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[Postcard with a Photograph of Milwaukee Firemen and a Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of several Milwaukee firemen standing around one of their fire trucks loaded with a large hose in the back. A couple of the firemen are standing in the truck working with a large, rolled up water hose, while other men stand around on the bottom.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire at the Delaware Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas]
Postcard of the burning of the Delaware Hotel. The town's fire department is trying to extinguish the flames, as seen by the hose leading from the wagons in the bottom right corner of the image. A large crowd is watching the event unfold from the left. Despite the image being black and white, the smoke has a slight red tint to it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "[...] This is the nearest thing to a fire wagon here, so I sent it. [...]"
Date:
June 20, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Picture of Two Austin Fire Department Fire Engines]
Postcard with a photograph of two fire engines belonging to the Austin Fire Department. The automobile on the left is the fire truck, with the note "Austin Fire Dept." written on the side and holding the ladders and fire hose while the other vehicle is just a passenger car. There is one fireman in each of the vehicles and a third standing next to the fire truck.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Action]
Postcard of fire fighters using an apparatus to extinguish a fire on a city building. The fire fighters are standing on the back of a wagon, with hoses running from beneath the vehicle. The sender has left a handwritten message starting on the right of the image, and continuing on the back of the postcard.
Date:
August 14, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Robinson Fire Truck and Firemen]
Postcard with a photograph of an old Robinson fire truck with five firemen standing nearby. The truck is parked inside of a garage in a fire station, and two of the men are sitting in the front seat, and the other three are standing on the ground by the truck.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Fire Fighters Driving to a Fire]
Postcard of the Providence Fire Department riding a horse-drawn fire engine to a fire, moving diagonally towards the foreground. Two fire fighters are at the front of the vehicle, seven are standing on its side, and one is on the ladder at the back. The sender has left a handwritten note at the back of the postcard; it says, "Please pardon delay due to not having the kind you desire on hand. I like hospitals, monuments, and light horses, best of all - then anything interesting or pleasing to look at. I am going away next week for the rest of the summer, so you can address to Chilmark, M.A. [...]"
Date:
July 3, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, Alexandria, La.]
Postcard of a fire station in Alexandria, Louisiana. The fire department is lined up outside the station in their horse-drawn wagons. A U.S. flag is mounted on top of the station. On the left of the station, there is a cylindrical tower that extends roughly 8 stories high. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Have not had a run since I have been here."
Date:
August 16, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Firemen and a Ladder, Paris, France]
Postcard of three firemen on a horse-drawn vehicle parked at a fire station, with a ladder mounted on the vehicle's top. A single fireman is watching from the fire station's front door on the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of a Battle Creek, Michigan Fire Truck]
Postcard with a photo of one of the trucksused by the Battle Creek Fire Department in Battle Creek, Michigan. There are ten firemen riding in the truck, two are in the front seat, six are sitting in the bed, and two are riding off of the back. There is an inscription on the engine that says "Auxiliary" and the caption on the photo reads: "Combination Chemical and Hose Motor Car Fire Department - Battle Creek, Mich."
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Old Fire Station with Logo on top]
Postcard with a photo of an old fire station with its insignia logo on the top of the building. This fire station has both of its garage doors open in the picture.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Department]
Postcard of fire fighters in horse-drawn wagons, lined up a fire station. A single fire fighter is standing in front of the vehicles on the right. The center garage of the three visible doors on the station is labeled, "H. Sterling."
Date:
May 19, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of Two Firemen on a Steamer Engine]
Postcard with a photograph of two firemen sitting in the driver's seat of a horse-drawn steamer engine.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, December 21, 1911]
Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the photograph on the reverse side as a fire in St. Louis on May 23, 1911 and saying that Pendexter's new fire truck "is a dandy" and gives a descriptions of its technical features. The photograph on the reverse side shows a large number of fire fighters working to put out a fire at one of the buildings in the city; Eagan says "This is one of several paper stock fire." Three of the photographed firemen are walking up the large pile of debris while most of the others are at ground level working the hoses and spraying water on the pile.
Date:
December 21, 1911
Creator:
Eagan, J. P.
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 Berlin Fire Department]
Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a water tank and hose.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon]
Postcard with a photo of one of the engines of the Springfield Fire Department in Springfield, Massachusetts. The person who wrote the note on the back of the picture says that he caught a cold during the "Indian PowWow Clambake at Riverside Park." The wagon in the picture is loaded with blankets, rope, and a long water hose rolled up in the back and is being pulled by two spotted horses; two firemen are also seated in the driver's seat holding the reins.
Date:
October 18, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, May 7, 1912]
Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter regarding different collections of photographs. The photograph on the backside of the card shows a view of a fireman sitting in an old fire engine belonging to the Stratford Fire Department in Stratford, Connecticut. This vehicle has a ladder attached to its side, a basket with a water hose on top, and an alarm bell on the far back.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Conor, Clarence W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History