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[Dallas Firefighter Class 162 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from July 16, 1973 to October 12, 1973 posing outside a building in 2 rows. The recruits are all wearing uniforms consisting of light-colored slacks and shirts, a darker tie, and flat-topped caps. A label with the class number, date, and identifying the recruits is attached to the front of photograph near the bottom.
Date: [1973-07-16..1973-10-12]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 162 #4]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from July 16, 1973 to October 12, 1973 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of dark slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: [1973-07-16..1973-10-12]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 165 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 16, 1974 to April 12, 1974 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: [1974-01-16..1974-04-12]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wrecked Box Truck with Exposed Engine #1]

Photograph of the front of a light-colored box truck with heavy damage. The hood is missing and the frame surrounding the engine sticks out at odd angles. Cracks in the windshield radiate out from a point in the middle of its base. A parking lot with several cars is visible in the background.
Date: December 16, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six People With an Incubator]

Photograph of six people, five men and one woman, standing around an incubator that had been donated to the Children's Medical Center. They are standing in front of a Dallas Fire Department ambulance outside of the Children's Medical Center. The back of the photograph has a label reading, "1975 Incubator Donation, Received by Chief J. O. Camp and Fire Chief Hendrix. Chief Camp Donated Picture" and "Children's Medical Center" is written below the label.
Date: January 16, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 64 #1]

Portrait of the 4 Dallas Fire class members from April 1954 to May 1954 posing in front of a chalkboard wall inside a building in a single row. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt with light colored slacks, a black belt, and black shoes.
Date: May 16, 1954
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 65 #1]

Portrait of the 4 Dallas Fire class members from June 1954 to July 1954 posing in front of a chalkboard wall inside a building in a single row. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, jeans, a black belt, and black shoes.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 146 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire class members from January 1971 to April 1971 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a navy-blue suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, navy-blue slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.
Date: April 16, 1971
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 152 #2]

Portrait of the 16 Dallas Fire class members from March 1972 to June 1972 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, slacks, a dark colored service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.
Date: June 16, 1972
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd of Firefighters on a Rescue Operation at Business Strip]

Photograph of a large crowd of firefighters in firefighting suits (most of them with their names on the backs of their jackets) facing a brick, multi-level building with smoke coming out of some of the upper-level windows. There are two more multi-level buildings directly to the left of the smoking building, and a fire engine parked in front of the smoking building. In the top left of the photo, on the roof of the building directly to the left of the smoking building, there are two firefighters pulling up a fire hose. On the ground, a firefighter is about to climb a ladder propped against the building, and another firefighter holds a fire hose leading up to a second-story window. On the back of the photograph, there is a label, typewritten notes, and handwritten notes, including the names of the firefighters who died in the fire.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Row of Firefighters in Front of Smoking Building]

Photograph of a row of uniformed Dallas Fire Department firefighters (two of which are wearing light-colored uniforms and white helmets) facing a row of smoking brick buildings, one of which bears the sign "Prime Steaks - Barbecue." There are metal ladders and fire escape staircases mounted to the front of the buildings. Two fire engines are partially visible on the right and a firefighter on an aerial platform is visible in the top left of the photo. Two men in civilian clothes stand behind the firefighters, amidst a pile of the fire hoses some of the firefighters are using to spray down the building. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken out, red, handwritten text in the upper right corner, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Use Hoses to Extinguish Burning Barbecue Restaurant]

Photograph of six firefighters using fire hoses to spray water at a barbecue restaurant that is mostly obscured by smoke. The firefighters' names are on the backs of their jackets, and one of the firefighters carries a small tank strapped to his back. The restaurant has a sign that says "Barbecue," and a striped awning with the restaurant's street address on it. In the background are a metal fire-escape and another building. On the back of the photograph are a label and an information stamp filled in with handwritten notes.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Hose Down Smoking Building From Above]

Photograph of two firefighters on an aerial platform, using firefighting hoses to spray water into dark clouds of smoke above a building. The building has a semi-circle striped awning, with the numbers "1417" on it, and a traffic light pole in front of and to the left of the awning. Beyond the aerial platform crane arm, a sign reading "Piccadilly Cafeteria" is partially visible through the smoke, along with another building. The top of the fire engine attached to the aerial platform and two more firefighters are partially visible along the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Use Aerial Platforms to Firefight]

