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[Postcard of Fire Fighters Driving to a Fire]
Illustrated postcard of four fire fighters on a moving horse-drawn fire engine. The two horses are moving at a running pace.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howard, Fred S.
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. Smoke is billowing from the top of the building, covering the background.
Date:
April 23, 1903
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 a Couple and Firemen]
Illustrated postcard of a kissing couple within a burning heart, surrounded by firemen attempting to extinguish the fire with hoses and ladders. There is a Poem in German printed in the top left corner of the postcard. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, saying, "My dear Sir! My best compliments for new year 1910!"
Date:
December 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]
Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a German Fire Engine]
Postcard of two German firemen driving an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a ladder and pressurized canisters.
Date:
July 3, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a German Fire Station]
Postcard of a German fire station, with the firemen in front of it in three auto fire engines. A single fireman with a bike is standing to the left of the vehicles.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a German Fire Station]
Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Berlin]
Postcard of three scenes in Berlin, Germany. The left and right images feature a rooms which each have a glass display and a wall of switches. The center image features a man using a street telephone at the base of a light post.
Date:
1911
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 Berlin Fire Department]
Postcard of German firemen in four auto fire engines. The line of automobiles is seen in front of a three-story brick building.
Date:
July 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]
Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a coiled fire hose on its rear.
Date:
August 17, 1909
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 Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]
Postcard of Berlin's fire department evacuating a three-story building, with ladders set up to access its windows and rooftop. A few firemen are seen holding ropes taut to and from one of the windows, allowing someone to zip-line from the window to the ground.
Date:
June 21, 1909
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 Firemen in Berlin, Germany]
Postcard of firemen operating a horse-drawn fire engine near a building. The firemen are facing away from the camera and towards the upper, unseen stories of the building.
Date:
1918?
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 Graz's Fire Department, Germany]
Postcard of fire fighters in three horse-drawn vehicles outside of a fire station. The fire fighters' uniforms have both hats and helmets. A handwritten message to the recipient on the back of the postcard says, "I would be obliged to you, if you would send me also fire brigade cards."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of a Small River in Wernigerode, Germany]
Postcard with a photograph of a small river running through the streets in the town of Wernigerode, Germany. The Wernigerode Castle can be seen on the hill in the background behind the trees. The caption on the bottom is written in German: "Wernigerode, Harz Flutrenne mit Blickauf das Schlop."
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of an Empty Courtyard in Wernigerode, Germany]
Postcard with a photograph of an empty courtyard in Wernigerode, Germany, with trees planted within it. There are numerous dining tables throughout the courtyard, and on the hill in the background you can see the Wernigerode Castle.
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of an Ornate Building in Wernigerode, Germany]
Postcard with a photograph of an ornate building located in Wernigerode, Germany. The caption on the bottom of the picture is written in German and says that this is the town hall building (Rathaus); it has two spiked cones on the front of the roof and a tall bell tower with a clock underneath.
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of the Wernigerode Castle]
Postcard with a photograph of the Wernigerode Castle in Wernigerode, Germany. The castle is situated on a hill above the smaller buildings within the immediate town.
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History