[Airway Theater Fire]

Photograph of a neon sign reading "Airway" with the words "Now showing Key Largo also The Fuor Poster" below. The theater sits at 8006 Denton Drive.
Date: January 19, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drugstore Fire]

Photograph of a fireman climbing a ladder to the roof of a drug store obscured by a thick film of smoke.
Date: January 15, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighter Coiling a Fire Hose]

Photograph of a firefighter (wearing a firefighting suit with the letters 'J' and 'L' on the right sleeve) bent over and recoiling a fire hose next to a large pile of wooden debris and a bright lamp. There are two ladders propped up against the side of the tall, multi-story building on the right. There is a fire-escape attached to the side of the building. In the background, another tall, multi-story building with many illuminated windows is barely visible in the dark. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chef Observes Damage to Burnt Cabinets]

Photograph of a man in a chef's toque and uniform kneeling down beside a burnt and charred counter. His right hand rests on a pile of ash on top of the counter, and he's looking at a smoky wine glass on the counter. The cabinet doors under the counter and falling apart and falling off the the hinges. The floor beneath the man's feet is covered in ashes. On the back of the photograph are two stamps giving the photographer's name, the name of the printer, and the date.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Grant, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighter's Ladder Extending Towards Smoking Building on Pacific and Griffin]

Wide-shot photograph of a smoking, multi-story, brick building on the corner of Pacific and Griffin. A fire engine ladder extends up towards the building from a fire engine just out of shot on the left, and smaller ladders are propped up against the building from the ground. Hoses lay on the ground in the street in front of the building, all leading towards the firefighters. Beyond the smoking building, in the background on the left, another building is partially visible. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note identifying the printer and the date.
Date: January 29, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Civilian receives lifesaving award]

Photograph of a male civilian standing with seven members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is to the right of the fire chief. The chief is wearing a formal uniform and holding a certificate. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Garcia, Carolyn S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small Bus Inside Garage]

Photograph of a small bus - with no doors and several missing windows - parked in large, dimly lit garage. There are three tables with various spray cans and other tools in front of the bus, and a stack of upholstered seats to the right of the bus. There are tall lockers along the back wall, and long light fixtures hanging from the ceiling. In the background of the garage are large, shadowed metal structures.There is a stamp on the back of the photograph with the date the photo was taken.
Date: January 28, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Climb Ladders into Second Story of Burnt Building]

Photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits climbing up and standing below two ladders leading up to two large holes in the second story of a building damaged by fire. Other firefighters and a man with a camera and a tape recorder stand in the space beneath the second-story. There are fire hoses on the ground and draped over the edge of the second-story floor. A large pile of fire-damaged wooden furniture lays on the left. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Outside Dallas Federal Savings & Loan Fire]

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.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Winfrey, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Civilian receives lifesaving award]

Photograph of a male civilian standing with eight members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is shaking hands with the chief. The chief (who is to the left of the civilian), wearing a formal uniform, is handing a certificate to the civilian. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.
Date: January 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Climb Ladder Onto Roof of Smoking Building]

Photograph of a firefighter climbing up a ladder onto the roof of a smoking building, where three other firefighters are waiting. Three fire hoses are draped over the side of the building and back down to one of the fire engines parked in the street. The other fire engine is only partially visible on the right. Smoke obscures the sky above the building. On the back of the photograph are two labels and a stamp with information about the photo.
Date: January 30, 1962
Creator: Allen, Willie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Climb Into Fire-Damaged Medical Arts Building]

Photograph of firefighters inside the second-story of the fire-damaged, gaping side of the Medical Arts Building. A firefighter on the ground holds one of two tall ladders propped up against the exposed second-story floor. Two large, burnt piles of rubble sit on either side of the ladders, and there are several firefighting hoses lying coiled in the foreground. A man wearing a white coat and white hard-hat stands behind the ladder on the left, just inside the building. On the back of the photograph are extensive notes about the fire that damaged the building, a portion of a torn-off label, and a stamp identifying the photographer.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Hanson, Andy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Breaking Ground]

