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[Fire at 8th and Broad Streets]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
9/2/1957
Black and white photograph of a four-alarm fire in progress at 8th and Broad Streets, in downtown Richmond; image shows an aerial ladder truck with l…
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[Fire at 8th and Broad Streets]
Finnegan Photograph Collection
9/2/1957
Black and white photograph of a four-alarm fire in progress at 8th and Broad Streets, in downtown Richmond; image shows firemen gathered in front of …
Fire Training School
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/1970
Color photograph showing Richmond firefighters undergoing "Oil Pit" fire training at fire training school in Richmond, Virginia; image of four unifor…
Aftermath of Explosion on Granby Street
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/1972
Black and white photograph showing Richmond firefighters working an explosion at 00 Granby Street in the Randolph area (?) of Richmond, Virginia; fir…
Boy with Toy Boat
Finnegan Photograph Collection
6/7/1973
Black and white photograph of Keith Fordham, age 12, watching his toy boat made from styrofoam float on the water; boy previously rescued from river …
New Portable Hose Manifold
Finnegan Photograph Collection
6/7/1973
Black and white photograph of Richmond firefighters testing a new portable manifold, the first large diameter hose (LDH) in Richmond, Virginia; image…
New Fire Equipment
Finnegan Photograph Collection
6/7/1973
Black and white photograph of a new "traffic bridge" holder for a fire hose. Inscription: Stamped __"Jun 7 1973" __Verso
Firemen Poured Thousands of Gallons of Water Into…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/17/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Richmond Senior Center (old Van de Vyver School), on N. First Street in Jackson Ward, Richmon…
Senior Center Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
2/17/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Richmond Senior Center (old Van de Vyver or St. Joseph Catholic School), on N. First Street i…
Standard Burlap Bag Company Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/15/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Standard Burlap Bag Company at Virginia and Cary Streets in Shockoe Slip; image shows several…
Standard Burlap Bag Company Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/15/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Standard Burlap Bag Company at Virginia and Cary Streets in Shockoe Slip; image shows Richmon…
Captain G. Wyatt at Site of Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/15/1973
Black and white photograph showing Richmond Fire Captain G. Wyatt at the scene of a fire at 13th and Cary Streets in Shockoe Slip, Richmond, Virginia…
Firemen Battle Early Morning Blaze at Poor Richar…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
11/23/1973
Black and white photograph showing Richmond firefighters battling a blaze at Poor Richard's Restaurant at 103 E. Cary Street at the edge of Monroe Wa…
Standard Burlap Bag Company Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/15/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Standard Burlap Bag Company at Virginia and Cary Streets in Shockoe Slip; image shows Richmon…
Standard Burlap Bag Company Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
8/15/1973
Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the Standard Burlap Bag Company at Virginia and Cary Streets in Shockoe Slip; image shows Richmon…
Firemen Sprayed More Than 500,000 Gallons of Wate…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
12/18/1974
Black and white photograph of a Richmond firefighters battling an early morning blaze at an unidentified location; image shows firefighter in foregro…
Fatal House Fire
Finnegan Photograph Collection
1/24/1974
Black and white photograph showing the aftermath of a fatal house fire; image of a small frame house with debris-strewn front yard; people peer into …
Firemen Battle Flames in Apartment-Business Compl…
Finnegan Photograph Collection
5/5/1974
Black and white photograph showing Richmond, Virginia firefighters battling a blaze in a business-apartment complex in the 1100 block of Hull Street …
WRVA Helicopter Crash
Finnegan Photograph Collection
5/24/1974
Black and white photograph showing the aftermath of a fatal helicopter crash into a home on W. 31st Street in south Richmond, Virginia; three people,…
Fire at Fuel Oils Incorporated
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/1/1975
Color snapshot photograph showing Richmond firefighters on the scene of a fire or oil spill at Fuel Oils, Inc., 4100 Deepwater Terminal Road near Phi…
Fire at Fuel Oils Incorporated
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/1/1975
Color snapshot photograph showing Richmond firefighters on the scene of a fire or oil spill at Fuel Oils, Inc., 4100 Deepwater Terminal Road near Phi…
Fire at Fuel Oils Incorporated
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/1/1975
Color snapshot photograph of the scene of a fire or oil spill at Fuel Oils, Inc., 4100 Deepwater Terminal Road near Philip Morris on the south side o…
Command Post for March 1975 Flooding
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/21/1975
Color snapshot photograph of a Richmond emergency services Command Post during flooding of the James River and Shockoe Creek in Richmond, Virginia; i…
James River and Shockoe Creek Flooding
Finnegan Photograph Collection
3/21/1975
Color snapshot photograph showing flood waters of the James River surrounding a large warehouse building in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written…