[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of A Fire Station, Maiden, Massachusetts]

Postcard of a fire station on a residential street. The station is built like a large, two-story suburban house, with two garage doors at its base on the right. One of the garage doors is labeled, "Chemical."
Date: January 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 14, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a newspaper clipping glued to the correspondence section of the card. The clipping describes the technical features of the new "Chemical and hose Motor Car" which has a capacity of "700 gallons of water a minute." Johnston mentions L. D. Smith and a fire on March 25, 1925; Smith is possibly the fireman in the photograph on the reverse side seen going up a ladder into a smoking building.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Action]

Postcard of fire fighters using an apparatus to extinguish a fire on a city building. The fire fighters are standing on the back of a wagon, with hoses running from beneath the vehicle. The sender has left a handwritten message starting on the right of the image, and continuing on the back of the postcard.
Date: August 14, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Series, Part 4: Relaxation]

Postcard from Rose Collins to Harry Bahl with an illustration of a man hugging a woman under an umbrella. This card is the fourth card in a series of six total cards, entitled "Relaxation." The note on the back of the card reads: "but then she has only been here two days and I feel sure there will be more. If you cant pay the damages I'll take it out in board at some distant date."
Date: July 14, 1910
Creator: Collins, Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Harry Bahl to Mamie Collins, October 14, 1908]

Postcard from Harry Bahl to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with an illustration on the front of two children standing on a sidewalk, the girl is crying and the boy looks bewildered; there is a caption that reads: "You're the only girl I ever loved - but I can't keep telling you so all the time." There is a short note written on the back that says: "This is a true answer to that fussy letter."
Date: October 14, 1908
Creator: Sheahan's Famous Picture
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing a Street Scene in McGregor, Texas]

Postcard showing a street scene in McGregor, Texas; the photograph shows a group of men standing in the middle of the street and a horse-drawn carriage walking by the corner of a building. The note on the back of the card discusses the sender's recent visit to Waco and that they are sorry they were unable to meet up: "hope I can attend church with you Sunday morning.
Date: August 14, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History