[Worcester Fire Department]
Artist
Bruce Davidson
(American, born 1933)
Date1999
MediumResin-Coated Print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 3/4 × 10 in. (17.1 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2018.44.71
DescriptionUSA. Massachusetts. 1999. On December 3, 1999 the fire in Worcester started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with temperatures above 3000 degrees and the men of the Worcester fire department in a fight for their lives. Mary Jackson. Every summer, Tim and Mary Jackson would hop on his Harley and ride to washington, D.C, for a biker rally called Rolling Thunder. They would check into the motel, then head over to the Vietnam Memorial, where Tim, a vet, would take pictures of the panel etched with the names of dead soldiers. Tim is buried in the cemetery that abuts Mary's home. His grave is 124 paces from her back door.
