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[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Houston, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a dark blue background and yellow edging. A cross with white points occupies most of the patch. "Houston" is written in the center and "Fire Dept." is written across the top and bottom points. Images of a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the horizontal points.
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unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
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The Portal to Texas History
[Cypress Creek, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Cypress Creek area of Houston, Texas fire department. The triangular patch has a dark blue background with yellow edging. "Cypress Creek Houston Texas" is written in yellow along the top and bottom of the patch. A red Florian Cross with white edging covers the center.. "Fire Rescue" is written in yellow over the top and bottom points. A yellow and black "fire scramble" appears in the center of the cross
Date:
unknown
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
[Five Men on Horses]
Photograph of W. Lee O'Daniel and four unidentified men riding horses on a buffalo hunting trip. A car is visible behind them.
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Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lamar Institute of Technology Regional Fire Academy Patch]
Patch from the Lamar Institute of Technology Regional Fire Academy. The cross shaped patch has a cerulean blue background and dark blue edging. A white Florian Cross with red borders covers the patch. "L.I.T. Fire Academy" is written inside the vertical points and the horizontal points contain illustrations of fire equipment. The center of the cross contains a flaming illustration of Texas and the words "Est. 1972."
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
[Bryan, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Bryan, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a black background with red and gold edging. "Bryan Fire Dept." is written in gold across the top and bottom of the patch. A Florian Cross in the center of the patch has golden points connected by a red circle. "Texas" is written in the lower point. A grey bird flies in front of the top point which has an American and a Texas flag projecting upward. The center of the patch bears a silver star surrounded by a golden laurel.
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unknown
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unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
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The Portal to Texas History
[Man and Woman at Campaign Stop]
Photograph of a man and a woman sitting in front of a bus that advertises W. Lee O'Daniel for U.S. Senator.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lake Nacogdoches Area, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Lake Nacogdoches Area, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a white outer section with red edging. "Lake Nacogdoches Area Volunteer Fire Department Est. 1979" is written along this outside edge. The interior contains another shield shape that is split into three sections with yellow borders. The top left portion contains a cross, a "fire scramble," and the word "Fire." The top right contains a Star of Life and the word "EMS." The bottom section contains a simplified version of the blue, white, and red flag of Texas.
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unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
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The Portal to Texas History
[Kountze, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Kountze, Texas fire department. The triangular patch has a black background and golden edging. "Kountze Fire Department" is written along the edges in yellow. A yellow "fire scramble" appears in the center.
Date:
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Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[La Marque, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the La Marque, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a red background and yellow edging. "La Marque Fire Dept." is written in white along the top and bottom edges. Between these words is a Florian Cross with white points. The bottom point contains the word "Texas." The left and right points contain images of fire equipment. The center of the cross contains a red circle divided into ten sections. "LM" and a white star are superimposed over these sections.
Date:
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unknown
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Physical Object
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The Portal to Texas History
[Dalhart, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Dalhart, Texas volunteer fire department. The Texas shaped patch has a dark red background and navy blue edging. "XIT CIT" and "Dalhart volunteer Fire Dept." are written across the patch in navy blue. A navy blue heart indicates the city's location on the Texas panhandle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Northwest Harris County, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Northwest Harris County, Texas volunteer fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a white background and blue edging. "Northwest Fire Dept.," "Vol.," and "Org. 1949" are written in red along the top and bottom edges. The center contains a blue and white Florian Cross containing images of fire equipment, "Harris County" in the vertical points, and "F D" in the horizontal points.
Date:
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unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Tyler, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background and golden edging. A Florian Cross with white points and a black center covers the patch. "Houston Fire Dept." is written vertically over the cross. Images of a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the horizontal points.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[El Dorado, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the El Dorado, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background and silver edging. "El Dorado" is written a flap on top, and "Fire Department" is written along the top and bottom edges of the circle in yellow. A smaller circle is split into three sections. The top half contains a yellow skull-and-crossbones. The lower left quadrant contains a "fire scramble." The lower right quadrant contains a red cross.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Temple, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Temple, Texas fire department. The oblong wedge-shaped patch has a black background with yellow edging. "Temple Fire Rescue" is written along the top three edges in red. A red Florian Cross embroidered with "FTR" and superimposed over fire equipment sits near the middle. A blue, white, and red image of Texas sits near the bottom with "Est. 1883." written under its left side.
Date:
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unknown
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System:
The Portal to Texas History
[El Campo, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the El Campo, Texas volunteer fire department. The circular patch has a dark blue background and red edging. A cross with white points and a large, circular center fills most of the available space. "Fire Dept." is written in red across the top and bottom points of the cross, while a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the other points. The center of this cross contains the words "El Campo" in white and "VOL" in red.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Highlands, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Highlands, Texas fire department. The cross shaped patch has a navy blue background and golden edging. "Highlands," "Fire," "Rescue," and "EMS" are written inside of the points. The center bears the image of a yellow and red "fire scramble" and a blue Star of Life.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign Rally]
Photograph of a campaign rally for W. Lee O'Daniel. A bus with men inside has "Vote for W. Lee O'Daniel for U.S. Senator" painted on it, as does a pavilion in the background. People gather around the pavilion to listen to the speakers.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Harlingen]
Photograph of an aerial view of Harlingen, Texas, looking south at intersection of the US77 bypass and Morgan Blvd. Coronado Village and the site for the Bonham store are visible in the right foreground.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Purnell Commerical Photos
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Austin, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has two shades of blue backgrounds and yellow edging. The fang shaped top section contains "Austin" in yellow letters. The shield-shaped lower section has "Fire Dept." written on top and the image of a fire helmet, fire hook, and ladder situated over a ball of fire.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Abilene fire department. The semicircular patch has a dark blue background and silver edging. "Abilene Fire Dept." is written in silver.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Workers at the Inaugural Barbecue]
Photograph of workers at a large table cutting up raw meat for W. Lee O'Daniel's Inaugural Barbecue. A grate over a fire pit is visible in front of a building in the background.
Date:
January 21, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. Lee O'Daniel and Daughter]
Photograph of W. Lee O'Daniel and daughter Molly eating inside a bus at a campaign stop. Molly looks at her father, who holds a chicken leg in one hand and a glass of milk in the other.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[North Montgomery County, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the North Montgomery County, Texas volunteer fire department. The rectangular patch has a navy blue background and yellow edging. A yellow cross with red borders occupies most of the space. "No. Montgomery Co. Texas" is written across two banners on the top and bottom of the patch. Images of a fire hydrant, a crossed hook and ladder, a fire helmet, and "VFD" appear in the points. The center of this cross contains a silver and white five pointed star.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from a Houston, Texas fire department. The patch is designed to look like a blue and white Florian Cross partially engulfed in yellow, red, and blue flames. "Houston Fire Dept" appears across the top and bottom points of the cross. The blue field, star, red, and white fields of the flag of Texas appear across the left and right points. The number twelve is written in red in the center of the cross.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History