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."

Postcard of the Fort Wayne Fire Department, lined up in two rows outside of their fire station, with two fire wagons parked behind the rows. The fire fighters in front are sitting in small chairs.

Postcard showing the Number 1 Fire Department of Fort Wayne, Indiana. There are three different horse-drawn carriages, some have water hoses attached to them.

Postcard with a photograph of the Ft. Wayne Fire Department as it was in 1860. This department had a steamer engine on the back of the horse-drawn wagon along with the other three firemen in the picture.

Postcard with a photograph of members of the Fort Wayne Fire Department spraying water on a large building in the city. According to the photo, this was a part of some engine tests that they were performing at the time; one set of firemen is standing in the street on the right and another set is standing on the corner in the foreground.

Postcard to George Pendexter with a picture showing fire station number 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In front of the station there is a large machine used to fight fires being pulled by two horses; four men are sitting on top of the machine.