[LDV Project Archive] Los Bomberos de los Fresnos: Los Primeros 50 años (extended version)

Creator

Manuel F. Medrano, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Robert Walsdorf
David Meyn
Mike Meyn
Geronimo Sheldon
Richard Meyn
Beverly Meyn
William Davis
Robert Cepeda
Ricardo Carmargo

Identifier

2438_Los_Fresnos_Vol_Fire_Dept_2_Mix_Down_H264

Files

Creation Date

10-21-1998

Description

An extended version of the video produced to commemorate fifty years of the Los Fresnos Volunteer Fire Department which was founded in 1948. The video includes additional pictures. Chief Robert Walsdorf, who joined the fire department in 1954, talks about the first years of the fire department. David Meyn, former chief, talks about the phone calls and communication in the early years of the fire department. Mike Meyn, a former firefighter, talks about the involvement of women in the department. Marshal Geronimo Sheldon gives a bilingual workshop on fire prevention to the Alfredo Villarreal Elementary school. Finally, the video includes footage of an open house and a banquet celebration at the fire department. Other interviewees include Richard Meyn, Beverly Meyn, and William Davis.

Notes

© Manuel F. Medrano and UTRGV.

English

Betacam (30) videocassette

Physical Description

.MP4, 00:31:04

Recommended Citation

Medrano, Manuel F.; Walsdorf, Robert; Meyn, David; Meyn, Mike; Sheldon, Geronimo; Meyn, Richard; Meyn, Beverly; Davis, William; Cepeda, Robert; and Carmargo, Ricardo, "[LDV Project Archive] Los Bomberos de los Fresnos: Los Primeros 50 años (extended version)" (1998). Los Del Valle. 152.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/losdelvalle/152