When Gilroy Patch posted a photo of Seagrave, the oldest fire engine at the Chestnut Fire Station that still runs, a reader came forward with his story.

Gilroy resident Brian Puente told Patch that his mother, Mary Ann Puente, had a picture of her father, Richard Kannely, in front of what she believes to be the same fire engine. Only the photo was snapped in front of the former fire station on Fifth Street, now known as Station 55.

"I remembered seeing this picture in a photo album my mom has. I was thinking, 'There's no way this is the same fire truck, what are the chances?' So, I asked her about it, and she knew about the restored one, and said 'Yes, it is the same one,'" Puente said. "I had her scan and email it to me, then I sent it to Patch. I'm glad you guys responded!"

The fire engine is a 1923 Seagrave, and the photo depicting Richard Kannely is believed to have been taken in 1928.

"Richard Kannely was born in 1920 and he looks to be around 8 or 9 in this photo, so [it was] probably taken in 1928," Mrs. Puente wrote in a prepared statement. "Since my grandmother was also born and raised in Gilroy, I have all her pictures, and have several taken around town."

The late Richard Kannely was born and raised in Gilroy, and his father, Matt, was one of the first mailmen in Gilroy, according to Mrs. Puente.