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Captain Sherry Talks To Class Of Fire Battalion C…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
7/9/1951
Black and white photograph of a Richmond, Virginia City fire department training session; image shows Captain Sherry leading a class for Battalion Ch…
Firemen Tested
Finnegan Photograph Collection
7/20/1951
Black and white photograph of Richmond, Virginia City fire captains undergoing a test to establish an eligibility list for promotion to battalion chi…
Reunion
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/3/1951
Black and white photograph of Richmond City fireman Jack Taylor, of Truck Company #4, holding two puppies he rescued from a 30-foot dry well at 2206 …
Smoke Pours From Fire At Cinder Block Company Pla…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
9/10/1951
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firemen battling a blaze at the Cinder Block Company of Richmond, Ellen Road and Rosedale Avenue, on the …
![[Residential Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38253/2/thumbnail.webp)
[Residential Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
9/11/1951
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a house fire; image shows the rear of a two-story frame house destroyed by fire; rubble fills yard; bo…
![[First Aid Class]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38254/1/thumbnail.webp)
[First Aid Class]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1951
Black and white photograph of Richmond, Virginia City firefighters participating in a first aid class; image shows a row of men on the floor practici…
Firemen Pour Water On Blazing Lumber Yard Near Bo…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/2/1952
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighters battling a blaze at the Transit Lumber Company, near the Boulevard Bridge in Richmond, Virgi…
![[Changing a Bulb]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38256/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Changing a Bulb]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/13/1952
Black and white photograph of Richmond, Virginia City firefighters changing a street light bulb (?); image shows two men at the top of an aerial ladd…
![[Kitchen Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38257/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Kitchen Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/15/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a kitchen fire at 2100 Grayland Avenue, near Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a kitchen ca…
![[Kitchen Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38258/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Kitchen Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/15/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a kitchen fire at 2100 Grayland Avenue, near Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a kitchen ca…
![[Fatal House Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38259/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Fatal House Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/22/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a residential fire at 623 Calhoun Street, in Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows the rear of…
New Fire Engine For Company 9, Richmond Fire Depa…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/26/1952
Black and white photograph of fire department officials inspecting a new fire engine for the Richmond, Virginia fire department, Engine Company #9; i…
![[Burned Mattress]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38261/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Burned Mattress]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
7/22/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a house fire at 1307 Grove Avenue, in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; image shows a burned mat…
![[House Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38262/1/thumbnail.webp)
[House Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
7/22/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a house fire at 1307 Grove Avenue, in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; image shows a bedroom li…
Firemen Fight Blaze At West End Rug Cleaning Plant
Finnegan Photograph Collection
9/5/1952
Black and white photograph of Richmond, Virginia City firemen battling a blaze at the Mercer Rug Cleansing & Storing Company, 3116 W. Moore Stree…
Maple Avenue Fire Station And Adjacent Lot Where …
Finnegan Photograph Collection
10/2/1952
Black and white photograph of the Maple Avenue (300 block) fire station, Richmond, Virginia and an empty lot where a new station will be built; image…
Firemen Check Damage At Chamberlayne Avenue Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/29/1952
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a house fire on Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; image shows Richmond Fire Chief Finnegan (l…
![[Testing New Fire Hose]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38266/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Testing New Fire Hose]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1953
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighters preparing to test a new "fogger" style fire hose at the training tower, 28th and S Streets, …
![[Apartment Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/38267/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Apartment Fire]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/15/1953
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress in an apartment building at 1 N. 6th Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows smoke comin…
Mrs. M. C. Thomas Is Helped Down Firemen's Ladder
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/15/1953
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighter helping a woman down a ladder outside her apartment building at 1 N. 6th Street, in downtown …
Firemen Battle Blaze At South Richmond Ice Plant
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/27/1953
Black and white photograph of Richmond City firefighters battling a blaze at the Richmond Ice Company, Bainbridge and 20th Streets, near Manchester, …
Remains Of Fire-Gutted Building At Bainbridge And…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/27/1953
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a fire at the Richmond Ice Company, Bainbridge and 20th Streets, near Manchester, Richmond, Virginia; …
Sweating It Out For Fire Chief
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/6/1953
Black and white photograph of nine Richmond, Virginia City fire department captains taking the last part of a two-day examination for the position of…
Byrd Field Officials Chat About the Fire Engine T…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
5/30/1953
Black and white photograph of two men standing beside a fire engine in a large building at Byrd Field, Henrico County, Virginia. Inscription: Stampe…