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[Postcard with a Photo of a Houston Fire Department Automobile]
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."
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of a Man by a Service Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of a man standing in front of a long service truck used by the Houston Fire Department. The truck is carrying ladders and has pennants that say "Houston," and an alarm bell on top.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of the Back of a Houston Fire Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of the back end of a Houston Fire Department fire truck. This truck has a water hose and ladder loaded in it and also has two pennants attached to the rods at the very back end.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Houston, Texas]
Postcard of Houston's Central Fire Station, a two-story brick building with several garage exits along the first floor. Horse-drawn fire engines are seen exiting the garages, and each garage is labeled. Three visible labels are, "Chief", "Hose", and "Steamer."
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, February 21, 1912]
Postcard with a photograph of some of the damage caused by a fire in Houston, Texas; the text on the photo says that this is "looking west from plant of Dew Bros Syrup Co." Most of the pieces of debris in the picture are sheets of metal lying on the ground with other charred pieces in the background.
Date:
February 21, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen of the Houston Fire Department]
Postcard with a photograph of one of the fire trucks used by the Houston Fire Department parked outside of the fire station. The truck is loaded with ladders and a long water hose packed in the back; there are also four firemen standing around.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]
Postcard with a photograph of the damage caused by a major fire in Houston, Texas. The caption on the picture reads: "Houston's Big Fire Feb 21, 1912 Where the Blaze Started." The building in the photograph belongs to a grain company, and has most of its roof and taller walls destroyed; most of the building with "Grain Co." written on it is most left intact. There are a few men looking through the debris.
Date:
February 21, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History