Sales letter written by J. Ed. Schmitz to the city manager in Temple, Texas (Mr. Graeser) as a follow-up to a sales call about the potential purchase of a fire engine. It references a particular model that would be available immediately, promises "service," and offers various payment plans. Text is printed on letterhead with an image of a building labelled "Dallas Branch and Service Station, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company of Texas, Dallas, Texas, Commerce and La France Streets."

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 9, 1984 to September 6, 1984 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with navy blue slacks and the first row is seated on a wooden bench.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 9, 1984 to September 6, 1984 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with navy blue slacks and the first row is seated on a wooden bench.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from October 7, 1985 to March 6, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from July 7, 1986 to December 8, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts, navy slacks and boots.

Photograph of a man standing outside of a camper that has been damaged almost beyond recognition. The innards of the frame are visible and bent at odd angles. Various debris litters the ground. The man stands amongst this debris. An intact camper is parked on the left side of the frame.

Portrait of the 11 Dallas Fire class members from January 1955 to February 1955 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, with light colored slacks, and a black belt.

Downward view photograph of five fire engines, an ambulance, and a police car in the street to the right of the Dallas Federal Savings & Loan building (which is barely visible on the left). There are men in white hard-hats (and some wearing suits) standing on the sidewalk and street between the building and the emergency vehicles. The buildings and crowd of civilians watching the scene from down the street in the background are partially obscured by smoke. On the back of the photograph are two stamps giving information about the photographer and printer, as well as extensive handwritten notes about the fire.

Photograph of a large cloud of dark smoke pouring out from the Dallas Federal Savings & Loan building, visible on the right. In the street in front of the building, to the left, are four small fire engines and a group of fighters in firefighting uniform. There is a man taking a photograph of the smoke in the center middle-ground of the photo. A large white, square clock jutting out from the side of the Savings & Loan building shows the time to be about 3:10 pm. On the back of the photograph are the remnants of a torn-off identifier label, a stamp identifying the photographer, and handwritten notes.

Photograph of a wrecked camper vehicle. Most of the outer shell of the camper is missing, the metal structure is bent and buckled, the top of the cab is gone, and there is debris from the vehicle laying around the camper, including cushions and part of the front grill. There is a red fire extinguisher standing upright next to the camper. There are other, intact campers behind and around the destroyed camper. On the back of the photograph are two stamps with information about the photo.

Photograph of a destroyed mobile home - the wrecked frame of the vehicle parked between two other, intact mobile homes. All three vehicles are in front of a large garage with two doors, just visible beyond the far mobile home. A man in blue jeans and a blue and white plaid shirt stands in the debris (including large square pillow, pieces of the outer shell of the vehicle, and some electronic parts) just in front of the destroyed mobile home frame. Another person in orange bell-bottom pants is partially visible beyond the mobile home. On the back of the photograph are two stamps with information about the photographer, the printer, and the date of the photographer.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from October 7, 1985 to March 6, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from July 7, 1986 to December 8, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts, navy slacks and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from October 7, 1985 to March 6, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.

Photograph of the fire department Chief Hendrix speaking to a male reporter who holds an audio recorder to his mouth, while a female reporter in a coat waits on the other side.

Photograph of a two story brick building ablaze with firemen aiming one hose through the broken windows on the top floor.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 9, 1984 to September 6, 1984 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with navy blue slacks and the first row is seated on a wooden bench.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 9, 1984 to September 6, 1984 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with navy blue slacks and the first row is seated on a wooden bench.

Photograph of the side of a camper that is so damaged it is hardly recognizable. The innards of the frame are visible and bent at odd angles. Various debris litters the ground. Several intact campers are visible in the background

Photograph of recruit class number 69 standing and posing together against a paneled background.