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[Postcard of Foyer of the Elton Hotel]

Postcard of an illustration of a large, high-ceiling room with square columns, pink marble pillars, and green armchairs throughout. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the room as the foyer of the Elton hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Adele to Miss Margaret Hallock in Derby, Connecticut.
Date: 1909-02-23~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Engine, Hartford, Conn.]

Postcard of three fire fighters manning an auto fire engine. Two citizens are seen spectating in the background on the right. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Ms. G. E. Dayton of New Haven informed me you were collecting fire Dept. So here is one. Hope you have not got one like it; she is collect jumbo. She is a powerful [...], as well as a thing of beauty.
Date: May 19, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Engine]

Postcard of a fire engine, with steam rising from several of its valves and exhausts. People are seen observing the engine from behind, in the background and on the gazebo the right. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from its sender.
Date: April 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of a Steamer Engine in New Haven, Connecticut]

Postcard with a photograph of a steamer engine traveling down a city street in front of a restaurant. According to the photo, this is the "No. 12 steamer" in New Haven, Connecticut.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Truck Outside New Haven Fire Station]

Postcard with a photograph of a chemical truck leaving the garage at its fire station in New Haven, Connecticut. This truck is loaded with a large hose and ladder in the back; there are other men and a child standing at the entrance of the garage.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Number 12 Fire Station in New Haven, Connecticut]

Postcard to George Pendexter with a photo of the Number 12 fire station in New Haven, Connecticut. Three horses are pulling out a machine that is used to fight fires, there is also a huge puff of steam coming out of the top.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ocean Avenue in East Hampton, New York]

Postcard of an illustration of a straight dirt road with a sidewalk and border shrubs on the left side, beyond which are large farm-style houses. A woman in a white dress walks with a child along the sidewalk, looking back at an automobile and horse-drawn buggy. Text at the top of the postcard identifies the street as Ocean Avenue in East Hampton, New York. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard to Miss Margaret Hallock in Derby, Connecticut.
Date: 1909-07-30~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History