Postcard of employees of a meat packing business. The employees are all grouped together and standing up. Above them hanging from the ceiling are pieces of meat and empty metal hooks.

Photograph of the back of the Brownsville federal building, a large multi-story brick building with several rows of windows and two chimneys.In the foreground an automobile is parked on the street on the left and on the far right a man is carrying a box. To the left of the building in the background a crane is visible and in front of it there is a tree and a small light-colored building.

Photograph from behind of the U.S. Courthouse and post office, a multi-story brick building with several rows of windows and two chimneys. In the foreground on the far right there is a man is wearing a hat and carrying a box and on the left an automobile and another small building are visible. Behind them a tree and part of a crane can be seen in the background.

Portrait of the 11 Dallas Fire class members from August 1953 to September 1953 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are suits, with white button down shirts, a tie, and black shoes.

Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from October 1953 posing in front of a large chalkboard on the wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are suits, with white, button down shirts, a tie, and black shoes.

Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from September 1954 to October 1954 posing in front of a chalkboard wall inside a building in two rows. A few of the recruits are in suits, with a tie and a white button down shirt. While the others are wearing casual attire, a light colored button down shirt, with black slacks, and a black belt.

Portrait of the 10 Dallas Fire class members from September 1955 to October 1955 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, with light colored slacks, and a black belt.

Portrait of the 10 Dallas Fire class members from September 1955 to October 1955 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, with light colored slacks, and a black belt.

Photograph of a group of children gathered around a clown at a Pan Am Halloween event in 1967.

Photograph of a group of children on a field during a Halloween event at Pan am in 1967.

Photograph of a couple of children at Pan Am during a Halloween event in 1967.

Photograph of a group of children standing by a fence at Pan Am in 1967.

Photograph of a group of children gathered at the Pan-Am Tiny Tots Halloween Park in 1967.

Photograph of the scenery at a Halloween Party at Pan Am in 1967. A small group of children are seen seated around tables.

Photograph of Beverly Sheffield posing in a dark colored suit and tie.

Portrait of the 13 Dallas Fire class members from October 1970 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a navy-blue suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, navy-blue slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest.

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire class members from July 1972 to October 1972 posing outside a building in two rows All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap , name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist.

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire class members from July 1972 to October 1972 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from October 15, 1973 to January 15, 1974 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of dark slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.

Photograph of a paramedic standing next to an ambulance parked in a bay with a large, open garage door. The photograph has been taken from the back left side of the ambulance. The side of the vehicle reads "Dallas Fire Dept. Emergency Ambulance."

Copy negative of the 5 Dallas Fire class members from May 1-15, 1950 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, button down shirt, slacks, and black belt.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from August 1, 1977 to November 18, 1977 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.

Photograph of a fallen cable car in a carnival skee-ball booth. The walls of the booth are covered in red and white stripes and stuffed prizes hang from the ceiling. Strips of the booth's roof hang down into the frame. The ground in front of the booth is littered with debris.

Photograph of a fireman in a bucket attached to a crane working to access a stopped cable car. In the center of the bottom of the frame, the top of a mature tree is visible. Large, fluffy clouds stretch across the sky, tinged red by the sunset.