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[Postcard Addressed to C. L. Woodward in Austin, Texas]

Postcard addressed to C. L. Woodward "Chief Fire Dept., Austin [sic], Texas" with a photograph of the motor vehicles used by the Akron Fire Department in Akron, Ohio. The caption on the photo reads: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus used in the Akron Fire Department." All of the vehicles have ladders loaded in the back, along with alarm bells mounted on the front part of the cars; these are parked outside of the fire station in the city with the firemen of the department posing around the vehicles.
Date: May 21, 1909
Creator: Taylor, O.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of Berlin's fire department evacuating a three-story building, with ladders set up to access its windows and rooftop. A few firemen are seen holding ropes taut to and from one of the windows, allowing someone to zip-line from the window to the ground.
Date: June 21, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, December 21, 1911]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the photograph on the reverse side as a fire in St. Louis on May 23, 1911 and saying that Pendexter's new fire truck "is a dandy" and gives a descriptions of its technical features. The photograph on the reverse side shows a large number of fire fighters working to put out a fire at one of the buildings in the city; Eagan says "This is one of several paper stock fire." Three of the photographed firemen are walking up the large pile of debris while most of the others are at ground level working the hoses and spraying water on the pile.
Date: December 21, 1911
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]

Photograph of some of the damage in Houston, Texas after a major fire in 1912. The building in the center of the picture has almost been completely destroyed with only the bottoms on the walls left standing; in the foreground there are broken trees and piles of debris.
Date: February 21, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter, February 21, 1912]

Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter concerning the fire truck in the picture, which is the car Bruce drives. Bruce notes the blizzard conditions in Michigan that include four to five feet snow drifts. The photograph on the reverse side shows a group of firemen sitting in a fire truck that is covered in snow and wearing snow chains; the note on the picture says: "10 below zero inspecting fire alarm."
Date: February 21, 1912
Creator: Bruce, F. A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, February 21, 1912]

Postcard with a photograph of some of the damage caused by a fire in Houston, Texas; the text on the photo says that this is "looking west from plant of Dew Bros Syrup Co." Most of the pieces of debris in the picture are sheets of metal lying on the ground with other charred pieces in the background.
Date: February 21, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]

Postcard with a photograph of the damage caused by a major fire in Houston, Texas. The caption on the picture reads: "Houston's Big Fire Feb 21, 1912 Where the Blaze Started." The building in the photograph belongs to a grain company, and has most of its roof and taller walls destroyed; most of the building with "Grain Co." written on it is most left intact. There are a few men looking through the debris.
Date: February 21, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History