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[Aerial Photograph of Burning Building]
Aerial photograph of a burning, multi-story building at the corner of Elm and Lamar St. in Dallas, partially obscured by smoke. On the ground and in the streets, multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles attend the fire. Three of the trucks have long ladders extended, and firefighters at the tops of the ladders hold hoses pointed at the building, spraying large streams of water. The city is also visible around the burning building. Large hoses cover the streets between and around the fire engines.
Date:
July 23, 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Old Fire Station 3 Firefighters and Engine]
Photograph of five uniformed firefighters standing in front of a fire engine at the old Dallas Fire Station 3. From left to right, the firefighters are: Henry, Allen, Bell, Belvins, and Captain Baker. In the background, a residential neighborhood area, a few small businesses, and a traffic stop light are visible. There are two small holes in the top of the photograph, on the top left and the top right. On the back of the photograph is a yellow sticky note with information about the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civilian receives lifesaving award]
Photograph of a male civilian standing with seven members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is to the right of the fire chief. The chief is wearing a formal uniform and holding a certificate. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.
Date:
January 1992
Creator:
Garcia, Carolyn S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Neiman-Marcus Fire, North Side Street View]
Photograph of a street view of the north side of Neiman-Marcus, with more buildings visible in the background. The fire inside is visible through the windows on the left and the display windows on the ground. On the fifth floor, the fire has burst out of one of the windows. On the ground, two small ladders are propped up against the building and one firefighter stands on the left while another stands further down the street, on the right. There are Christmas decorations hanging from the lampposts and strung between the Neiman-Marcus building and the building across the street (which is out of shot on the right). On the back of the photograph are a torn-off label, an unreadable stamp, and handwritten notes giving information about the photo.
Date:
December 19, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Small Bus Inside Garage]
Photograph of a small bus - with no doors and several missing windows - parked in large, dimly lit garage. There are three tables with various spray cans and other tools in front of the bus, and a stack of upholstered seats to the right of the bus. There are tall lockers along the back wall, and long light fixtures hanging from the ceiling. In the background of the garage are large, shadowed metal structures.There is a stamp on the back of the photograph with the date the photo was taken.
Date:
January 28, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire Engine With Equipment On Top]
Photograph of a fire truck parked on a dirt road in a thinly wooded area. On top of the truck is a platform with two mounted, metal canons, and on the front of the truck, just below the grill, a metal cable is looped between and through two metal rings. In the background, on the right, is a small canal and a sign that says, "Danger, Keep Out."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Climb Ladders into Second Story of Burnt Building]
Photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits climbing up and standing below two ladders leading up to two large holes in the second story of a building damaged by fire. Other firefighters and a man with a camera and a tape recorder stand in the space beneath the second-story. There are fire hoses on the ground and draped over the edge of the second-story floor. A large pile of fire-damaged wooden furniture lays on the left. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date:
January 24, 1964
Creator:
Young, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cloud of Black Smoke Rising from Metal Building]
Photograph of a tall cloud of black smoke rising from a small, folded and bent metal building blackened by smoke. On the ground in front of the building, there are firefighters, in dark- and light-colored firefighting suits, holding a hose. There are a few civilians in the group, as well as one who is walking out of shot on the right. A tall tower is partially visible on the left, and in the background is a large metal building. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and handwritten notes giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 26, 1963
Creator:
Grant, Clint
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Department 18 Firefighters]
Photograph of the firefighters at Dallas Fire Department 18 standing and kneeling in uniform in front of one of the station's fire engines. The men are arranged in two rows. On the front row, from left to right, the firefighters are: Miguel Gonzalez, Daniel Canter Jr., and Edward Downy Davis. On the back row, from left to right, the firefighters are: George Fletcher, David Villarreal, and Joe C. Guzman. Only a small portion of the front of the fire engine is visible in the photo. On the back of the photograph are an identifier stamp and handwritten text identifying the men in the photo.
Date:
February 17, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Look Up at a Smoking Window]
Photograph of two firefighters (their backs facing the camera) looking up at a ladder extending up a tall brick building. Smoke is coming out of three windows, which are four stories above the firefighters, while people on the second story above the firefighters can be seen through the windows. The top of the fire engine they're standing on is just barely visible at the bottom left of the photograph. On the back of the photograph are two labels, and extensive handwritten notes about the fire.
Date:
February 28, 1962
Creator:
Kennedy, Eamon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Firefighters and Fire Engine at Station #1]
Photograph of five firefighters in uniform, standing in front of the side of a fire engine. From left to right, the firefighters are: Mitchell, Capt. Lee, Chester, Watts, and Gause. The rear of the fire engine is still barely inside the fire station, which is partially visible on the right of the photograph. In the background, part of the town is visible, including a gas station sign. On the back of the photograph is a yellow sticky note that identifies the fire station and firefighters.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paramedics Deliver a Baby]
Photograph of two male Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics lifting a metal, rolling gurney into the back of a white ambulance. The paramedics are wearing light blue, short-sleeved, collared shirts and dark blue pants. Their faces are turned away from the camera and their torsos obscure most of the patient on the gurney. Inside the ambulance, there are transparent cabinets filled with small blue organizing bins, visible on the left wall. There is a label on the back of the photograph with the photo title and date.
