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[Fire Trucks Waiting at Love Field]
Photograph of three fire trucks parked on Dallas Love Field Airport. Two firefighters can be seen sitting on top of the center truck. The note on the reverse side of the image states that the trucks were waiting for the arrival of the president's plane.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Pace, Dean L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force One on Love Field]
Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. Two emergency vehicles can be seen on the runway behind the airplane.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Pace, Dean L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing Outside of Air Force One on Love Field]
Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. People are lined up in front of a stairway extending up to the plane. President Kennedy and his wife can be seen descending the stairs.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Pace, Dean L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Crowd Standing on the Runway at Dallas Love Field]
Photograph of President Kennedy greeting a crowd of people along the edge of the runway at Love Field. Buildings and parked vehicles can be seen in the background.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[President's Motorcade Leaving Love Field]
Photograph of John F. Kennedy's presidential motorcade leaving Dallas Love Field. A crowd has gathered behind the president's car and in the background.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Pace, Dean L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing Outside of Air Force One on Love Field]
Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. People are lined up in front of a stairway extending up to the plane. President Kennedy and his wife can be seen mingling with the crowd near the base of the stairs.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Pace, Dean L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force One on Love Field]
Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. Two emergency vehicles can be seen on the runway to the side of the airplane.
Date:
November 22, 1963
Creator:
Marable, Vincent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Rescue at a Sky Tram #2]
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, stand underneath the awning of the building to the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Rescue of a Sky Tram #1]
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, stand underneath the awning of the building to the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Broken Sky Tram Car On Top of Carnival Tent]
Photograph of a scraped sky tram car on top of a red and white striped awning of a carnival booth. Four men stand in front of the booth's tent, and in the distant background, a helicopter can be seen in the sky. One of the men is holding a thin coil of rope and there is a yellow ladder beyond the group. There are two separate carnival booths in the tent., both of which have various toy prizes (including large, smiling, stuffed bananas). On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Crane at State Fair of Texas]
Photograph of an aerial lift fire engine parked in the lane of between two rows of red and white striped carnival game booths. The firefighter in the crane's bucket is right beside one of many sky tram cars suspended in the air by two parallel cables, several of which still have people inside. Three firefighters, two police officers and some civilians stand around the yellow fire engine, and further down the lane, a long ladder has been extended up to another tram car. In the background, more of the fair can be seen, along with the back of a giant statue of a cowboy (Big Tex).On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters and Girl Climbing Down Rescue Ladder]
Photograph of two firefighters (in casual uniform) and a girl in a pink shirt climbing down a fire rescue ladder (which extends out of view at the top right corner of the photo). In the dark night sky, an orange and white sky tram car is visible. Below the ladder are red and white striped tent awnings. The top of the fire engine supporting the rescue ladder is barely visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Rescue Sky Tram Rider at the Fair]
Upwards angle photograph of two firefighters climbing up a long, extending rescue ladder to a blue and grey sky tram car suspended from a wire cable. One firefighter is at the top of the ladder, helping a woman descend the ladder, while the other firefighter is still climbing near the bottom of the ladder. The firefighters are both wearing blue polo shirts and dark-colored pants. The sky covers the entire background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sky Tram Car in a Fair Games Booth]
A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped carnival game tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers that are part of the booth's game. Another booth is partially visible on the other side of the left tent wall. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sky Tram Car Inside of a Fair Games Booth]
A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped skee ball games tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers of the skee ball game. There is debris from the tent roof on the ground in front of the booth. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]
Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to a yellow and grey sky tram car suspended from one of two parallel wire cables (which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo). There are two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climbing down the very bottom of the ladder. On the ground (from left to right) there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers and at least five firefighters, two park police cars, and a news van. In the background, the Texas Hall of State (a multi-story, cream colored stone building) can be seen on the left, and the huge cowboy statue, "Big Tex," can be seen on the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas firefighters spraying a fire hose]
Photograph of two firemen spraying a fire hose toward the upper level of a flaming two story building. One of the men is controlling the direction of the fire hose while the second one is supporting the hose from the back. Heavy flames and thick smoke are visible in the background of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire hazard at American Radiator Service]
Photograph of of a building smoking heavily from the roof and firefighters are shown attempting to extinguish the fire. Four firemen are shown on lifted aerial ladders as they spray the roof of the building with fire hoses. A step ladder is also propped against the roof. Several other firefighters are shown inside the garage of the building spraying fire hoses and a civilian is spotted observing the men in the garage. The garage has a red Coca Cola sign displayed and a rectangular white board with the text "AMERICAN RADIATOR SERVICE."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fireman getting hosed]
Photograph of a firefighter being sprayed with a hose while two other men are helping him remove his jacket. There is a fire engine shown behind the four men and heavy flames of fire in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Heavy fire destroys home]
Photograph of a house in rapidly spreading flames as three firemen spray fire hoses toward the fire. A civilian in a white shirt appears to be fleeing as the firemen spray the burning home.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Single-Story Home Burning in Flames]
Photograph of a single story home on fire with flames and smoke on the rooftop. There are few Christmas decorations hanging along the roof of the front porch and a firefighter is shown entering the house. Another firefighter is on the front porch walking toward the right side of the house. Several fire hoses are shown on the ground and one of them seems to be in use at the back of the house.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smoke erupts as firefighters hose down flames]
Photograph of an area covered in smoke while firefighters spray hoses from aerial ladders. Two lifted fire engine aerial ladders are shown in the photo with a couple of firemen on each. The aerial ladders are each labeled "DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT" in red text. One of the fire engines is visible and the other on is cropped out. A red paramedic truck is also shown in the photo along with three other compact style fire department vehicles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three-Story Apartment Complex in Flames]
Photograph of a three story apartment complex burning in flames as tenants quickly evacuate their belongings. The building is shown flaming and smoking from the rooftop. Several people are shown in an open area outside the building worried with a wide array of furniture on the grass.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two story house in flames]
Photograph of several firefighters responding to a fire at a two story house in flames. One of the firefighters appears to be gathering fire hoses from the parked fire engine and two other firefighters are standing close to the house as one of them points toward the flames.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History