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[Arcadia Theatre Fire at 2005 Greenville Avenue]

Photograph of the Arcadia Theatre Fire at 2005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas. Many ladders are placed against the building, and there are fire hoses on the ground in front of the box office. The marquee reads "Robert Mitchum. Robert Wagner. The Hunters. Open Daily 1:45."
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters at Central Station]

Group portrait of firefighters at Central Station in Dallas, Texas. The men are all dressed in dark-colored uniforms that include hats and jackets with a double-row of buttons down the front. They are posed in two rows with five men sitting in chairs in the front row and eight men standing behind.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4 Alarm Fire at Good and Bryan Street]

Photograph of a four-alarm fire at Good and Bryan Streets. Firefighters stand on the ground with hoses to put out the flames, and a large cloud of smoke is coming off the building. A firetruck is visible in the left foreground.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Fire Alarm Dispatch Office]

Photograph of a man in the first Dallas fire dispatch office with a telephone pressed to his ear, sitting at a table covered with electrical equipment.
Date: November 6, 1969
Creator: Laranang, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Fire Marshals' Association, Dallas, Texas, June 4th & 5th, 1917]

Photograph of Dallas' City Fire Marshals' Association. The men in the front row sits down, while those in the back rows stand. All of them wear hats and suits.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Composite Portrait of the Dallas Fire Department, 1891]

A composite portrait of the firefighters of the Dallas Fire Department in 1891.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Posing with Firetruck]

Photograph of three men and a fire truck outside of Dallas Fire Department Station #15, located at Bishop & Davis Streets. Two men are seated in the front of the truck and a third is standing on the back of the truck; they are all wearing uniforms. The station is a brick building, visible behind the truck. The cross-street and other buildings are visible in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph says, "Firetruck that George Hulse was riding when he was killed in an accident. Coat and hat on back of truck belonged to George Hulse. #15 Sta. Bishop & Davis."
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Trucks Waiting at Love Field]

Photograph of three fire trucks parked on Dallas Love Field Airport. Two firefighters can be seen sitting on top of the center truck. The note on the reverse side of the image states that the trucks were waiting for the arrival of the president's plane.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Pace, Dean L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Air Force One on Love Field]

Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. Two emergency vehicles can be seen on the runway behind the airplane.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Pace, Dean L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Day President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated (open access)

The Day President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated

Personal account of Leslie Warnock, Jr. describing how he provided the Secret Service with floodlights to search the room in the Texas School Book Depository where Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F. Kennedy.
Date: unknown
Creator: Warnock, Leslie L., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Department Annual, 1901] (open access)

[Dallas Fire Department Annual, 1901]

Book containing photographs of Dallas firefighters as well as their position and dates of appointment. In addition, the book also features numerous advertisements and images of the Dallas area.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing Outside of Air Force One on Love Field]

Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. People are lined up in front of a stairway extending up to the plane. President Kennedy and his wife can be seen descending the stairs.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Pace, Dean L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Crowd Standing on the Runway at Dallas Love Field]

Photograph of President Kennedy greeting a crowd of people along the edge of the runway at Love Field. Buildings and parked vehicles can be seen in the background.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[President's Motorcade Leaving Love Field]

Photograph of John F. Kennedy's presidential motorcade leaving Dallas Love Field. A crowd has gathered behind the president's car and in the background.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Pace, Dean L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing Outside of Air Force One on Love Field]

Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. People are lined up in front of a stairway extending up to the plane. President Kennedy and his wife can be seen mingling with the crowd near the base of the stairs.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Pace, Dean L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Air Force One on Love Field]

Photograph of Air Force One on Dallas Love Field. Two emergency vehicles can be seen on the runway to the side of the airplane.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Marable, Vincent
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Horace L. Russell Scrapbook] (open access)

[Horace L. Russell Scrapbook]

Scrapbook of Horace L. Russell containing photographs and newspaper clippings pertaining to the service, retirements, and deaths of firefighters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Russell, Horace L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edward D. Saeman, Sr., Scrapbook] (open access)

[Edward D. Saeman, Sr., Scrapbook]

Scrapbook of Edward D. Saeman, Sr., containing photographs and newspaper clippings pertaining to several fire departments and Edward's personal life.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saeman, Edward D., Sr.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 1] (open access)

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 1]

Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains drawings, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 2] (open access)

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1909 Firemen]

Photograph of eleven men in Fireman uniforms sitting in two rows in front of the fire house.
Date: April 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2815 State Street]

Photograph of the inside of a charred wooden house at 2815 State Street.
Date: September 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[5 Alarm Fire at 4810 East Side]

Photograph of a charred building with two ladders leading to the rooftop.
Date: March 1, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4 Alarm Parking Garage Fire]

Photograph of a three story brick building with ladders and firemen leading hoses inside the windows.
Date: December 25, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History