Photograph of a street view of two fire engines (one on the left, partially obscured by a brick building on the left, and another in the center) with their aerial platforms extended towards a smoking brick building in the center background. Two firefighters stand on the platform in the center, and at least one firefighter stands on the other platform. On the ground, other firefighters, another fire engine, and two emergency trucks are visible. The smoking building is connected to other buildings on either side, which are obscured by buildings on either side of the street in the middle ground. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text crossed out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caved-In Roof After Fire]

Photograph of an interior view of the smoking, caved-in roof of a building. A brick wall on the right, and a brick and wood wall with windows in the background are still standing. Many charred wooden slats and planks are visible amidst the rubble. In the bottom right corner is an embossed "Photo By Dallas Fire Dept." stamp. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label, the number "16." written in handwritten in red ink, and information about the photograph.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Presentation of Transportable Incubator]

Photograph of five people standing around a portable incubator, alongside a brick building. From left to right they are: a man wearing a fire chief's uniform, holding a file; an older man in a medium-colored suit, also holding a file; a man in a light-colored suit, in the middle of speaking; a man in a plaid suit, standing on the edge of a small ambulance dock; and a woman with short hair, a skirt suit, and a scarf around her neck, also standing on the ambulance dock. The portable incubator is made out of plastic and is supported by a metal structure. Behind the group is a Dallas Fire Department ambulance, the back of which rests just above the dock ledge with the back door open. On the back of the photograph are stamps with information about the photo, handwritten notes, and dimensions for cropping.
Date: January 16, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Use Aerial Platform to Hose Down Building]

Photograph of uniformed firefighters spraying water hoses at a smoking building - from the ground and from an aerial platform. Much of the building is obscured by smoke and darkness, but part of a sign for a barbecue restaurant is partially visible. Some of the firefighters' names are visible or partially visible on the backs of their firefighting jackets. The back of the aerial platform fire engine is partially visible on the left and there are coils of fire hoses in the street in front of it. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label, a small number "8" handwritten in red ink in the top right corner, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas County Courthouse, Corner View of Construction]

Photograph of the corner of the Dallas County Courthouse's multi-story, unfinished metal frame. Pipes are visible on each floor inside the framework, and on the second floor from the top, five people peer over the side.
Date: September 16, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighters and Truck]

Photograph of nine uniformed firefighters standing in front of a fire engine, which is parked in the driveway of a two-story, brick building. The building is slightly visible on the left of the photograph; a small portion of the front lawn, sidewalk, and curb are visible on the bottom left. There are trees in the background and a puddle of water in front of the firefighters. On the back of the photograph are a label with the words, "Old 24's," as well as the typewritten date.
Date: April 16, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire on the Roof of a Building]

Photograph of a partially obscured, smoking fire on top of a brick building. The building is part of a row of other brick buildings that are visible at the bottom of the photo, one of which has a sign reading, "Piccadilly Cafeteria." Along the face of the buildings, fire escape ladders and staircases are attached. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken-out, red handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation of Portable Incubator]

Photograph of five people standing around a portable incubator, alongside a brick building. From left to right they are: a man wearing a fire chief's uniform, holding a file; an older man in a medium-colored suit, also holding a file; a man in a light-colored suit, looking downwards; a woman with short hair, a skirt suit, and a scarf around her neck, in the middle of speaking; a man in a plaid suit, standing on the edge of a small ambulance dock with his arms crossed; and a man in a light-colored cardigan and patterned pants, also standing on the dock. The portable incubator is made out of plastic and is supported by a metal structure. Behind the group is a Dallas Fire Department ambulance, the back of which rests just above the dock ledge with the back door open. In the background, a sign on the side of the building reads, "Children's Medical Center Entrance." On the back of the photograph are a stamp and a label with handwritten notes with information about the photo.
Date: January 16, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighters Use Aerial Platform to Fight a Fire]

Photograph of Dallas Fire Department firefighters using a fire engine with an aerial platform called "Snorkel No. 2" to spray a water hose at a smoking building visible on the right. More uniformed firefighters on the ground use three more water hoses to hose down the building. The hoses are all connected to a fire engine on the left, and another fire engine is partially visible on the right, in front of a traffic light. Two men who are not in firefighting uniforms, one holding a camera to his chest, stand amidst the pile of water hoses in the middle ground. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label, the number "2" written handwritten in red ink, and information about the photograph.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 47 #2]

Photograph of recruit class number 47 standing and posing together in front of a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker.
Date: [1951-12-16..1952-01-07]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 47 #1]

Portrait of the 9 Dallas Fire class members from December 1951 to January 1952 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, button down shirt, slacks, and black shoes.
Date: [1951-12-16..1952-01-07]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History