilson, preparing to attach water nozzle to fire hose; image …
Perfume Goes Up In Smoke
Finnegan Photograph Collection
6/4/1942
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a fire in a display window of the Miller and Rhoads Department store in downtown Richmond, Virginia; i…
Firemen Complete Ball Plans
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/13/1943
Black and white photograph of members of the general committee in charge of organizing two benefit balls to be held by the Firemen's Mutual Aid Assoc…
Three-Alarm Fire Sweeps Warehouse
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/13/1943
Black and white photograph of a three-alarm fire at the Martin Furniture Storage Company at Cary and Foushee Streets, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virgi…
Firemen Battle Three-Alarm Blaze Which Sweeps Thr…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/14/1943
Black and white photograph of a three-alarm fire at a brick storage warehouse on West Cary Street (Martin Furniture Storage?) in Richmond, Virginia; …
[Martin Furniture Storage Company Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/13/1943
Black and white photograph of a three-alarm fire at the Martin Furniture Storage Company at Cary and Foushee Streets, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virgi…
[Martin Furniture Storage Company Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/13/1943
Black and white photograph of a three-alarm fire at the Martin Furniture Storage Company at Cary and Foushee Streets, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virgi…
Firemen Fight Blaze At City Dump on Southside. Fi…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
4/7/1943
Black and white photograph of fire fighters battling a fire at the Richmond City Dump on the south side of Richmond, Virginia; image shows several me…
[City Dump Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
4/7/1943
Black and white photograph of fire fighters battling a fire at the Richmond City Dump on the south side of Richmond, Virginia; image shows several me…
[Ideal Fishing Float Company Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
4/18/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters inside the fire-damaged Ideal Fishing Float Company building, at 2001 E. Franklin Street in…
Firemen Search Smoke-Filled Building After Removi…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
5/24/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters entering smoke-filled building at 3rd and Broad Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; im…
[Staples Bakery Building Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
10/14/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters (Engine Co. # 17) working a fire at the Staples Bakery Building at 18th and Hull Streets, n…
Explosion and Fire Wreck Plant of Haskell Chemica…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/7/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City Fire Battalion Chiefs Parrish (left) and Cardwell, surveying fire damage at the Haskell Chemical Company,…
Employees at Moskins Check Damage By Fire Last Ni…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/10/1943
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a fire at Moskins Credit Clothing Company, 218 E. Broad Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image …
Hand Pumps Called Out
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/27/1943
Black and white photograph of a brush fire raging in the West End near the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; image shows an unidentified v…
[Old Bell]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/28/1943
Black and white photograph of a Richmond City fire fighter in dress uniform; image shows the man looking at a large metal bell atop fire station (?) …
Fire Bell Rings Only the Hours in 1943
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/29/1943
Black and white photograph of a Richmond City fire fighter in dress uniform inside a fire station in Richmond, Virginia; image shows fire fighter W. …
[Standard Oil Terminal Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/23/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters battling a seven alarm blaze at the Standard Oil Terminal in Manchester (E. 2nd and Stockt…
Scenes From $50,000 Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/23/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters battling a seven alarm blaze at the Standard Oil Terminal in Manchester (E. 2nd and Stockt…
[Standard Oil Terminal Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/23/1943
Black and white photograph of a seven alarm blaze at the Standard Oil Terminal in Manchester (E. 2nd and Stockton Streets), Richmond, Virginia; image…
As Firemen Fought Three-Alarm Blaze Here Yesterday
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/30/1943
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fire fighters battling a fire at a casket company in Richmond, Virginia; image shows fire fighters on the…
[Richmond Fire Department Officers]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1944
Black and white photograph of eight men posing outdoors on the steps of a large brick building in Richmond, Virginia; seven of the men wear dress uni…
Small Fire Calls Out Plenty Of Equipment
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/7/1944
Black and white photograph of the Central YMCA building at 2 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a fire hose snaking …