Photograph of firemen spraying foam into a house on the training grounds at the Beaumont Fire Department.

Photograph of two men in a horse-drawn wagon decorated for a parade. Buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of an aerial view of a fire at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Smoke billows in the air, and the sea is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a group of ten firemen standing in two rows in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Fort Worth Fire Department's Station No. 5.

Photograph of Chief Charles Chriswell, wearing glasses and a tie.

Photograph of seven firemen loading hoses onto a truck at the Central Fire Station in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of two firemen posing in uniform in front of a fire station in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of a man using an extinguisher to put out a fire on the ground at A & M Fire College. Other men stand by in the background.

Photograph of the interior of the Beaumont fire station. Men stands against the wall to the left, and several horses are hitched to fire wagons.

Photograph of four firefighters spraying water at a fire in Beaumont, Texas. A car is partially visible to the left.

Photograph of Richardson Fire Department firefighters holding a hose spraying water at a fire.

Photograph of a building on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of cars on the road leading to a refinery on fire in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands to the right.

Photograph of a group of men wrapped in bandages sitting at tables at the A & M Fire College.

Photograph of a large crowd of people standing and watching a fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. There is a man on the telephone pole, and smoke is visible in the background.

Photograph of a group of men standing with their arms out on the roof of a building at the A & M Fire College. More buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the men of the Beaumont Fire Department posing in uniform in front of the Central Fire Station. Those in the front row are Frank Varnado, George Corrigan, Austin Manuel, Ruie Akin, Steve O'Connor, Frank Estes, J. N. Richardson, John D. Southwell, R. N. Tullos, C. A. "Red" Chriswell, and Louie Carter. The men in the middle row are Jake Buck, Vic Duhon, A. B. O'Quinn, Bobby Chase, Bill Sharpe, John McNair, Oscar Wilkerson, Joe Curry, Ulysses Duggins, Leland Jones, A. A. Langford, Everett Pfleider, Albert Bostick, O. M. Joiner, Aubrey Dixon, and Ed Gross. The men in the third row are Camille Gonzales, A. J. LeBlanc, Ralph Shelton, Harold Heidecker, Don O'Dell, Vansler Fontenot, Harris N. Taylor, Aaron Long, Wesley Phillips, and Nick Hill.

Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department No. 9 engine in front of a fire station. The engine is a 1915 Ahrens-Fox serial #601 model K-2.

Photograph of a group of men posing together at a Texas Fire Department Instructors Conference. The men in the first row are W. R. Willis, W. J. McBride, H. R. Brayton, A. L. Rathke, W. J. Henderson, B. J. Korman, G. C. Adams, Skipper Lucky, and an unknown man. Those in the second row are Dagger Dickerson, Eugene Ray, two unknown men, H. B. Whitworth, John Woody, August Oertli, and G. Frank Williams. Those in the third row are Otis Muenster, A. L. Cartwright, and Bob Dodson, and several of the men in fourth are E. W. Parker, D. C. Musiek, Hugh Brinkley, Paul B. Conley, and Benjamin Huron. The men in the fifth row are Alfred Myers, Oscar Goodrich, Harvey Peyton, Monk Owens, and Cisco Black, Shorty Foust, Irwin Sprekles, and Harry Kerr. Those in the top row are Gene Sappington, John O'Brien, Frank McKinney, and Dan Butler.

Photograph of firemen with hoses standing on the roof of a home, spraying water at a fire. Men stand on ladders laid against the right side of the building.

Photograph of a fire at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Smoke billows in the air, and there is a motorcycle and two cars on the dirt road.

Photograph of three Richardson Fire Department firefighters using a hose to spraying water during the nighttime.

Postcard with a photograph of horse-drawn wagons used by the local fire department traveling down a city street. The wagon in front is loaded with ladders and a few firemen are riding on the back, two firemen are sitting in the driver's seat steering the horses. There are also two wagons being driven along behind the first one.

Postcard with a photograph of an automobile belonging to the Houston Fire Department pulling out of a garage at the fire station. Two firemen are sitting in the driver's seat while two other firemen are standing behind the car and there is an inscription on the car that reads: "Houston Fire Dept."