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.

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.

Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to one of two sky tram cars. Each tram car is suspended from a parallel wire cable, both of which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo, and there are two people in each car. Two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climb the ladder - one on the middle of the ladder, and the other at the very top. On the ground there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers (one of whom is running off to the right) and several firefighters in the middle, a police car at the bottom left, and a news van just beyond the police car. In the background, the Texas Hall of State (a multi-story, cream colored stone building) can be seen on the left, and on the right is the huge cowboy statue, "Big Tex".

Photograph of the front of a row of red and white-striped tents supported by metal frames. A white and red sky tram car is laying on its side on top of the middle booth, and another sky tram car laying on its side inside the booth on the left- on top of the metal lane dividers of a skee ball game. Toy prizes (including large, yellow, stuffed bananas with smiling faces) can be seen on the walls inside the middle and left booths.There is a tall, yellow, folding ladder under the middle tent, debris and a large bundle of rope on the ground in front of the booths, and a helicopter in the sky in the distant background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp with information about the photograph.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 26, 1982 to September 30, 1982 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, navy slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 26, 1982 to September 30, 1982 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, navy slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 25, 1985 to April 28, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 25, 1985 to April 28, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 13, 1986 to June 10, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeves and blue slacks.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 13, 1986 to June 10, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeves and blue slacks.

Photograph of a line of carnival booths under a red and white striped tent that is ripped, sagging and on the verge of collapse. Several support posts are are tilting at odd angles. Debris litters the ground in front of the tent.

Photograph of a fallen cable car in a carnival skee-ball booth. The walls of the booth are covered in red and white stripes and stuffed prizes hang from the ceiling. Strips of the booth's roof hang down into the frame. The ground in front of the booth is littered with debris.

Photograph of a fireman in a bucket attached to a crane working to access a stopped cable car. Below the cable cars, there is a long row of carnival booths decorated in red and white stripes with blue pennant flags rising up between every other individual booth.

Photograph of a fireman in a bucket attached to a crane working to access a stopped cable car. In the center of the bottom of the frame, the top of a mature tree is visible. Large, fluffy clouds stretch across the sky, tinged red by the sunset.

Photograph of a fallen cable car in a carnival skee-ball booth. The walls of the booth are covered in red and white stripes and stuffed prizes hang from the ceiling. Strips of the booth's roof hang down into the frame. The ground in front of the booth is littered with debris. Several other booths with prizes hanging from the roof are visible in the background.

Photograph of firefighters using a long ladder and working to rescue people trapped on a cable car.

Photograph of individuals working their way down a crane after being rescued from a stopped cable car over a row of red and white striped carnival booths. An empty cable car hangs in the background overhead, sporting the same red and white stripes as the booths below. The sky above is pitch black.