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[Postcard of a Los Angeles Fire Fighter]

Postcard of a L.A. Fire Department Badge, with a head shot photograph of a fire fighter in its center. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "I don't suppose you will recognize who I am? We have had three fires since 8:48 (sent 17) last night + 2 'o clock (sent 18) today. I hope you are well [...]"
Date: September 19, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Ladder, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firefighters on the scene in Berlin, Germany. A single firefighter is climbing a ladder from a vehicle parked near a building.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Department in Manila, Philippines]

Postcard of a fire department in Manila, Philippines. The building has a U.S. flag above it, and the postage stamp on the postcard says, "Philippine Islands - United States of America."
Date: April 25, 1908
Creator: Pineda, Jorge
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station]

Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station, a two-story building with a tower extending another story in one of its corners. The base of the building has garage doors with labels corresponding to the type of fire engine it houses. There is a large, red brick building in the background that says, "Southern Rock Island Plow Co." The back of the postcard has a handwritten message by the sender to the addressee.
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1."
Date: November 20, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Intense flames have spread across the top of the roof, giving off heavy smoke.
Date: April 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Richmond Fire Department]

Postcard of the Richmond Fire Department in front of a fire station on a street corner. The fire fighters are formally dressed, and standing with a horse-drawn carriage. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message that says, "Knowing you collect fire dept. cards, I'm sending you one from Richmond, where I am today."
Date: February 29, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Hose, Tokyo, Japan]

Illustrated postcard of Japanese firemen using hoses to extinguish a fire. The postcard was printed in Japanese, but features English text in the form of a handwritten message from the sender to the recipient.
Date: October 15, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Engine Test]

Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Lansing, Michigan]

Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with four horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Pardon delay. Yours Sincerely, J. M. Hutchinson."
Date: March 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fire Fighters on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters on a heavily damaged roof of a multistory city building. The photograph was taken from the top of a nearby building.
Date: April 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Engine Test]

Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Firemen on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firemen on a heavily damaged roof of a tall building, with the roof's tiles missing from its top. Buildings of a similar height are visible in the background.
Date: April 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire at the Delaware Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas]

Postcard of the burning of the Delaware Hotel. The town's fire department is trying to extinguish the flames, as seen by the hose leading from the wagons in the bottom right corner of the image. A large crowd is watching the event unfold from the left. Despite the image being black and white, the smoke has a slight red tint to it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "[...] This is the nearest thing to a fire wagon here, so I sent it. [...]"
Date: June 20, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History