About This Item

  • Call NumberOSOS_0640
  • TitleQuilt memorializing the twelve African American fire fighters killed on September 11, 2001.
  • SummaryPhotograph of memorial quilt with portraits of 12 African American fire fighters, flags and patriotic symbols. Made by 18 members of the African American heritage quilting workshop at the Sandy Ground Historical Society. Led by Djamillah Samad, with assistance from "Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters". Names of fire fighters clockwise from top center: Vernon A. Richard, Leon Smith, Ronnie L. Henderson ,Andre G. Fletcher, Karl H. Joseph, Shawn E. Powell, Keith A. Glascoe, Yarel Coleman, Gerarde Baptiste, Keithroy M. Maynard, William L. Henry, Vernon P. Cherry. Text on photograph reads, "Photo by Joshua Carp. Women in the 2002 class of quilters, and makers of the historic quilt were: Janet Borda, Barbara Christopher, Sylvia D'Alessandro, Joyce Gaines, Ivy Hassandras [sic], Stephanie Hasandras, Louise James, Sadie Judge, Djmillah Samad, Onia Sims, Susie Smith, rose Taylor, Pamela Thompson, Ila Wheeler, Juhne Wheeler, Precious Gem Wheeler, Patricia White, Joyce Yarbrough."
  • Date2002
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, color
  • Genrecommemorative quiltsquilts
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date from donor. Original photograph, [dimensions unknown], digitized on March 08, 2016 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by the Richard family at Boys and Girls High School. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
  • CreatorSandy Ground Historical Society
  • SubjectPortraits ; African Americans ; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 ; Sandy Ground Historical Society (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.) ; African American fire fighters
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • PlaceStaten Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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