Date:
July 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Department Ambulance Repair]
Photograph of a Dallas Fire Department ambulance parked facing the inside of a large, fire station garage door. The ambulance is missing its wheels, bumpers, and most of its body around the engine. There is a man working on the front of the ambulance, which is propped up by a large car jack. On the floor surrounding the ambulance are tools, an anvil resting on top of a wooden block, a large tank with hoses, a small tool chest resting on top of a rolling chest, and discarded scrap pieces. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph with the date the photo was taken.
Date:
December 27, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Spray Down Smoking Building From Above]
Photograph of five firefighters hosing down a smoking building. One firefighter, in a bucket connected to a large metal arm, sprays water from above, while three on the ground (their backs to the camera) point another hose at the building. On the right side of the photo, another firefighter crouches with a hose that is not yet turned on. Another building is just barely visible on the left side of the photograph. On the back of the photograph are a stamp with identifier information and extensive handwritten notes on the fire in the photo.
Date:
August 29, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paramedics Tend to a Man in a Crowd]
Photograph of two paramedics (one on the left and one in the middle) and a police officer (on the right) standing around an African-American man lying on a gurney. Two more people stand with the paramedics and police officer, but they are mostly obscured by the paramedic on the left and the police officer. The police officer is holding a flashlight under his left arm, and is holding a wallet. The man on the gurney is wearing brown plaid pants, and a brown shirt that has been pulled up to his chest, revealing his stomach. In the background, a group of African-American people look on.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire Station 4 and Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]
Photograph of a horse-drawn fire engine and eight firefighters in the street in front of a multi-story fire station whose sign reads, "No 4 Engine Company." Two firefighters stand in front of the fire engine, one firefighter sits in the driver's seat, holding the reins to two horses, and five firefighters stand in front of one of two garage doors. The corner of a bed is visible through an open window on the second story of the station. Two buildings are just visible on either side of the station.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street Outside Dallas Federal Savings & Loan Fire]
Downward view photograph of five fire engines, an ambulance, and a police car in the street to the right of the Dallas Federal Savings & Loan building (which is barely visible on the left). There are men in white hard-hats (and some wearing suits) standing on the sidewalk and street between the building and the emergency vehicles. The buildings and crowd of civilians watching the scene from down the street in the background are partially obscured by smoke. On the back of the photograph are two stamps giving information about the photographer and printer, as well as extensive handwritten notes about the fire.
Date:
January 7, 1964
Creator:
Winfrey, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civilian receives lifesaving award]
Photograph of a male civilian standing with eight members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is shaking hands with the chief. The chief (who is to the left of the civilian), wearing a formal uniform, is handing a certificate to the civilian. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.
Date:
January 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters on a Firefighting Vehicle at Station 39]
Photograph of four firefighters in firefighting suits (one of which is a lighter than the others), sitting in an open-air car that says "Chief D.F.D." on the side. The car is parked on a cobblestone road and there are multi-story brick buildings on either side of the road. Some of the buildings have lettering on the side. On the bottom border of the photo is printed text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." On the back of the photograph is a stamp with identifier information and the date.
Date:
February 6, 1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes maps and tables showing the existing land uses in Dallas as well as descriptions for each type of land use; one of the maps shows the buildings erected from 1935 to 1939, the other map shows buildings erected from 1940 to 1943. Other sections discuss the existing zone ordinance and the requirements of future land use.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire-Damaged Clothes at Neiman-Marcus]
Photograph of four clothing racks with a few hangers and clothing items, lined up horizontally. On the floor beneath the racks are piles of clothes, and behind the racks is a wall with a support column. In the background, on the left, are a partially visible door, a pot plant on the floor, and a blackened space obscured by the clothing racks. On the back of the photograph are a stamp, handwritten notes, and a label, all giving information about the photo.
Date:
December 19, 1964
Creator:
Russell, Russ
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Spray Down Unfinished Courthouse]
Extremely wide shot photograph of firefighters hosing down an unfinished courthouse building. The firefighters stand at the top of two long ladders, extending from fire engines parked in the street next to the construction site. A hose snakes along the street towards the truck and there is a large pool of water in the street. In the background, another building is visible, and on the far right of the photo, a small portion of the buildings lining the street can be seen. On the back of the photograph are a stamp with information on the photo, handwritten notes, and cropping instructions.
Date:
June 19, 1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Station 1 and Fire Truck]
Photograph of a street view of the front of a two-story, brick fire station with four garage doors. The two garage doors on the right are open and a fire truck is 3/4 of the way out of right-center door. There are two men on the fire truck - one driving and the other on the top of the vehicle. On the front of the building, a fake balcony bears the Dallas Fire Department insignia and the American flag; on the sides of the building, parked cars are visible. The date and some handwritten notes are on the back of the photograph.
Date:
December 22, 1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters and Fire Engines]
Photograph of firefighters out of uniform standing in front of two yellow, Ford fire engines. From left to right, the firefighters are: Clay Miller, Vernon Patterson, J. R. Hancockl, Reed Russell, H. C. McElwee, T. C. Graves, and John Rupe. The fire engine on the left has a lift. Behind the trucks is the one-story, brick station, and beyond the station is a group of trees. On the back of the photograph is a red, handwritten "19."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History