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[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

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Joplin, Missouri]

Postcard of the Joplin Fire Department in four automobile fire engines outside of their station's garage. The vehicles are equipped (separately) with ladders, hoses, and water tanks. A note at the side of the postcard says, "Built and installed by the Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Company. Vincennes, Indiana. U. S. A"
Date: January 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Wagon of the Grand Ledge, Michigan Fire Department]

Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a photograph of one of the horse-drawn fire wagons used by the fire department in Grand Ledge, Michigan. This wagon is sitting in front of two neighborhood homes and is loaded with various fire fighting supplies; a fireman is sitting in the driver's seat.
Date: August 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Hose, Tokyo, Japan]

Illustrated postcard of Japanese firemen using hoses to extinguish a fire. The postcard was printed in Japanese, but features English text in the form of a handwritten message from the sender to the recipient.
Date: October 15, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of the Goshen, Indiana Fire Department]

Postcard with an image of the fire department in Goshen, Indiana. The note on the back from the sender says he does not know if he already sent Pendexter this photo or not. The photograph shows the three horse-drawn vehicles used by the Goshen Fire Department, the one in the center is the primary one, while the one on the left is a small passenger wagon.
Date: August 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History