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[Postcard Showing a New York Fire Engine Responding to a Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire truck responding to a fire. The note on the back of the card says that this truck is "Auto Eng Co. #58 at 4-Alarm fire New York." The truck has a long hose attached to it and sprawled out along the street, the steamer in the truck has a puff of steam coming out of the top, and there is a fireman standing on the side.
Date: [1909..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Truck Co. 18 of the N. Y. F. D.]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of truck company 18, one of the truck companies of the greater New York Fire Department. The note on the back of the photo reads: "Truck Co. 18 Fire Dept. N. Y. Busiest truck company in the world. Answered 1140 alarms during year 1911." The photo on the reverse side shows the company sitting on their horse-drawn wagon carrying a load of ladders. All but one of the men are sitting on the wagon.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Steamer Vehicle]

Description: Postcard from Andrew J. Fallon to George Pendexter with a note from John Butler written on it; the note talks about sending for more cards with all of the "new auto horse wagons in Springfield, Mass." Butler had sent this card to Fallon and he then sent it on to Pendexter after crossing out the note on the card. The photograph on the reverse side shows a horse-drawn fire wagon with two firemen posing with it, one man is sitting in the driver's seat and the other is standing towards the rear. … more
Date: August 5, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen in a Parade]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen riding on a horse-drawn vehicle through a parade in New York. The fireman in the front of the vehicle is holding the reigns of the horses, and two are standing behind him while the rest of the men are standing on either side of the ladders on the back. The crowd of people are lining both sides of the street as the parade goes through; the back of the photo says: "Truck Co. #80 Fire Dept. New York."
Date: [1909..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Report from the USO Concerning Operations from 1941 to 1948]

Description: Report created by the United Service Organizations, Inc. discussing operations and financial dealings from February 4th, 1941 to January 9th, 1948. The first page of the report is a letter written by the president, Lindsley F. kimball summarizing the organization's work over those seven years. The rest of the report contains graphs and charts, photographs, and maps showing the extent of the USO's work they accomplished.
Date: January 1948
Creator: United Service Organizations (U. S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sailors Around a Decorated Fireplace]

Description: Photograph of a group of sailors around a fireplace decorated for Christmas. These decorations were placed in one of the open rooms inside the U.S.S. Texas; this picture was taken while the ship was docked at the navy yard in Brooklyn, New York.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[USO Financial Statement, 1947]

Description: Financial statement prepared by the United Service Organizations, Inc., according to the title this statement covers their financials as of December 31, 1947 and discusses their termination costs in 1948. The report covers numerous categories: 1947 Budget and Campaign Goal, Funds Available During 1947, USO Terminal Costs During 1948, Final Reserve, Commitments Beyond December 31, 1947, Financial Position December 1, 1947, and Military Operations Financed by USO in 1948 and Delegated to Member … more
Date: [1947..1948]
Creator: United Service Organizations, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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