About This Item


  • Call NumberOSOS_0639
  • TitleMemorial service program for fire fighter killed in September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
  • Summary24 page commemorative program for New York City fire Captain Vernon A. Richard. Cover reads: "Memorial service in loving memory of Captain Vernon A. Richard. Saturday, December 8, 2001 … St. Anthony's Church, 32 West Nyack Road, Nanuet, N.Y. Reverend Weldon McWilliams, Jr. officiating." Pamphlet includes order of service, biographical sketch of Richard, family photographs and tributes.
  • Date2001-12-08
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, color
  • Genrememorial servicesprograms (documents)
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date from program. Original program, 24 pages, [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.
  • Creator[unknown]
  • SubjectPortraits; African Americans; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationNanuet (N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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