Ashton McKenney Photo Collection (MS327)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Ashton McKenney Photo Collection, MS327, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.20 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
McKenney, Ashton N. (Mike), 1921-2005
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Ashton McKenney Photo Collection, MS327, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains several photos arranged by subject, some original and some copy prints. There are photos of ships, various Alexandria streets, people, and the Alexandria waterfront.

Biographical / historical:

Ashton "Mike" McKenney was a long time member of the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department, starting in 1940. Later in his career, he worked as the historian for the AFD and wrote A History of the Relief Truck and Engine Company No. 1 of the Alexandria Fire Department (1788-1958). He retired in 1972 from the Dulles International Airport Fire Department, and moved to Colonial Beach where he was a charter member of the Colonial Yacht Club before his death in 2005.

Rules or conventions:
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