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[Envelope with a Photograph of Québec from the St. Lawrence River]

Envelope addressed to Melle Charlotte Fournier in Québec, Canada; the photograph on the envelope is one of the city as seen from the St. Lawrence River.
Date: November 13, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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 N. M. Wood to George Pendexter, March 19, 1912]

Postcard from N. M. Wood to George Pendexter concerning the fire department photo collection that he has; Wood mentions that he has over 30,000 photos from all over the world. He notes that the photograph on the reverse side is of the Ottawa Fire Department in Ottawa, Canada. The photograph shows three firemen of Engine Co. 4 standing with their steamer engine in the snow in front of the fire station; the engine has wheels cut in half to act as skis in the snow.
Date: March 19, 1912
Creator: Wood, N. M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter September 4, 1909]

Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of one of the fire stations in Hamilton, Ontario. Smith notes he is from Battle Creek, Michigan on the card while the photograph was taken in Hamilton. The caption on the photograph tells us that this is "Truck No. 1 Central Fire Station" being photographed; there are 12 men that make up this company, nine of whom are standing in front of the long wagon loaded with ladders, while two are sitting in the driver's seat and one is sitting at the very back of the ladders.
Date: September 4, 1909
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Vancouver Fire Department]

Postcard of the Vancouver Fire Department with a fire truck. The truck has four wheels and two seats, and tows a trailer with two wheels at its back. On the back of the postcard, the sender left a message that says, "These boys fight fire like demons. They've got the apparatus too. I saw 'em in action."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History