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[Aerial Photograph of Burning Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of a burning, multi-story building at the corner of Elm and Lamar St. in Dallas, partially obscured by smoke. On the ground and in the streets, multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles attend the fire. Three of the trucks have long ladders extended, and firefighters at the tops of the ladders hold hoses pointed at the building, spraying large streams of water. The city is also visible around the burning building. Large hoses cover the streets between and around the fire e… more
Date: July 23, 1961
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Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Allie Brown Journal]

Description: Genealogy book created for Bessie and Harry Brown. Included is an alphabetical index of names with corresponding page numbers to stories and information related to the different family groups.
Date: July 3, 1921
Creator: Brown, Allie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Lena Armstrong Public Library

[Car with a Flat Tire]

Description: Photograph of a couple standing by a car. The man at the front of a picture is holding a car jack, attempting to fix a flat tire. The caption on the back reads "Bob got a puncture in route to Galveston from Austin 7/17/13 just before arriving at Giddings."
Date: July 17, 1913
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Chest Pains Call]

Description: Photograph of three Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics pulling a woman on a gurney. The woman (facing away from the camera) is wearing slippers and is strapped to the gurney sitting up. One of paramedics is standing at the head of the gurney, another is standing on the left side (on the other side of the gurney) of the woman, and the other paramedic is holding onto the foot of the gurney (most of his body is obscured by the wall of a brick building. There is a large metal unit, and a grassy area wit… more
Date: July 1991
Creator: Garcia, Carolyn S.
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Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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