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[Boat on Water]
Photograph of a boat in open water. The boat has multiple decks and is possibly a ferry.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bobby M. Popham Receiving a Medal of Valor]
Photograph of Bobby N. Popham receiving a medal of valor from another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms and a patch reading "Dallas Fire Department" is visible on the man on the right's sleeve. The medal of valor is a medal on a ribbon in a frame with a brass plaque under it. "Bobby N. Popham March 28, 1977" is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
March 28, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Borger, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Borger, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a blue background and yellow edging. "Borger Texas" is written along the top and bottom in yellow. A red Florian Cross appears in the center. The vertical points contain "Fire Dept." and the horizontal points contain images of fire equipment. The center contains the image of a tower and the Hutchinson County Aluminum Dome.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brady, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Brady, Texas fire department. The Texas shaped patch has a dark blue background, yellow lettering, and yellow edging. "Brady Fire Dept." is written across the patch, and a stylized red heart covered with two crossed pikes is located in the center.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brick Building]
Photograph of a two-story brick building. There is a large opening to the right of the main door and windows in rows along the side of the building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bridge City, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Bridge City, Texas volunteer fire department. The circular patch has a white outer ring, a red center ring, and red edging. "Volunteer Fire Dept." is written in red around the outside edge alongside illustrations of fire equipment. The inner circle has an illustration of Texas in white with blue borders. "Bridge City" is written across the state and a yellow star indicates the city's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brooks, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Brooks, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a white background and red and blue edging. "Brooks Fire Dept." is written in blue along the top and bottom. "Protection - Safety - First Aid" is written in blue inside of a circle with a red border. Within this circle, a smaller red circle contains the red and white image of a "fire scramble."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brookshire, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Brookshire, Texas fire department. The bell-shaped patch has golden edging and ceil blue background. "Brookshire Fire Dept." is written in red lettering inside of white banner that are slightly wrapped around a circle with red and black edging and a white background. Inside of this circle is the red image of a fire helmet on top of a hatchet, pike, nozzle, and ladder.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bryan, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Bryan, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a black background with red and gold edging. "Bryan Fire Dept." is written in gold across the top and bottom of the patch. A Florian Cross in the center of the patch has golden points connected by a red circle. "Texas" is written in the lower point. A grey bird flies in front of the top point which has an American and a Texas flag projecting upward. The center of the patch bears a silver star surrounded by a golden laurel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buna, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Buna, Texas fire department. The triangular patch has a black background and yellow edging. "Buna Fire Department is written along the edges of the patch in dark gold. A red "fire scramble" graphic appears in the center.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burned Garage Building in Chicago]
Postcard with a photograph of a large crowd milling about a fire-damaged building in Chicago, Illinois; the note on the back says this was a "garage fire." A ladder is propped at left of the front-facing side and several fire fighters appear to be inside the top story of the building.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burning Vehicle]
Photograph of a burning vehicle. The cockpit of the vehicle is open and is empty of seats or other apparatus.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bystanders Around Truck]
Photograph of bystanders around a fire truck at a fair, with women working the water hoses.
Date:
[1960..1965]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bystanders at Finger Furniture Store Fire]
Photograph of bystanders watching firefighters spraying water a fire at the Finger Furniture store of Beaumont, Texas.
Date:
March 1, 1952
Creator:
Brashear, Everett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. E. Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the L. C. E. volunteer fire department with a white background and black edging. "L. C. E. Volunteer Fire Dept." is written in black across the top and bottom of the shield-shaped patch. The red and black image of a fire truck appears in the center.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
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
[Cameron, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Cameron, Texas volunteer fire department. The circular patch has a white background and yellow edging. "Cameron-Texas Vol. Fire Dept." is written around the edge in dark red lettering. A yellow cross is located in the middle of the patch. The center of this cross is a brick red circle containing the yellow image of a "fire scramble."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[El Campo, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the El Campo, Texas volunteer fire department. The circular patch has a dark blue background and red edging. A cross with white points and a large, circular center fills most of the available space. "Fire Dept." is written in red across the top and bottom points of the cross, while a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the other points. The center of this cross contains the words "El Campo" in white and "VOL" in red.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Canyon, Texas Fire Department Patch]
Patch from the Canyon, Texas fire department. The oval shaped patch has a white background and red edging. "Canyon Fire Dept" is written across the patch with the first letters of each word being large and red while the following letters are smaller and black.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car in a Ditch]
Photograph of a car in a ditch with it's front bumper hanging off. There is a police officer at the passenger door and other men in suits standing behind the car.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car in a Driveway]
Photograph of a car in a driveway with the front just under the garage opening. The car has the driver's door open and has a Texas license plate.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car Upside Down in Pond]
Photograph of an upside down car in a pond or stream. There are some plants at the edge of the water, and ripples or a current visible behind the car.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car With Broken Windsheild]
Photograph of a car with a broken windshield and the hood off-center. There is a train car carrying logs next to the car on the left, and a woman holding a child on the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car with Crushed Passenger Side]
Photograph of a car with the passenger side crushed and misshapen. The Texas license plate is visible on the car and there are several people and a house in the background of the image.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History