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[Front of J. C. Penny's]

Photograph of a J. C. Penny's with three fire engines in the parking lot. The store sits on 5301 Inwood Plaza, the corner of Inwood and Lover's Lane, which became Eckerd Drug as of 2002.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. C. Penny's Fire]

Photograph of the inside of a J. C. Penny's department store, with products covered by sheets as firemen scale a ladder towards the roof.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at Travis School]

Photograph of smoke flowing from a window on the second story of the Travis school, while three firemen scale a ladder to the rooftop.
Date: April 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Travis School]

Photograph of a two story brick school building with firefighters erecting a ladder to the rooftop.
Date: April 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Travis School Fire]

Photograph of a two story brick building with flames roaring from the rooftop as firemen scale a ladder.
Date: April 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hay Field Fire]

Photograph of three fire engines fighting a blazing field.
Date: May 21, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burned Rubble Inside a Multi-story Building]

Photograph of the inside of a brick, multi-story building. The floor is covered in ash and burned rubble, with a hole in the floor against the wall, and on the back wall, three windows are partially visible. A large metal beams stretches across the space, extending out of view on the right. A man in white overalls stands to the right of the hole in the floor, with his back to camera. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 21, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside a Fire Damaged Building]

Photograph of the inside of a burned and collapsing building. Wooden slats and beams dangle from above, and ash, burned rubble and wooden boards cover the floor in piles. On the left, a decorative metal panel hangs out from the wall, and on the right, the dark tiled wall is missing many tiles. In the distant background, a man is standing with his back to the camera. On the back of the photograph is a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 21, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 168 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 6, 1975 to April 3, 1975 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: March 21, 1975
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 168 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 6, 1975 to April 3, 1975 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: March 21, 1975
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 173 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 1, 1976 to February 12, 1977 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: January 21, 1977
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 173 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 1, 1976 to February 12, 1977 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: January 21, 1977
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 179 #1]

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire classmembers from April to August 1978 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel.
Date: July 21, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 179 #2]

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire classmembers from April to August 1978 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel. A printed label at the bottom of the photo lists the names in order.
Date: July 21, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 179 #3]

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire classmembers from April to August 1978 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel. This print has been cropped in, slightly, from the original image to focus on the recruits.
Date: July 21, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firemen 1978]

Photograph of two rows of men wearing dark colored uniforms standing in front of a white stone building.
Date: July 21, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighters 1978]

Photograph of two rows of men wearing black uniforms with silver buttons and badges in front of a stairway.
Date: November 21, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighters on Stairway]

Photograph of two rows of men wearing black uniforms with silver buttons and badges at the foot of the staircase, with two more rows on the first stairway.
Date: November 21, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firemen at Staircase]

Photograph of two rows of men wearing black uniforms with silver buttons and badges at the foot of a stairway.
Date: November 21, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firemen at Stairway]

Photograph of two rows of men wearing black uniforms with silver buttons and badges at the foot of a stairway.
Date: November 21, 1978
Creator: unknown
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

[Aerial Lift Crane Reaching Towards Sky Tram Car]

Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. 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 Rescue 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

[Aerial Lift Crane Used to Reach Sky Tram Car]

Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. 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