Negro Fire Engine House No. 4,one of separate Negro units in the District

Washington, D.C. January, 1943. Fire Engine House No. 4, one of the separate Negro units in the District
Title: Washington, D.C. January, 1943. Fire Engine House No. 4, one of the separate Negro units in the District
Creator(s): Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, photographer
Related Names:
United States. Office of War Information.
Date Created/Published: 1943 Jan.
Summary: Photographs show Washington, D.C. January, 1943. Fire Engine House No. 4, one of the separate black units in the District of Columbia. Lineup for instruction and orders, receiving alarm, watching control board for alarm location. Probationary fireman being questioned by lieutenant and learning use of equipment. Firemen awaiting calls, taking a nap, preparing lunch, playing cards. Firemen at fires, handling trucks and hoses, and making a rescue.
Notes:
Photographed by Gordon Parks for the U.S. Office of War Information.
LOT title and other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana photographs ... Library of Congress, 1989.
Negative nos. 13520-13622, 14801-14879; control card nos. 1595, 1596, 1598, 1607, 1609.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Forms part of the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Subjects:
African Americans--Employment--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
Fire fighters--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
Fire stations--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
Segregation--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
Photographic prints--1940-1950.
Bookmark /2004667444/
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