Photograph of people watching firefighters spraying water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas. There are hoses on the road and a car to the right.

Photograph of people watching firemen spray water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of bystanders watching firefighters spraying water a fire at the Finger Furniture store of Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of a man jumping out of a window of the Beaumont Fire Department headquarters. A group of men hold a trampoline to catch him on the ground.

Photograph of firefighters spraying water at the fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of firemen climbing a ladder to the top of the Finger Furniture store in order to fight a fire. There are hoses on the street, and white flags with a dark cross fly from a line stretched between buildings.

Photograph of bystanders and a car across the street from the Finger Furniture store of Beaumont, Texas, which is on fire.

Photograph of firemen spraying water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas.

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."

Photograph of Ronnie Charles Lemm receiving a Medal of Valor. Lemm and another man are holding the medal between them. Lemm's sleeve has a patch reading "Dallas Fire Department" and the plaque on the medal reads "Medal of Valor Ronnie Charles Lemm March [28, 1977]." There is a label on the front with the text "Ronnie C. Lemm" and "Ronnie C. Lemm March 28, 1977" is written on the back of the photo.

Photograph of David M. Ward receiving a citation for valor from another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms; the man on the left has brass or gold buttons and three stars on the right side of his shirt collar and Ward has silver buttons and the Dallas Fire Department patch visible on his sleeve. "David M. Ward March 5, 1976" is written on the back of the photo.

Photograph of J. L. Trophagan shaking hands and receiving an insignia pin from a man wearing a Dallas Fire Department uniform. The man on the right's uniform has several stars on the sleeve and a patch reading, "Dallas All-American City." Trophagan is on the left, identified by the name tag on his uniform and the label on the bottom left side of the photo. The back of the photo has "J. L. Trophagan March 6, 1962" written on it.

Photograph of Bobby N. Popham receiving a medal of valor from another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms and a patch reading "Dallas Fire Department" is visible on the man on the right's sleeve. The medal of valor is a medal on a ribbon in a frame with a brass plaque under it. "Bobby N. Popham March 28, 1977" is written on the back of the photo.

Photograph of E. M. Walther receiving an insignia pin and shaking hands with another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms. There is a label of the front of the photo with "E. M. Walther" printed on it, and "E.M. Walther March 30, 1967" is written on the back.

Photograph of a six-story building with a cherry picker approaching a window. The photo is taken from a distance and the base of the cherry picker is obscured by another building.

Photograph of Harold W. Minter receiving a pin from an older man while Harold’s wife, Patricia Jane Minter, looks on. Minter is holding a framed certificate with the text "[..] Department [..] for Valor" printed at the top. Minter and the older man are wearing uniforms and the woman is in civilian clothing. "Harold W. Minter March 12, 1975" is written on the back.