[Pasadena Fire Department Fire Engine on a Bridge]

Photograph of a Pasadena Fire Department fire engine. The engine is an American LaFrance Fire Engine Company pumper. The engine is on a wooden bridge or pier with a railing and there are hoses on the ground in front of it.
Date: [1929..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pasadena Fire Department Fire Truck Leaving Station]

Photograph of the Pasadena Fire Department fire truck leaving the station, driven by a man wearing a hat. The truck is an American LaFrance pumper.
Date: [1929..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men with Pasadena Fire Department Fire Engine]

Photograph of three men in front of a Pasadena Fire Department fire engine. The fire engine is an American LaFrance pumper and is in front of a warehouse. One of the men is wearing coveralls and the other two are wearing collared shirts.
Date: [1929..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Marine Band Concert Program and Beaumont Fire Department 1929 Yearbook] (open access)

[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

[Beaumont Fire Department Personnel]

Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department's personnel wearing suits and posing for a group photo in front of a building. The men are mostly wearing uniforms with a couple men wearing lighter colored suits.
Date: [1927..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Chief S. D. O'Conor with 1927 Cadillac Chief's Car]

Photograph of Fire Chief S.D. O'Conor standing next to the chief's car, a 1927 Cadillac. The car is parked on a street with palm trees in the background, and O'Connor is wearing a uniform. The back of the photo has a label reading, "Fire Chief S.D. O'Connor [sic] with 1927 Cadillac Chief's Car."
Date: [1927..]
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

[Iota Volunteer Fire Department Fire Truck]

Photograph of a Iota Volunteer Fire Department fire truck, from Iota, Louisiana. There is hose attached to the side of the truck and the nozzle is sitting on the truck's front bumper and is spraying away from the camera.
Date: [1923..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beaumont Fire Engine in Christmas Parade]

Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department engine decorated for the Christmas parade. There are several firefighters in uniform on and around the engine with a man dressed as Santa Claus sitting on the top of the fire engine. The back of the photo reads "1922 or 23, Eng 1, Stutz Pumper."
Date: [1922,1923]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Beaumont Fire Department Personnel 1915-1918]

Photograph of the members of the Beaumont Fire Department from 1915-1918. The men are wearing several different uniforms, including firefighter's uniforms and various military uniforms, and a few men are wearing suits. They are posed in front of a brick building. The text, "Thelma Smith, 995 Legion, 833-2709" is handwritten on the back of the photo.
Date: [1915..1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men with Fire Engine]

Photograph of three men with a fire engine. Two of the men, wearing firefighter uniforms, are seated in the seats of the vehicle, and the third man, wearing a suit, is leaning on the back wheel's fender. The vehicle is parked on a grassy lawn or field in front of a row of trees. The back of the photo has "June 11th 1911?" written on it.
Date: 1911-06-11?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Fire Chief Commision] (open access)

[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