Hopkinsville fire department identification card
Title
Hopkinsville fire department identification card
Subject
Pruitt, Walter C., Jr.
Fire fighters
Identification cards
African Americans
Hopkinsville (Ky.)
Christian County (Ky.)
Fire fighters
Identification cards
African Americans
Hopkinsville (Ky.)
Christian County (Ky.)
Description
Laminated identification card certifying Walter C. Pruitt as a member of the fire department of the city of Hopkinsville. Pruitt became the first African-American fire fighter in Hopkinsville in 1962.
Creator
City of Hopkinsville department of public safety
Source
Integrating Segregated Histories
Date
ca. 1980
Rights
This file may be downloaded for personal, research or classroom use free of charge. All other uses, including any form of publication or broadcast, requires permission from the Kentucky Historical Society.
Format
laminated identification card
Type
image
Identifier
C_Madyun_001
Collection
Citation
City of Hopkinsville department of public safety, “Hopkinsville fire department identification card,” Integrating Segregated Histories, accessed April 19, 2024, https://integratingsegregatedhistories.omeka.net/items/show/7.