Photograph of eight men in suits, coats, and hard hats at a ground breaking ceremony on an empty dirt lot. The men are standing on a platform of wooden planks, and one of the men is standing at a short podium on a small table. There are nine shovels propped up against the table. In the background, leafless trees, power lines, and the tops of buildings are partially visible. On the back of the photograph is an identifier stamp with the date typewritten.
Date: January 24, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smoke Pours From Dallas Federal Savings & Loan Building]

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.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Eamon, Kennedy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Breaks Ground]

Photograph of eight men in suits, coats, and hard hats at a ground breaking ceremony on an empty dirt lot. The men are standing on a long platform of wooden planks, and one of the men is standing at a short podium on a small table covered by a red tablecloth. Two small speakers sit on either end of the platform There are nine shovels propped up against the table. In the background, leafless trees, power lines, and the tops of buildings are partially visible. On the back of the photograph is an identifier stamp with the date typewritten.
Date: January 24, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yellow Fire Engine In the City]

Photograph of a side-view of a yellow, Dallas Fire Department Station 18 fire engine. The truck is parked in front of a long, brown brick, one-story building. In the background, there are two white towers, one of which extends out of shot. A street is visible in front of the small, narrow parking lot where the engine is parked. There are two stamps on the back of the photograph with identifier information, the date, and information about the photo's printer that has been smudged beyond readability.
Date: January 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Hosing Down Burning Tires]

Wide-shot photograph of four firefighters in firefighting suits, hosing down burning tires on the left. Two of the firefighters hold one hose while the other two hold another hose, pointed at a spot farther away. A large tree stands just beyond the farthest firefighters, and there are more trees barely visible in the background. There are a few stacks of tires obscuring the closest firefighters and much of the background on the left is obscured by smoke. On the back of the photograph are a label and two stamps giving information about the photo, including the photographer and date.
Date: January 20, 1960
Creator: Flynn, Johnny
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers and Injured Man on Gurney in a Street]

Photograph of a street crowded with three police cars, a fire engine with a ladder on top, three police officers, and other people (in the street and on the side of the far side of the street, watching). A man with a bandage covering one of his eyes is laying on a gurney being pulled and pushed by a man in a suit and a firefighter. The ladder on top of the fire engine has "Dallas Fire Department, Snorkel No. 2" on the side. There are two partially visible multi-story buildings and a neon pharmacy sign in the immediate background. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Grant, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighter's Ladders Propped Up Against Smoking Building]

Photograph of ladders propped up against a smoking, multi-story, brick building, and fire hoses coiled on the icy street in front of the building. A firefighter on the left, exiting the building, steps over several of the hoses, while other firefighters and bystanders stand just beyond the building. More buildings are visible in the background beyond the smoking building. The rear of a fire engine and its ladder is partially visible on the right. A light-colored vehicle is parked in front of the building.
Date: January 29, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emergency Vehicles Outside Medical Arts Hospital]

Photograph of six vehicles (facing left) in front of the Medical Arts Hospital, a stone and brick building that is more than six stories tall and has many windows. The name of the hospital is visible above the large entrance. A group of people, mostly civilians, line the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the building. Five of the six vehicles have lights on the roofs, and on the back of the sixth car (in the middle of the group of cars), a door on the back of the vehicle hangs open. On the back of the photograph is part of a torn off label with information about the photo, and handwritten text partially visible beneath the label.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bozo's Big Top at Dallas Fire Station 33]

Photograph of a clown, a man in a firefighting suit, and a uniformed firefighter standing in front of a curtain at Dallas Fire Station 33. Directly behind them, children sit in a small, raked seating area framed by a "Bozo's Big Top" circus wagon cut-out. On the left of the men is a drum with triangles on it. On the bottom border of the photo is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." On the back of the photograph are dimensions and lines for cropping the photo, and two stamps with identifier information and the date.
Date: January 29, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighter's Ladder Extending Towards Smoking Building]

Photograph of fire engine ladder extended towards a smoking, multi-story, brick building with lots of windows and an open loading dock door. Much of the building is obscured by smoke. In the background, a building with a sign reading, "Sangers," is visible. Smaller ladders are propped up against the building on the ground. The heads and shoulders of some firefighters in the bottom right of the photo are just barely visible. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note giving the printer's information and the date.
Date: January 29, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History