Name/Title
Mays, Joseph, First St. Joseph Black Firefighter, News Articles, 1986-2003Entry/Object ID
AM2016.46.4Scope and Content
Mays, Joseph, City First St. Joseph Black Firefighter, News Articles, 1986-2003. Five news clips, laminated, related to the firefighting career of Joe Mays. All with news photos, some in color.
A= "City's 1st black firefighter retires after nearly 36 years of service. byline, Roberta Farris. Brief profile of Mays career from 1967, retiring as Captain in 2003.
B = "Official: D& M fire deliberate". Color news photos of Capt. Mays talking on his radio silhouetted in front of blazing fire at D&M Surplus store. undated.
C = "House damaged by fire". b/w. news photo of four firemen on roof of house. Mays not identified. undated.
D = "Back in Action" and "Friendly help". Two color news photos on one laminated sheet. Back in action is photo of four firemen, including Mays, standing beside a yellow firetruck from the 1970's that had just been refurbished. Friendly help shows Mays comforting a traffic accident victim. undated but c. 1986.
E = "Blaze damages 4 apartments in downtown". News article with two news photos (b/w) Mays quoted in article, but not identified in photos. dated 7/23/2002.Lexicon
Search Terms
Black History, Black Firefighters, First Black Firefighter in St. JosephRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Joseph Mays
