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[Postcard from Earl E. Cratty to George Pendexter, June 13, 1912]
Postcard from Earl E. Cratty to George Pendexter with a photograph of a horse-drawn fire department vehicle going down a street in Galesburg, Illinois for the Decoration Day Parade (now Memorial Day) on May 30, 1912. There is a large crowd of people lining the street on both sides, as other vehicles pass by in the background. There is a note on the photo that says "St. Louis, MO has great collection of cards."
Date:
[1912-05-30..1912-06-13]
Creator:
Cratty, Earl E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Fire-Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]
Photograph showing a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) damaged by a fire in May 1912. In this photo a demolition crew is manning a cannon and firing at the base of the building in order to complete the destruction of the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Building Damaged by Fire at Texas A&M University]
Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been badly damaged by a fire. The roof and insides of the building have been burned away leaving only the outer walls left standing; there are piles of rubble in front of the main entrances to the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Bridgeport Fire Department No. 3]
Postcard of Bridgeport Fire Department No. 3's station, a two-story brick building featuring garages at its base and a bell on its roof. The fire fighters are dressed in black uniforms and hats, and are aboard three horse-drawn vehicles. One fire fighter is standing in front of the leftmost vehicle, with a dog on his right. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message that says, "Many thanks, pretty card, call again."
Date:
May 19, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of the "New Yorker" in Action]
Postcard with a photograph of the "New Yorker" in action in he water along the coast; the boat is firing all of its water cannons on the right and left. The text on the back of the card says "We have 9 more like this one. (This is the first fire boat built for the dept in Engine Co. #57."
Date:
May 29, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Department]
Postcard of uniformed fire fighters with an automobile. The front of the vehicle is labeled, "B.F.D."
Date:
May 19, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 27, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a photograph of "Auto Engine No. 1" of the Battle Creek Fire Department testing its pump. There is a note on the back of the card describing the location of the truck in the photograph; there is a large group of people standing around the engine during the test.
Date:
May 27, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cadets Trying to Demolish a Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]
Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been damaged by fire. This photograph shows a large number of cadets using ropes to try to finish off the demolition of the building; the insides of the building are completely destroyed leaving only the brick outer walls.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]
Photograph of a piece of one of the walls of a badly damaged building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). The only things left standing are the outer walls of the building since they were made of brick while the roof and insides were made of wood; cadets had tried using artillery and ropes to bring down the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 14, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a newspaper clipping glued to the correspondence section of the card. The clipping describes the technical features of the new "Chemical and hose Motor Car" which has a capacity of "700 gallons of water a minute." Johnston mentions L. D. Smith and a fire on March 25, 1925; Smith is possibly the fireman in the photograph on the reverse side seen going up a ladder into a smoking building.
Date:
May 14, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
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
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Badly 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) badly damaged by a fire. Most of the inside of the building has been completely destroyed leaving only the outer framework still standing.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Burnt Building at Texas A&M]
Photograph of a burnt building with rubble piled up at the front entrance; most of the back of the building has been destroyed as you can seen daylight through all of the windows. The caption on the photo says: "A. M. College Fire May 1912," more specifically this was at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Department]
Postcard of fire fighters in horse-drawn wagons, lined up a fire station. A single fire fighter is standing in front of the vehicles on the right. The center garage of the three visible doors on the station is labeled, "H. Sterling."
Date:
May 19, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
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.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History