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[Class of the Ninth Annual School For Firemen]
Photograph of the class of the 1938 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Ninth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 18-22, 1938, Aggieland Studio."
Date:
[1938-07-18..1938-07-22]
Creator:
Aggieland Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class of the Second Annual School For Firemen]
Photograph of the class of the 1931 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and many are wearing suits or uniforms. The text reads, "Second Ann[ual School for] Fi[rema]n, College Station, Texas, April 27-28-29, 1931, Aggieland Studio."
Date:
[1931-04-27..1931-04-29]
Creator:
Aggieland Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class of the Tenth Annual School For Firemen]
Photograph of the class of the 1939 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Tenth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 17-21, 1939, Aggieland Studio."
Date:
[1939-07-17..1939-07-21]
Creator:
Aggieland Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
City of Beaumont Employees Newsletter Volume 7, Number 11, [1967]
Beaumont city employee's newsletter issue featuring the city's fire department. There are several short articles explaining the roles of the various positions, including profiles on the administrative staff, how firefighters are trained, the fire alarm office, fire marshals, maintenance, and operations. The history of the department is shown through photographs of previous equipment and firefighters battling fires.
Date:
1967?
Creator:
Beaumont (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Marine Band Concert Program and Beaumont Fire Department 1929 Yearbook]
Yearbook for the 1929 Beaumont Fire Department and the program book for the U.S. Marine Band Concert on October 31, 1929. The booklet includes portraits of fire department officials with short bios, a group photo of all department personnel, the program and program notes of the Marine Band Concert, ads for local businesses, information about the fire department, and fire safety tips. The U.S. Marine Band Program is interspersed with the other text and advertisements, with one piece and note listed on a page.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Beaumont (Tex.) Fire Department
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[O. C. Martin and Louis Cole on Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]
Photograph of O.C. Martin driving a horse-drawn fire engine with Louis Cole standing on the back. The engine is a four-wheeled cart with a large tank in the back drawn by three draft horses. Martin is sitting on the driver's bench with a dalmation, and is wearing a firefighter's hat and uniform. Cole is standing on the back of the wagon, also wearing a firefighter's hat and uniform. The back of the photo has the handwritten text "Chief O.C. Martin on Driver's Seat; Capt. Louis Cole from old 19 Engine" written at the bottom.
Date:
October 7, 1969
Creator:
Brock, Charles W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John J. Clinton Driving a Horse-Drawn Buggy]
Photograph of John J. Clinton driving a horse-drawn buggy. The buggy has four wheels and has "Chief, Fire Department" painted on the side. There are other horse-drawn vehicles in the background and a large building across the street. The back of the photo reads "John J. Clinton, Chief Abilene Texas Fire Dp. for [..]."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jones, T. F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Fire Chief Commision]
Certificate of the commission appointing P. Bishop to the office Chief of the Fire Department. It's signed by the mayor, Bryan Callaghan, and the city manager, Fred Fries and the seal of San Antonio is stamped near the signatures.
Date:
May 24, 1911
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of W.P. Bishop]
Postcard of W.P. Bishop. The front of the postcard contains Bishop's portrait, picturing a middle-aged man wearing a dark suit and tie, and the text "Very Truly [yours] W.P. Bishop." The back of the postcard has a piece of tape with the text "W.P. Bishop--Pres. 1917."
Date:
1917
Creator:
Smith's Studio
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[12 Firefighters in Uniform]
Photograph of twelve firefighters in uniform posing for a group photo in front of a building. Four men are seated in chairs and the others are standing behind.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1940 Personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department]
Photograph of the personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department in 1940. The individual portraits of the firefighters are arranged in seven rows with the department and year, "Beaumont Fire Dep't. 1940," at the center. There are five larger portraits of the officers are arranged around the department name. The firefighters are identified on the attached sheet, listed by row from left to right.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1940s Firefighters]
Photograph of several firefighters during the 1940s. The fourteen men are standing in front of a brick building and are wearing dress uniforms or suits and hats. Several men are identified on the back of the photo, "1. Johnny O'Brien Fort Worth; 2. Chief Stephen Douglas O'Conor; 3; 4; 5. Fergurson Fort Worth; 6. John Douglas Southwell Beaumont; Back Row 1; 2. Ruie E. Akin Beaumont Texas; 3; 4. Rod Samble Chief Dallas Tex; 5; 6; 7. John Newton Richardson Beaumont Texas."
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1947 Beaumont Fire Department Personnel]
Photograph of Beaumont Fire Department's firefighters in 1947. There are thirteen men in the photo with three seated on a bench and the rest standing in a row behind them. They are wearing dress uniforms except for one man standing in the center of the back row.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Beaumont Fire Department Personnel]
Photograph of the personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department in 1949. The men are posed in three rows and are generally wearing dress uniforms. There are a few men wearing lighter colored suits seated in the front row. "Drew" is handwritten in the bottom right corner of the image.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #1]
Photograph of the attendees of the 54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association in San Angelo, Texas. The group is in front of a large stone building decorated with red, white, and blue banners. The text, "54th Annual Convention State Fire Association San Angelo, Tex. June, 1930" is written on the front of the photo.
Date:
June 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #2]
Photograph of the attendees of the 54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association in San Angelo, Texas. The group is in front of a large stone building decorated with red, white, and blue banners. The text, "54th Annual Convention State Fire Association San Angelo, Tex. June, 1930" is written on the front of the photo.
Date:
June 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arvada Fire Department Engine No. 1]
Two photographs of Arvada Fire Department Engine No. 1. The fire engine is red, has an open cockpit, and has "Arvada Fire Dept. No. 1" written on the hood. Behind the driver's bench there is a silver tank and a ladder and axe stored on the side of the vehicle. Behind the fire engine is a white modern truck. The two photos are attached to a blue paper, which has "Crescent" stamped on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L.B.F.D. Fire Engine]
Photograph of a L.B.F.D. fire engine, likely manufactured or purchased in 1918. The vehicle has an open cockpit and the main body of the vehicle contains a large, folded ladder. The building behind the engine is a fire station with the text "Independent No. 2" written over a door. The back of the photo has "1918" written on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Aerial Ladder Truck]
Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department aerial ladder truck. There is one man driving at the front and a second man at the back, sitting on top of the folded ladder steering with a large wheel. The accompanying information states this vehicle is a "1909 Aerial ladder truck with 1923 truck."
Date:
[1923..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Band]
Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department Band performing at Texas A and M University. The group is using fronts and the instrumentation is trumpet, saxophone, three trombones, three basses or guitars, drum set, and violin. The back of the photo is labelled "Beaumont Fire Dept. Band, Sibsa Hall, Texas A-M University, 1987."
Date:
1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Fire Engine]
Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department fire engine with hoses hooking it up to a large apparatus in the foreground of the photo. "Beaumont Fire De[pt.]" is printed on the front of the fire engine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Fire Safety]
Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department vehicle with a sign reading "The Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Fire Safety." There is a man in the vehicle and a woman wearing a firefighter's helmet standing in front of the vehicle.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Hazardous Material Response Unit Vehicle]
Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department's Hazardous Material Response Unit vehicle. There are three men wearing uniforms standing in front of the vehicle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beaumont Fire Department Headquarters]
Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department Headquarters. The building has the department logo and the words "Fire Depart. Headquarters" on the right side of the building. The accompanying information identifies this building as "Central Fire Station Beaumont, TX."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History