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[Postcard with a Picture of Two Fire Department Vehicles Driving on a Street]
Postcard with a photograph of two vehicles belonging to the local fire department driving down a city street. There are five firemen seated in the front truck and two seated in the car behind, and the street they are driving on is bordered by store advertisements.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]
Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the reverse-side picture; according to Eagan the vehicle and crew are apart of the #2 Salvage Corps in St. Louis. The photograph shows a fireman sitting on top of the horse-drawn fire wagon with an alarm bell behind him and a ladder in the bed. This wagon takes too horses to pull it and it has an inscription on the side that reads "Salvage Corps No. 2."
Date:
January 25, 1912
Creator:
Eagan, J. P.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Gas Mask]
Postcard of a French fireman, wearing a gas mask and holding a hose and light. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, discussing the trade of collectible postcards.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to George Pendexter Showing Kendallville, Indiana Fire Department and City Hall]
Postcard to George Pendexter with a photograph of the city hall and fire station in Kendallville, Indiana. There are some men standing outside of the building and one man is sitting on a carriage being pulled by two horses.
Date:
June 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."
Date:
January 22, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin]
Postcard with a photograph of a car going through a street during a parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This car is loaded with people and has an American flag mounted on the front; the sides of the street are filled with crowds of people.
Date:
[1907..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
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
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Moscow's Fire Department]
Postcard of uniformed fire fighters standing on a horse-drawn fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a metal tank on its back. There is a caption below the image written in Cyrillic script.
Date:
1918?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burned Garage Building in Chicago]
Postcard with a photograph of a large crowd milling about a fire-damaged building in Chicago, Illinois; the note on the back says this was a "garage fire." A ladder is propped at left of the front-facing side and several fire fighters appear to be inside the top story of the building.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with an Image of Marshalltown Fire Department Personnel]
Postcard with an image of the firemen of the Marshalltown Fire Department in Marshalltown, Iowa. There are six firemen in this photograph, one is sitting in the driver's seat of the fire truck while the other five men are standing in front of the truck. The truck itself is holding a fire hose and a couple of ladders loaded on the bed. The caption on the bottom of the photo reads: "Modern Equipment of Hose Co. No. 1 - Marshalltown, IA."
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Fire Station in Cincinnati, Ohio]
Postcard of a fire station in the shoe and leather district in Cincinnati, Ohio. The fire department is outside the building with six horse-drawn vehicles in front of four garage doors. The doors are labeled (from left to right), "Engine Co - No. 44", "Engine Co - "No. 4", "Water Tower No. 2", and "Ladder Co - No. 7." A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "[...] I am sending you this to let you know that I am alive, but want to get back to [...]. Give all the boys my regards. [...]". The postcard is signed by S. W. Berkley.
Date:
December 15, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, Spokane, Washington]
Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with five horse-drawn vehicles outside their respective garage doors. To the right of the rightmost wagon, there is a sixth door that says, "Police." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "An account of the stupendous amount of work in my department at present. I am unable to make up my list of correspondents. For this you can permit me to decline your offer."
Date:
November 12, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Side of an Old Fire Station]
Postcard with a picture of the side of a downtown fire station. There is an open garage with a chain spanning the entrance on the ground level and a large mattress sticking out of a window on one of the upper levels of the building.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, Bryn Mawr, Pa.]
Postcard of the Bryn Mawr Fire Department at their new station, a two-story brick building with a belfry on the left. At the front of the station, there are three garage doors at the base, with a balcony above. The fire fighters are lined up with two horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "As there is no principal strut here I will send you this. I am at St. David, Pa. These is nothing here but the station and a few houses, no stores. I expect to go down to Atlantic City this week."
Date:
September 11, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 10, 1909]
Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph showing the "Grand Rapids Fire Engine at Burdick House Fire Kalamazoo, Mich." There is also a note on the back written by Smith detailing his arrival to Grand Rapids. The photograph shows the fire engine parked outside of a building with men standing around it; the wagon has a large steamer engine.
Date:
December 10, 1909
Creator:
Smith, J. D.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter, July, 1912]
Postcard from Henry Woodward to George Pendexter describing the fire engine in the picture on the back. The photo shows a fire engine with a water hose wound up in the center and another one pointed in the air. The men of the Winchester Park Fire Station are sitting on the truck, two in the front, and five in the back.
Date:
July 13, 1912
Creator:
Woodward, Henry W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Side View of an Old Fire Station]
Postcard with a photo showing a side view of an old fire station in a downtown area. All of the station's garage doors are open in this picture.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Wagon by a Church]
Postcard with a photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon traveling down a city street and passing by a church. There are around five firemen standing on the wagon while two men are sitting in the driver's seat holding the reins to the horses. This wagon is loaded with ladders in the back.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, November 18, 1911]
Postcard with a photograph of "Engine Co. 32 Wagon" in St. Louis, Missouri. Eagan writes in his note on the back that "the driver made a special run" for him as he took the picture. The wagon is running down a street in the city with two firemen hanging off of the back end and two others sitting in the driver's seat. Eagan also asks Pendexter if he knows Chief van Toor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Date:
November 18, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 10, 1909]
Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of the "Battle Creek Fire Engine at Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 9-1909 Burdick House Fire." Smith says that "Battle Creek was called at 12:50 A. M. at 2 A. M. we were there with our Engine Hose wagon." The photograph shows the fire engine parked on a street with hoses hooked up to it; there are firemen working on the fire and with their fire engine. Another caption on the photograph says that it was "6 below zero" while they were working on the fire.
Date:
[1909-12-09..1909-12-10]
Creator:
Smith, J. D.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Hose]
Postcard of a French fireman with a fire hose, spraying a stream of water to the left. A vehicle with a large wheel (roughly the height of the fireman) is sitting to the right, behind the fireman.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter, February 5, 1912]
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."
Date:
February 5, 1912
Creator:
Bruce, F. A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of One of the Galveston Fire Stations]
Postcard with a photograph of the fire station a part of the Galveston, Texas Fire Department. The main garage door has a chain across it with a fire truck inside of the garage.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History