[Six Men at Work Site]

Photograph of six men at a work site. One man is holding a ladder and there is a scaffold or structure behind them. The back of the photo reads, "300' Tower March 1948; Left to Right: Jerry Scruggs, Earl Fillingame, J.D. Southwell, Bill Williams, Doug Fisher, Frenchie Gaspard."
Date: March 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at Burris Lumber Company]

Photograph of men standing in debris spraying water at the Burris Lumber Company fire.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Spraying Water at Fire]

Photograph of firemen spraying water at the Southern Land and Lumber Company fire in Beaumont, Texas. There is lumber on the ground, and more firefighters are visible in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fireman on Wood Pile]

Photograph of a group of firemen standing on top of a pile of wood at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Firemen with Water Hose]

Photograph of a group of five men holding a water hose at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Attaching Cables to Scaffold]

Photograph of three men attaching cables or chains to a structure. The structure is a narrow and scaffold-like and there are trees in the background. The back of the photo reads, "1948, Johnny Southwell, Earl Fillingame, "Blackie" Corden."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Fighting a Fire at Lumber Yard]

Photograph of firefighters spraying water at large piles of lumber on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. A building is visible to the right.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Standing in Debris]

Photograph of men standing in debris spraying water at the Burris Lumber Company fire.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building on Fire]

Photograph of a building on fire in the distance at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. There are concrete cylinders in the foreground.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building on Fire]

Photograph of a building on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building on Fire]

Photograph of a building on fire at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Burning Building]

Photograph of a burning building in Beaumont, Texas. Streams of water are visible to the left.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Crowd Watching a Fire]

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Smoking Building on Fire]

Photograph of a smoking building on fire at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fire at Southern Land and Lumber Company]

Photograph of a building on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. There are train tracks in the foreground.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen Spraying Wood Pile]

Photograph of a group of firemen spraying water at a pile of lumber at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men in Uniform]

Photograph of several men in uniform squatting in front of two trucks at the Mesquite Fire Department.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Tracks in Front of Burning Building]

Photograph of men standing on train tracks in front of a burning building at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History