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[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 of a Fully Manned Fire Engine]
Postcard of a small, motorized fire engine, fully manned by uniformed fire fighters. The vehicle allows for two passengers to sit at its front. Additional passengers can stand on platforms on its side and back, using hand rails for support.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Funeral Parade, Panama]
Postcard of a funeral parade in Panama. Fire fighters are carrying floral wreathes through the street. Formally dressed citizens are watching from the surrounding buildings. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message to the recipient that says, "Did you like Panama [...] post cards?"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Goodwill, York, Philadelphia]
Postcard of a horse-drawn vehicle exiting a garage. A door to the right of the garage is labeled, "Goodwill." A note at the bottom of the image says, "The Goodwill, East Market St., York, Pa."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Hook and Ladder]
Postcard of the New York Fire Department with a motorized hook and ladder vehicle. The vehicle has a long platform on its back that holds the ladder, and allows fire fighters to stand on it as passengers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Hook and Ladder]
Postcard of a fire fighter at the seat of a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon at a fire station. The fire station has two garage doors labeled (from left to right), "No. 1 Chemical" and "No. 1 H&L Truck." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "I have had a ride on this to a fire."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Chemical and Hose Wagon]
Postcard of two fire fighters on a horse-drawn chemical and hose wagon. The vehicle is labeled with "Laurel" and "No. 1 Y.F.D." on its side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Simon & Murnane
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]
Postcard of fire fighters riding a horse-drawn chemical and hose wagon. The vehicle is to the right of a small park with a fountain.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Simon & Murnane
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]
Illustrated postcard of three fire fighters on a horse-drawn fire engine. One is holding the reins, while the other two are standing on the sides of the carriage, holding on to rails. Citizens are seen observing from the left, and two uniformed men are standing in the garage door on the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howard, Fred S.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]
Postcard of a fire fighter driving a fire engine, drawn by three horses. The back of the postcard has a hand written message that says, "I have been in this house also your card[s] are O.K. Please call again. No fire cards, views only."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Hook and Ladder]
Postcard of fire fighters driving a horse-drawn hook and ladder. The vehicle is exiting the fire station garage, and a building with a large tower is visible in the background. The back of the postcard has been left blank.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Man]
Postcard of an unknown man holding a long, wooden rod (possibly a boat's oar). A note at the foot of the postcard says, "Native Costumes. St. Michael's, Azores."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of a Mexican Cartoon]
Postcard featuring an illustrated cartoon on its front, with Spanish dialogue below the image. In the image, a uniformed man is pointing a man with a broom towards other individuals sweeping the street. A man with a similar uniform is watching from a doorway in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message, written in Spanish.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Motor Fire Engine]
Postcard of two fire fighters on a motorized fire engine in snowed-over New York.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Motor Fire Engine]
Postcard of a fire fighter driving a motorized fire engine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fawcett, Waldon
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Panamanian Fire Department at ObaldÃa's Funeral]
Postcard of Panamanian fire fighters and a marching band at the burial of Panama's late President ObaldÃa. The people in the image are holding floral wreathes and white ribbons near a carriage covered in black cloth.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Rescue Engine House, York, Philadelpha]
Postcard of a three-story rescue engine house with a bell tower. Two horse-drawn fire engines are seen in front of the garage at the center of the building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Romanian Fireman]
Postcard of a uniformed and helmeted Romanian fireman standing in front of a brick building. The fireman is holding an axe with its head on the ground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Russian Fire Department]
Postcard of uniformed firemen in a line of horse-drawn vehicles, led by a single fireman on horseback. The photograph was taken in a downtown setting.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Safety Carriage]
Postcard of a group of uniformed men with a horse-drawn vehicle, helping an injured man. The injured man is strapped to a wooden stretcher, with bandages around his head.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Stockyards Fire]
Postcard of eight small images: five views of a fire, and three fire fighters who were lost in the incident. The three fire fighters (from left to right), are named William J. Burroughs, James Horan, and Dennis Doyle. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Many thanks for your fire card of old [...]. I met him in Chicago. How do you like this? I made this idea myself. A few runs, but not much damage. A hay warehouse near [...] today. Have your camera ready after the 20th for that Webb auto is a peach. Call again soon."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Adelaide Fire Station, Australia]
Postcard of Adelaide Fire Station, a two-story brick Victorian building with a garage in the center of its lower story. The firemen are standing in front of the building with two horse-drawn vehicles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department]
Postcard of Dutch firemen on a red auto fire engine. A single fireman is seen standing in the background to the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department]
Postcard of Dutch firemen on a horse-drawn carriage, riding across a bridge over a canal. A man is observing on the other side of the canal.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History