unknown, fl. 1925-1941; [Photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09725 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1925-1941; Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1925-1941 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm. Order a Copy
One undated photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company. Image is of 13 African American volunteers posed with a fire truck.
The East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company was formed in 1925 and was staffed by African Americans during the segregation era. In 1941, it was disbanded by the county board.
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