Postcard with a photograph of a home on fire in Dallas, Texas; the caption reads: "Boarding house fire Dallas, Texas." The smoke is coming up through the rood, and there is a fireman's ladder leaning against the home reaching to the top of the building.

Postcard with a photograph of an American LaFrance fire truck in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are around seven men looking this truck over while it is parked there.

Postcard with a photograph of some members of the Dallas Fire Department working with one of their long hoses with the stream of water produced by a Webb engine.

Postcard with a photograph showing a massive cloud of smoking rising from a large building in a city area. The men in the foreground are standing and watching the smoke rise from the building.

Postcard with a photograph of a burning building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The note on the back of the card says that this was the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. fire that killed six people: "1 ass't chief, 1 lieut., 4 pipemen." The photograph shows a number of firemen rushing to the scene with snow falling all around them and at least five high-pressured water streams shooting towards the building.

Postcard with a photograph of an old steamer engine used by the Chicago Fire Department; the note on the back of the photo says this is "Engine 40 [in] Chicago." There is a crowd of people, including boys, standing around the engine looking at all of its features.

Postcard with a photograph of the Webb Factory in St. Louis, Missouri; the writing on the building says: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Co." There are a few men standing in the street out in front of the building, and there are a few fire trucks parked outside as well.

Postcard with a photograph looking at the back side of an American LaFrance fire engine with a ladder and large hose loaded in the back. There are men standing towards the front on either side of the fire truck, one is holding an umbrella.

Postcard with a photograph of a large crowd of people gathered in a street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of the Burdick House prior to the fire that burned it down. The note on the back of the card reads: "Started here in [the] basement and burned the entire block about $850,000 fire." This photograph shows the building intact with people walking underneath the awnings on the sidewalk; the caption on the photo reads: "Burdick House Kalamazoo, Mich., Burned - Dec. 9-1909."

Postcard with a photograph of a "Webb at Milwaukee," surrounded by firemen and civilian men. One of the firemen is hooking up a hose to the side of the truck with others standing around beside him.

Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with two photographs on the reverse side of two house fires. Woods notes the fire on the left is at "8th and Hope St." with Engine 10 working on it, and the fire on the right is at "16th and Hill St." The photo on the left shows a horse-drawn fire wagon with a steamer engine on the back and a number of firemen working with it, the photo on the right is a view looking over a backyard fence to a house with smoke billowing out from the walls.

Postcard with a photograph of a fireman climbing on top of a home with a group of small boys standing on the ground below.

Postcard with a photo of a group of kids and adults running around behind a building next to some railroad tracks.

Postcard with a photograph of a chemical truck leaving the garage at its fire station in New Haven, Connecticut. This truck is loaded with a large hose and ladder in the back; there are other men and a child standing at the entrance of the garage.

Postcard with a photograph of a high-pressured stream of water shooting in front of a building in San Antonio, Texas; the caption on the photo says: "auto engine stream." The stream of water appears to be aimed in front of the building instead of directly at it.

Postcard of two fire engines belonging to the Chicago Fire Department; the note on the back on the reverse side says they are "2 & 104 Engs." Both engines have steam coming out of the top and firemen are working with both of them in very cold weather.

Postcard with a photograph of some of the fire engines in the Milwaukee Fire Department testing their hoses. The caption on the photograph reads: "Testing grounds Milwaukee." There are four fire trucks in the photograph yet only the one on the far right is testing its hose and spraying water into a river; the others have their hoses in the water but do not have their hoses spraying water into the river.

Postcard from J. P. Eagan with a note talking about the recent bad weather in Chicago, Illinois. The photograph on the reverse side shows a steamer engine parked by a building that has recently burned down, according to the note on the back of the card "this is where 27 Chicago firemen were killed."

Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen of the San Antonio Fire Department working with water hoses and spraying water into the sky; the caption on the photo reads: "auto engine streams."

Postcard with a photograph showing five firemen standing in front of a building with ice covering it. There had been a fire that occurred here hence the ladders on the building and hoses strewn about on the ground. All of the firemen have exhausted expressions on their faces.

Postcard with a photograph of three firemen of the San Antonio Fire Department working with a large hose, the captions says that the stream of water coming out was due to the "plug pressure before [the] engine started."

Postcard with a photograph of a fire truck responding to a fire. The note on the back of the card says that this truck is "Auto Eng Co. #58 at 4-Alarm fire New York." The truck has a long hose attached to it and sprawled out along the street, the steamer in the truck has a puff of steam coming out of the top, and there is a fireman standing on the side.

Postcard with a photograph of the side of an auto fire engine belonging to the San Antonio Fire Department in San Antonio, Texas. In this photograph the truck is loaded with ladders and has a long water hose attached to the near side; the caption reads: "side view auto fire engine."