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[Postcard of a Dormitory]

Description: Postcard of three fire fighters in a firehouse dormitory, getting dressed next to their beds. The back of the postcard has been left blank.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Romanian Firemen]

Description: Postcard of uniformed Romanian firemen aboard a horse-drawn fire engine. On the left, there is a man in an officer's uniform, playing a bugle.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, December 8, 1911]

Description: Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter discussing the shipment of Pendexter's new car from the Webb Factory, it should be shipped by the 20th. The photograph on the reverse side shows a group of firemen working to put out a fire; there are large hoses stretched out down the street attached to different auto engines.
Date: December 8, 1911
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Extinguishing a Fire, New York]

Description: Postcard of a fire scene at a small city building. Fire fighters are spraying several hoses at the side of the building. The smoke obscures most of the background on the right half of the image. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a German fire station, with the firemen in front of it in three auto fire engines. A single fireman with a bike is standing to the left of the vehicles.
Date: 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of the Central Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photo of an old fire station with the title "Central Fire Station" written in an arched style on the front.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, June 11, 1912]

Description: Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter with a photograph of the "Number 1 Steamer," a part of the greater Bridgeport Fire Department in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The vehicle has a large steamer contraption on the back, and an alarm bell attached to it. The three firemen in the picture are all on the vehicle and one man is holding a goat in the front seat.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Conor, Clarence W.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"
Date: April 26, 1910
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of an Amsterdam Fire Department Rescue]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department evacuating a multistory brick building. The firemen have ladders set up along the side of the building, and a man is seen sliding down a cloth slide held by two groups of firemen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of Dutch firemen on a horse-drawn carriage, riding across a bridge over a canal. A man is observing on the other side of the canal.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department, Dallas, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Dallas Fire Department at a station. The uniformed fire fighters are lined up in two rows, with the front row sitting on a bench. A church building is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Picture of a Dallas Fire Department Vehicle]

Description: Postcard with a photograph showing one of the Webb Engines used by the Dallas Fire Department. This truck has five firemen sitting on it, three in the front and two in the back; there is also an alarm bell and horn attached in front of the driver's seat. This fire station is located next door to a store with the title: "Kaufman-Meyers Co."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Oil Field, Humble, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a burning oil field near Houston, Texas. A large wall of smoke covers the background behind a fenced area. In the distance, people are observing the scene near the fence
Date: July 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters riding a horse-drawn chemical and hose wagon. The vehicle is to the right of a small park with a fountain.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simon & Murnane
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station Draped in Patriotic Flags]

Description: Postcard with a photo of an old fire station draped in American flags. Both of the garage doors are open and some of the firefighters are sitting in chairs by the entrances.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Amsterdam, Germany]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in Holland. The firemen are seen in three red auto fire engines parked outside of the fire station's garage.
Date: 1917?
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Driving to a Fire]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters in a moving horse-drawn fire engine. The horses are moving at a running pace, and smoke is trailing from an exhaust at the back of the vehicle.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of a Knox-Martin Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a Knox-Martin fire truck parked on a street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this photograph the truck has a crowd of people standing next to it and looking it over.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in a Ruined Building]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters standing together, with their back turned to the camera, on top of rubble from a fallen building. Fire hoses are running up the pile of bricks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Engine House No. 1]

Description: Postcard of an old fire station with the title "Engine House No. 1" placed above the two garages. Both garages are open and have chains spanning their entrances, and there is a man walking by them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Manila Fire Department, Philippines]

Description: Postcard of a fire department at their station in Manila, Philippines. The fire fighters are lined up with their two horse-drawn wagons. An American flag is displayed in front of the station. A cathedral is visible in the background on the left. On the background, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Friend, This is the only view of the Manila Fire Dept. I can find [...]. When I go to Manila, I shall send you more."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Waco's Central Fire Station, a two-story brick building with a garage on the first floor. Several horse-drawn fire engines are parked outside of the building. The black and white image is partially colored with the red of the building's bricks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard Addressed to C. L. Woodward in Austin, Texas]

Description: Postcard addressed to C. L. Woodward "Chief Fire Dept., Austin [sic], Texas" with a photograph of the motor vehicles used by the Akron Fire Department in Akron, Ohio. The caption on the photo reads: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus used in the Akron Fire Department." All of the vehicles have ladders loaded in the back, along with alarm bells mounted on the front part of the cars; these are parked outside of the fire station in the city with the firemen of the department posing around the vehicl… more
Date: May 21, 1909
Creator: Taylor, O.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Galveston Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photo showing one of the fire stations that make up the greater Galveston Fire Department. The garage door is open is this picture as are most of the other windows in the building.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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