FDNY Photo Unit images on display at local university

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FDNY Photo Unit Exhibit to Open at St. John's University Queens Campus

St. John’s University’s Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery will feature “Official FDNY Photograph, Images from the FDNY Photo Unit,” on exhibit January 27 - March 7, 2009 on the University’s Queens Campus.

The exhibit features a short history of the FDNY (New York City Fire Department) as documented by its Photo Unit from the 1900 - 2009. Images documenting major events, such as the attacks of Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina, are featured, as well as glass negatives from the Unit’s archives dating back to the early 20th century.

The exhibition is free of charge and accessible to the handicapped. For more information call (718) 990-7476.

Location

Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery

Sun Yat Sen Hall

St. John’s University

8000 Utopia Parkway

Queens, NY

Hours

Tuesday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Saturday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2009/012909a.shtml