memorabilia firegeezer on 02 Aug 2008 11:38 am
Mystery Solved
FIREGEEZER READER HANK BERGSON PURCHASED A BOX of vintage photographs at the Mt. Vernon (New York) VFD auction last Sunday.
They were a collection of photos of chief officers from the past. One of them was largely unidentified, labeled only as: ”J. W.”
Hank left a request with us asking if anyone had a list of former MVFD chiefs who could help identify the pic. And his request was answered. The mystery fire chief is James Wilkinson, Chief Engineer 1881 - 1882.
Hank kindly sent along a copy of Ch. Wilkinson’s picture for everybody to enjoy.
