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[Presidio La BahÃa]
Photograph of the historic Presidio La BahÃa from outside of its walls. A dirt road winds past the mission on the left.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pecos River
Photograph of the Pecos River seen from above, probably from the Pecos High Bridge. The river is in a dip between two cliffs. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pecos River - 1912."
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Presidio La BahÃa Church Interior]
Photograph of the interior of the church at Presidio La BahÃa. The photograph was shot down the aisle of pews, giving a view of the church altar on the other end of the room.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Presidio La BahÃa]
Photograph of the historic Presidio La BahÃa in Goliad, Texas. There appear to be wildflowers in bloom in the grass around the mission.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train at Mineral Wells, Texas]
Photograph of a train engine at Mineral Wells, Texas. No other cars are attached to the engine.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battle Ship South Carolina
Photograph of the Battleship South Carolina at Galveston, Texas.
Date:
July 20, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Putting out a Fire]
Postcard with a photograph of a fire at a building with a fire wagon working to try to put it out. The building is frozen on the outside, and all of the firemen on the right side are wearing coats due to the temperature; the note on the card reads: "Equitable Fire [] 1-9-12. 62 Cos on the job. This is Eng. Co. 156."
Date:
January 12, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Earl E. Cratty to George Pendexter, June 13, 1912]
Postcard from Earl E. Cratty to George Pendexter with a photograph of a horse-drawn fire department vehicle going down a street in Galesburg, Illinois for the Decoration Day Parade (now Memorial Day) on May 30, 1912. There is a large crowd of people lining the street on both sides, as other vehicles pass by in the background. There is a note on the photo that says "St. Louis, MO has great collection of cards."
Date:
[1912-05-30..1912-06-13]
Creator:
Cratty, Earl E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a FIre Station, Stratford, Ontario, Canada]
Postcard of a fire department at their fire station in a residential area. The fire fighters are standing with two horse-drawn wagons. The vehicle on the left is equipped with a hook & ladder, and the one on the right has a coiled hose.
Date:
July 29, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter discussing other collectors to contact for pictures, Johnston suggests contacting F. A. Bruce, and L. A. Van Toor. The photograph on the reverse side shows the destruction at the Globe M. F. G. Co. building in Battle Creek, Michigan after a fire; the walls are crumpled inwards and the roof has caved in. There are two men standing off to the left looking at the damage left behind by the fire.
Date:
January 29, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]
Postcard of a fire department using hoses to extinguish a burning building. Smoke obscures most of the background. The water from the hoses has frozen onto the ground and the fire engine on the left.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pedexter, April 1912]
Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter regarding Brown's current lack of action in Springfield, Ohio. The photo on the back is of the number 3 fire station in the town with two horses in front; this building has a bell tower on the top right corner.
Date:
April 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Fire-Damaged Building at Texas A&M University]
Photograph showing a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) damaged by a fire in May 1912. In this photo a demolition crew is manning a cannon and firing at the base of the building in order to complete the destruction of the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station]
Postcard of a fire department at a fire station on a street corner. The fire fighters are lined up with two horse-drawn vehicles outside of their respective garages. The station is surrounded by urban homes.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, June 12, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter describing the photo on the reverse side and his attempt to find more cards to send to Pendexter. Johnston says that he is the man to the left of the one holding the hose and firing the water into the river; he says they are "well pleased with [their] new auto pumper." The photograph shows Johnston and another fireman with the hose shooting water into the river and a large crowd of people standing around watching the display.
Date:
June 12, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, July 16, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter telling him of a recent fire they had "the 11th and one Sunday morning at 3 a.m." The photograph shows a devastated building with a caption that reads: "Great Fendrich Fire Ruins Main St. Looking West from 2nd St. Evansville, Indiana." The building in the center is almost completely destroyed while the one to its left has most of its walls still standing though its roof is gone.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]
Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the reverse-side picture; according to Eagan the vehicle and crew are apart of the #2 Salvage Corps in St. Louis. The photograph shows a fireman sitting on top of the horse-drawn fire wagon with an alarm bell behind him and a ladder in the bed. This wagon takes too horses to pull it and it has an inscription on the side that reads "Salvage Corps No. 2."
Date:
January 25, 1912
Creator:
Eagan, J. P.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."
Date:
January 22, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Ladder Truck, Springfield, Massachusetts]
Postcard of a fire department with a new motor ladder truck. One fire fighter is at its steering wheel, and the other six are standing along its side. A printed description of the vehicle is provided below the image. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir, nearly all of our Fire Department is motor driver, I will send them all each time we write & exchange with Chief all over the country. Yours Truly, Henry Woodward."
Date:
July 14, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter, July, 1912]
Postcard from Henry Woodward to George Pendexter describing the fire engine in the picture on the back. The photo shows a fire engine with a water hose wound up in the center and another one pointed in the air. The men of the Winchester Park Fire Station are sitting on the truck, two in the front, and five in the back.
Date:
July 13, 1912
Creator:
Woodward, Henry W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter, February 5, 1912]
Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter with a photograph of a large building on fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana; there is one fire truck in the photograph with hoses attached to it and other streams of water shooting at the flaming building. The note on the back of the card reads: "Let me know what views you have of Battle Creek so I will know what to send this one is of Fort Wayne Ind. 11 people burned up."
Date:
February 5, 1912
Creator:
Bruce, F. A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Building Damaged by Fire at Texas A&M University]
Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been badly damaged by a fire. The roof and insides of the building have been burned away leaving only the outer walls left standing; there are piles of rubble in front of the main entrances to the building.
Date:
May 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, March 17, 1912]
Postcard from J. P. Eagan in St. Louis, Missouri to George Pendexter in Austin, Texas discussing the man in the picture on the reverse side of the card; Eagan says that this man is picking up after a "roaring house fire on South Clark St." The photograph shows a fireman rolling up a large fire hose outside of a building.
Date:
March 17, 1912
Creator:
Eagan, J. P.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, Springfield, Ohio]
Postcard of the Springfield Fire Department at their headquarters, lined up in horse-drawn carts. The station has two garage doors at its base, and "1878" is displayed at its front. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Many thanks for views received today. This is No. 1 station, a very old building as you can see [...]"
Date:
February 6, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History