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[Boys Play On Fire Engine Inside Fire Station]

Description: Photograph of three boys wearing different parts of a firefighting suit and climbing on the back of a fire engine that sits inside a fire station. A firefighter also stands on the back of the truck, watching the boys as they play with a fire hose. The bottom of the photograph has text that reads, "Dallas Fire Department." There is information about the photograph on the back.
Date: November 11, 1971
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

Description: Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.
Date: November 25, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

East Austin School Children

Description: Photograph of East Austin school children in the lower 4th grade. The names of everyone in the photograph are listed on the back. Miss Mary Johnson is the teacher. The photograph is cabinet card format.
Date: November 30, 1894
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Firefighters Battle Casa Avila Furniture Store Fire]

Description: Photograph of firefighters trying to extinguish a long, light-colored brick building with large front windows that is on fire. Three firefighters are crouched on the left, spraying water into the far left window, three are standing inside the building, spraying water into center window of the building, while four more firefighters spray two hoses at the building. Three firefighters on the right are also spraying the fire and the others are standing around on the right. There is a sign on top of… more
Date: November 14, 1962
Creator: Flynn, Johnny
Location: 32.794797 -96.805290
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Extinguishing a Blazing Structure]

Description: Photograph of three firefighters in front of a burning, smoking structure. Several poles are still standing within the structure, while the rest of structure crumbles inward. One firefighter (wearing a firefighting suit with a 'G' on the back) is kneeling in the front-center, while the other two firefighters are crouched beyond a stack of wooden pallets on the right, spraying water from a fire hose at the structure. There are stacks of bricks and wooden planks on either side of the firefighter … more
Date: November 10, 1962
Creator: Hanson, Andy
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Identification Card for Charles William Sloman]

Description: Identification card belonging to Charles W. Sloman with his birth information, age, height, and eye color. On the middle section of the card there is a statement signed by Fred C. Pabst which reads: "the person described on page 2 hereof has produced to me proof in the manner directed by law, and I do hereby certify that the said person is a citizen of the United States of America."
Date: November 18, 1918
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of a Meeting for the Haslet Fire Department]

Description: Photograph taken at a 1954 organizational meeting in which the Haslet Fire Department was created; the men in this photograph are seated at a table discussing its creation.
Date: November 1954
Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Photograph of a Meeting to Create the Haslet Fire Department]

Description: Photograph of a 1954 meeting to "organize the first "fire dept." in Haslet." In this photograph Judge Brown is seen seated and wearing a suit, he has a female seated to his left and another man standing to his right.
Date: November 1954
Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Photograph of a Naval Ceremony at the Puget Sound Navy Yard]

Description: Photograph of a naval ceremony taking place at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington. Here Captain F. F. Rogers is seen relieving Captain S. A. Taffinder of his command of the U.S.S. Texas. The U.S.S. Texas is docked right behind the men. All of the officers and sailors are dressed in their fine uniforms.
Date: November 21, 1936
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Captain Michael M. Kernodolea]

Description: Photograph of Captain Michael M. Kernodolea being honored by Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (not photographed). According to the photo, Forrestal is presenting medals to the men in Washington D. C.
Date: [1944-11..1945-09]
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of the Army v. Navy Game in 1921]

Description: Photograph of a play during the Army v. Navy Game on Veteran's Day in 1921. One team is extremely close to scoring a touchdown as the goal posts are in close proximity to the line of scrimmage; the referees are running into the pile trying to determine the outcome of the play.
Date: November 11, 1921
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of the Officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons]

Description: Copy print of a group photograph of the officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons; the men are posing directly in front of a large airplane. There are three rows of men, those in the front row are kneeling, and there are two rows of men standing in the back. According to the photo this was taken in Toul, France in 1918. Names of the men are listed on the back from standing left to right.
Date: November 1918
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Photograph of the Pound Homestead Barn Restored]

Description: Photograph of the restored barn and green wagon on the Pound Homestead located in Dripping Springs, Texas; the barn and the wagon had been almost completely collapsed prior to the restoration.
Date: November 2002
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

[Photograph of William Redrick Fogle]

Description: Photograph of William Redrick Fogle standing in a yard and wearing a suit and bow tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "William Redrick Fogle, Born 12/6/1851, 76 yr. of age. Father of Margaret L.B. Stauts." Margaret L. Fogle Stauts was the wife of Joseph Charles Stauts, a Waco photographer.
Date: November 1, 1927
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Dress]

Description: Photograph of a woman is mostly a head shout from the shoulders up with no objects in the background. The dress is elegant with a decorative design in front of dress. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: November 19, 1940
Partner: Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas

[Portrait of Bride and Groom Standing with Wedding Party]

Description: Portrait of bride and groom with wedding party where groom wearing a military uniform. The wedding party takes up two rows with the ring bearer and flower girls in front. There are curtains in the background.
Date: November 1946
Partner: Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas

[Portrait of Captain Fred Fremont Rogers]

Description: Portrait of Captain Fred Fremont Rogers of the United States Navy. Captain Rogers is wearing a black dress uniform for this picture. This portrait was made in Newport, Rhode Island in 1936.
Date: November 21, 1936
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Portrait of Lt. John Kubitza Jr.]

Description: Portrait of Lieutenant John Kubitza Jr. of Waco, Texas wearing a white Navy dress uniform and hat. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say "Was an Ensign at time of this picture," and "Now serving as meteorologist at Navy Weather Central, Washington D.C."
Date: November 26, 1943
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Firefighters Walk Through a Destroyed Store]

Description: Photograph of two firefighters in firefighting suits walk through debris in a W. T. Grant store, towards a large hole in the back wall. The closest of the firefighters is holding a pole in his right hand, which is partially obscured by the firefighter. The roof of the store is starting to cave in at the back of the store. Some of the merchandise on the right is still intact and dirty sheets cover some large, unidentified items. On the back of the photograph are a label, a stamp, and handwritten… more
Date: November 13, 1962
Creator: Kennedy, Eamon
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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