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[Austin Fire Department Fire Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of two firemen seated in an Austin Fire Department fire truck outside a two-story building with a balcony. The identification written on the side of the truck says "Colorado No. 2" and "Austin Fire Dept" on the front engine. There is an alarm bell and horn on the front of the truck; there are ladders and a water hose in the back of the truck.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burned Garage Building in Chicago]
Postcard with a photograph of a large crowd milling about a fire-damaged building in Chicago, Illinois; the note on the back says this was a "garage fire." A ladder is propped at left of the front-facing side and several fire fighters appear to be inside the top story of the building.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Wagon at Street Corner]
Postcard with a photograph showing one of the wagons used by "Engine Co. #2" of the Dallas Fire Department traveling down a street in Dallas, Texas. This wagon is being pulled along by two horses, and is carrying at least three firemen; one fireman is driving the wagon while the others are in the back.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Fire Station in Cincinnati, Ohio]
Postcard of a fire station in the shoe and leather district in Cincinnati, Ohio. The fire department is outside the building with six horse-drawn vehicles in front of four garage doors. The doors are labeled (from left to right), "Engine Co - No. 44", "Engine Co - "No. 4", "Water Tower No. 2", and "Ladder Co - No. 7." A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "[...] I am sending you this to let you know that I am alive, but want to get back to [...]. Give all the boys my regards. [...]". The postcard is signed by S. W. Berkley.
Date:
December 15, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Firemen on a Fire Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen standing on an old fire truck. The truck has a few ladders loaded on the back, a water hose rolled up, and a large bulb figure also in the back. The men are all wearing their uniforms and are standing around the front seat behind the alarm bell, and there is an advertisement on the wall in the background that reads: "Cook with Gas."
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Old Fire Station with Logo on top]
Postcard with a photo of an old fire station with its insignia logo on the top of the building. This fire station has both of its garage doors open in the picture.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Firemen Working on their Fire Engine]
Postcard with a photo of a group of firemen working on their fire engine; the caption on the photo reads: "Intake side auto fire engine." There is a water hose attached to the pictured side of the car but the men are working on the opposite side of the vehicle.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Fire Engines, Victoria, Texas]
Postcard of two firemen in two horse-drawn fire engines on a residential street, with a two-story Victorian house in the background. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "How would you like [to] be at the steering wheel of one of these?"
Date:
August 5, 1913
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."
Date:
November 20, 1908
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
[Photograph of South End Station, Waco, Texas]
Postcard of a fire station at Waco, Texas. Two horse-drawn fire engines are parked outside the garage at the front of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Compliments of Albert Miller - Waco, TX."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Central Fire Station]
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]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Equitable Life Building, New York]
Postcard of the Equitable Life Building in New York. A ladder is set up next to the building, and the building is coated in ice and snow. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Ladder of Truck Co #8 - frozen in."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Side of a Damaged Building at Texas A&M]
Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) having been badly damaged by a fire. Only the framework is left standing as most of the inside of the building has been totally destroyed; there are also a large number of men standing in formation to the right of the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard a Fire Truck Driving Down a Road]
Postcard with a photograph of a fire truck driving down a suburban road lined by a wall filled with advertisements. There are six firemen standing on the truck as they are driving, three of whom are standing on the back.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to C. L. Woodward in Austin, Texas]
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 vehicles.
Date:
May 21, 1909
Creator:
Taylor, O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, June 24, 1909]
Postcard with a photograph of the Goshen Fire Department in Goshen, Indiana posing for a picture outside the residence of W. J. Latta. There are three separate horse-drawn fire wagons in this picture, on the far right is the solo passenger wagon, the wagon with the large water hose is in the center, and the wagon carrying the ladders is on the far left; all together there are five firemen in the picture.
Date:
June 24, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, May 11, 1909]
Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a note on the back that reads: "If you know Ft. Worth, you can recognize this spot." The photograph on the reverse side shows a view down Broadway St. looking at badly damaged buildings and trees caused by a recent fire. The building on the far right has large portions of its walls damaged and those in the background have their roofs destroyed.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from B. H. Wilson to George Pendexter, June 18, 1912]
Postcard from B. H. Wilson to George Pendexter regarding more cards he has to send once he prints them; Wilson notes that the truck in the photo is a "ladder truck in the Decoration Day Parade, 1908." The truck is loaded with ladders and has at least four firemen on it, one is seated at the rear, one is standing on the side, and two are seated in the driver's seat while holdings the reins to the horses. The truck also has two small American flags planted on either side of it.
Date:
June 18, 1912
Creator:
Wilson, B. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Bernard Shannahan to George Pendexter, 1912-06-10]
Postcard from Bernard Shannahan to George Pendexter saying he would be glad "to exchange with [Pendexter] at any time. He also tells Pendexter the address for J. P. Eagan and says he has good pictures too; the photograph on the reverse side shows an few oil tanks caught on fire with a caption reading: "Tanks of Oil Destroyed by Fire June 13-1911 Sapulpa, Oklahoma."
Date:
June 10, 1912
Creator:
Shannahan, Bernard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Bernard Shannahan to George Pendexter, July 7, 1912]
Postcard from B. Shannahan to George Pendexter with a photograph showing a firemen convention in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The photograph shows a horse-drawn fire wagon racing down a street with a large crowd of people lined up on the sidewalk watching the action; some of the firemen on the wagon are working with the large hose loaded in the back.
Date:
July 5, 1912
Creator:
Shannohan, Bernard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, June 11, 1912]
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, June 11, 1912]
Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter with a note describing the type of vehicle in the picture as a combination "Hose and Chemical wagon." There are six firemen in the picture, five are in the vehicle and one is standing next to it; the water hose is rolled up in the center and there is even a goat in the arms of one of the men in the back.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Conor, Clarence W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, May 7, 1912]
Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter regarding different collections of photographs. The photograph on the backside of the card shows a view of a fireman sitting in an old fire engine belonging to the Stratford Fire Department in Stratford, Connecticut. This vehicle has a ladder attached to its side, a basket with a water hose on top, and an alarm bell on the far back.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Conor, Clarence W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History