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[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Smoke is billowing from the top of the building, covering the background.

Date: April 23, 1903

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Intense flames have spread across the top of the roof, giving off heavy smoke.

Date: April 23, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a Couple and Firemen]

Illustrated postcard of a kissing couple within a burning heart, surrounded by firemen attempting to extinguish the fire with hoses and ladders. There is a Poem in German printed in the top left corner of the postcard. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, saying, "My dear Sir! My best compliments for new year 1910!"

Date: December 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]

Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"

Date: April 26, 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a German Fire Engine]

Postcard of two German firemen driving an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a ladder and pressurized canisters.

Date: July 3, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Postcard of a German fire station, with the firemen in front of it in three auto fire engines. A single fireman with a bike is standing to the left of the vehicles.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.

Date: January 31, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Berlin]

Postcard of three scenes in Berlin, Germany. The left and right images feature a rooms which each have a glass display and a wall of switches. The center image features a man using a street telephone at the base of a light post.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of German firemen in four auto fire engines. The line of automobiles is seen in front of a three-story brick building.

Date: July 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a coiled fire hose on its rear.

Date: August 17, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Driving to a Fire]

Illustrated postcard of four fire fighters on a moving horse-drawn fire engine. The two horses are moving at a running pace.

Date: unknown

Creator: Howard, Fred S.

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Fire Fighters on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters on a heavily damaged roof of a multistory city building. The photograph was taken from the top of a nearby building.

Date: April 23, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of Berlin's fire department evacuating a three-story building, with ladders set up to access its windows and rooftop. A few firemen are seen holding ropes taut to and from one of the windows, allowing someone to zip-line from the window to the ground.

Date: June 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Ladder, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firefighters on the scene in Berlin, Germany. A single firefighter is climbing a ladder from a vehicle parked near a building.

Date: May 12, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Firemen in Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firemen operating a horse-drawn fire engine near a building. The firemen are facing away from the camera and towards the upper, unseen stories of the building.

Date: 1918?

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Firemen on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firemen on a heavily damaged roof of a tall building, with the roof's tiles missing from its top. Buildings of a similar height are visible in the background.

Date: April 23, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Graz's Fire Department, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters in three horse-drawn vehicles outside of a fire station. The fire fighters' uniforms have both hats and helmets. A handwritten message to the recipient on the back of the postcard says, "I would be obliged to you, if you would send me also fire brigade cards."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

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[Postcard of a German Fire Engine]

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[Postcard of Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Ladder, Berlin, Germany]

[Postcard of Firemen in Berlin, Germany]

[Postcard of Firemen on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

[Postcard of Graz's Fire Department, Germany]