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[Postcard of a Fire Engine]

Postcard of the New York Fire Department using their fire engine in the city. Citizens are spectating from the sidewalk on the left.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the New Bedford Fire Department]

Postcard of the New Bedford Fire Department at their station. The image shows the fire fighters in an auto fire engine parked outside of the leftmost of three garages, with the two other garages closed. From left to right, the garages are labeled "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Saint-Ouen]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a large fire in an urban setting. The silhouettes of buildings are visible behind the wall of smoke, as well as a toppled street sign and telephone pole. In the bottom-right corner of the image, behind the fire fighters, a pickaxe is seen in a mound of loose dirt. A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "Many thanks for your cards. They are pretty, but not quite what I...]"

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Two Battle Creek F. D. Vehicles]

Postcard with an image of two of the vehicles used by the Battle Creek Fire Department in Battle Creek, Michigan. The car on the left is the fire chief's and holds four firemen, while the truck on the right is a combination chemical and hose engine, according to the note on the picture, and is holding around ten men. These two vehicles are traveling down a neighborhood street and the caption on the photo reads: "The Up-to-Date Fire Department - Battle Creek, Mich."

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, November 30, 1911]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter with a note describing the picture on the reverse side: "This shows Truck 8-13-6 at work on Essex Fire 821 Washington Ave. April 15-1911." The photograph shows three different fire trucks with long ladders pointed up towards a burning building; Eagan says "#8 truck is at #32 house. That is first one with two men on the aerial ladder."

Date: November 30, 1911

Creator: Eagan, J. P.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Chemical and Hose Wagon]

Postcard of two fire fighters on a horse-drawn chemical and hose wagon. The vehicle is labeled with "Laurel" and "No. 1 Y.F.D." on its side.

Date: unknown

Creator: Simon & Murnane

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of an Old Fire Station of the D. F. D.]

Photograph with a photograph of an old fire station. The text over the garage doors reads: "D. F. D. No. 5" and "Engine Co. No. 5."

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter]

Postcard of a uniformed fire fighter, standing in front of a dark background with his hands behind his back. His uniform's coat has two sets of buttons running down its center.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]

Postcard of a fire department using hoses to extinguish a burning building. Smoke obscures most of the background. The water from the hoses has frozen onto the ground and the fire engine on the left.

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of a Firemen on a Fire Truck]

Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen standing on an old fire truck. The truck has a few ladders loaded on the back, a water hose rolled up, and a large bulb figure also in the back. The men are all wearing their uniforms and are standing around the front seat behind the alarm bell, and there is an advertisement on the wall in the background that reads: "Cook with Gas."

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Chief Automobile, Hew Haven, Connecticut]

Postcard of two fire fighters in a small automobile. The front of the vehicle is labeled, "Chief." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.

Date: 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department]

Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with three horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. From left to right, the wagons are used for hose, fire engine, and ladder. A single fire fighter is standing on the ladder to the right. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir, I would like the court house bldg. of Austin in exch. Yours truly, Alvin Krause."

Date: unknown

Creator: Krause, Alvin

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Service Truck]

Postcard with a photograph of a service truck belonging to the local fire department parked in front of a fire station. The service truck is carrying a number of ladders and has a lantern attached near the driver's seat.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pedexter, April 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter regarding Brown's current lack of action in Springfield, Ohio. The photo on the back is of the number 3 fire station in the town with two horses in front; this building has a bell tower on the top right corner.

Date: April 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Garage Fire in Chicago]

Postcard with a photograph of a garage fire in Chicago, Illinois. The roof has been destroyed by the fire and the upper windows have been blown out, and there is a ladder sticking up through the far left window. There is a large number of people standing around on the ground outside of the garage.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Kalamazoo Fire Department]

Postcard of the Kalamazoo Fire Department. The fire fighters are lined up in five ascending rows up the front stairs of a building. Two men are sitting in chairs centered in front of the five rows. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a hand written message.

Date: May 6, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Dallas Fire Department Truck Number 2 and Crew]

Postcard with a photograph of "Truck 2 and Crew" in Dallas, Texas. There are seven men who make up the crew of this company, two are sitting in the wagon and the other five are standing on the ground next to it.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of a Fire-Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]

Photograph showing a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) damaged by a fire in May 1912. In this photo a demolition crew is manning a cannon and firing at the base of the building in order to complete the destruction of the building.

Date: May 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, the "Pride of Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of Waco's Central Fire Department, a two-story brick building with a garage on the first floor.

Date: August 7, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph Fire Wagons Rolling Down a Street]

Postcard with a photograph of a line of horse-drawn fire wagons rolling down a street in Dallas, Texas with a caption that reads: "The fire is out, Dallas, Texas." There is a trolley car on the rails in the background of the photo.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen in a Cloud of Smoke]

Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen standing in a cloud of smoke during a fire. The note on the back of the card says that this was a "cellar fire near levee."

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of a Police Patrol Car]

Postcard with a photograph of an old police patrol car, with the inscription "Police Patrol" on the side, in Marshalltown, Iowa. One of the policemen is driving the car while the other one is standing on the back end of the car; there are also two people inside the caged section of the car.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Augustus Fire Department Headquarters]

Postcard of the Augustus Fire Department at their headquarters, a three story brick building with three garage doors at its base. The uniformed fire fighters are seen with three automobiles positioned in front of their garages.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Wagons on a Street]

Postcard with a photograph of a line of horse-drawn fire wagons traveling down a city street; there is a crowd of people standing on the side of the street. All three wagons have the same metal apparatus loaded in the back; these are steamer engines used by the local fire department.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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[Postcard of a Fire Engine]

[Postcard of the New Bedford Fire Department]

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Saint-Ouen]

[Postcard with a Photo of Two Battle Creek F. D. Vehicles]

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, November 30, 1911]

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Chemical and Hose Wagon]

[Photograph of an Old Fire Station of the D. F. D.]

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter]

[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]

[Photograph of a Firemen on a Fire Truck]

[Postcard of a Chief Automobile, Hew Haven, Connecticut]

[Postcard of a Fire Department]

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Service Truck]

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pedexter, April 1912]

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Garage Fire in Chicago]

[Postcard of the Kalamazoo Fire Department]

[Postcard with a Photograph of Dallas Fire Department Truck Number 2 and Crew]

[Photograph of a Fire-Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, the "Pride of Waco, Texas"]

[Postcard with a Photograph Fire Wagons Rolling Down a Street]

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen in a Cloud of Smoke]

[Postcard with an Image of a Police Patrol Car]

[Postcard of Augustus Fire Department Headquarters]

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Wagons on a Street]