[Postcard of a Fire Station, Roanoke, Va.]

Postcard of a two-story fire station. The building has two garage doors at its base, and a belfry on its roof. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "a merry Xmas and a Happy New Year."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin]

Postcard with a photograph of a car going through a street during a parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This car is loaded with people and has an American flag mounted on the front; the sides of the street are filled with crowds of people.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Spokane, Washington]

Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with five horse-drawn vehicles outside their respective garage doors. To the right of the rightmost wagon, there is a sixth door that says, "Police." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "An account of the stupendous amount of work in my department at present. I am unable to make up my list of correspondents. For this you can permit me to decline your offer."
Date: November 12, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Bryn Mawr, Pa.]

Postcard of the Bryn Mawr Fire Department at their new station, a two-story brick building with a belfry on the left. At the front of the station, there are three garage doors at the base, with a balcony above. The fire fighters are lined up with two horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "As there is no principal strut here I will send you this. I am at St. David, Pa. These is nothing here but the station and a few houses, no stores. I expect to go down to Atlantic City this week."
Date: September 11, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin]

Postcard with a photograph of a parade taking place on a street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this photo there is a car filled with people moving away from the camera and little kids chasing after it. In the center of the picture there is a trolley car sitting in the middle of street.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Houston, Texas]

Postcard of Houston's Central Fire Station, a two-story brick building with several garage exits along the first floor. Horse-drawn fire engines are seen exiting the garages, and each garage is labeled. Three visible labels are, "Chief", "Hose", and "Steamer."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1." There is a handwritten message to George Pendexter on the back of the postcard, and it says, "[...] I prefer Fire Dept. cards but any you send will be very acceptable [...]"
Date: November 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter reminding Pendexter that he has not forgot about him. Lynch mentions that the vehicle in the photograph is truck number 1 riding through a parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The buildings on the side of the street are decorated in patriotic flags and even the vehicles in the parade have American flag decorations.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the picture as a combination chemical and hose truck number 2. The photograph shows the truck rolling down a street in Colorado Springs during a parade and decorated with streamers and flags; also there are around ten firemen standing or sitting on the truck as it travels down the street.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter, May 10, 1907]

Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter regarding the parade in the photograph; according to Woods this is the Fiesta Parade on May 10, 1907. The local fire department and their decorated floats are passing through the parade in this picture; their floats appear to be fake burning buildings being pulled by two horses draped in decorative blankets.
Date: May 10, 1907
Creator: Woods, L. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Action]

Postcard of fire fighters using an apparatus to extinguish a fire on a city building. The fire fighters are standing on the back of a wagon, with hoses running from beneath the vehicle. The sender has left a handwritten message starting on the right of the image, and continuing on the back of the postcard.
Date: August 14, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History