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[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Putting out a Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire at a building with a fire wagon working to try to put it out. The building is frozen on the outside, and all of the firemen on the right side are wearing coats due to the temperature; the note on the card reads: "Equitable Fire [] 1-9-12. 62 Cos on the job. This is Eng. Co. 156."
Date: January 12, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter discussing other collectors to contact for pictures, Johnston suggests contacting F. A. Bruce, and L. A. Van Toor. The photograph on the reverse side shows the destruction at the Globe M. F. G. Co. building in Battle Creek, Michigan after a fire; the walls are crumpled inwards and the roof has caved in. There are two men standing off to the left looking at the damage left behind by the fire.
Date: January 29, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Firemen Going up a Ladder]

Description: Postcard with a photograph showing the "wholesale coffee house fire" and two firemen walking up a long ladder that is leaning against the wall of the building. Both men have a hold of a long hose as they climb, and the firemen at the bottom are giving them more slack as they move up. At ground level there are lots of people crowding around hoping to get a view of the action.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Working a Fire Hose]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of some of the firemen in the San Antonio Fire Department working a water hose; the caption says: "auto engine stream." The men appear to be spraying the water into an open field next to a building, not directly at it.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, May 11, 1909]

Description: Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a note on the back that reads: "If you know Ft. Worth, you can recognize this spot." The photograph on the reverse side shows a view down Broadway St. looking at badly damaged buildings and trees caused by a recent fire. The building on the far right has large portions of its walls damaged and those in the background have their roofs destroyed.
Date: May 11, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."
Date: January 22, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Building, January 27, 1912]

Description: Postcard with a photograph a building on fire in Crockett, Texas; the caption on the side of the photo reads: "This is the fire I was telling you about, the largest building here." Most of the flames in the photo are inside of the building as the walls are made of brick while the insides are made of wood.
Date: January 27, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Two Fire Engines at Work]

Description: Postcard with an image of "Engines No. 1 and 4 wagons in Dallas, Texas." The wagon on the right is traveling down the street away from the camera while the one on the left is traveling towards the camera; both have a steamer engine on the back. Both wagons are passing a large lumber store and have a crew of firemen working on them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Large Building on Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a large building on fire and firemen attempting to put it out. The firemen are standing on the ground in front of the building using their hoses to try to put out the flames; by this point most of the building has been destroyed, only pieces on the front wall are left standing.
Date: February 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a Large Building on Fire]

Description: 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.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Fire in 1909]

Description: 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.
Date: February 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 10, 1909]

Description: 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."
Date: December 10, 1909
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Stream of Water by a Building]

Description: 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.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Three Firemen Working with a Hose]

Description: 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."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the damage caused by a major fire in Houston, Texas. The caption on the picture reads: "Houston's Big Fire Feb 21, 1912 Where the Blaze Started." The building in the photograph belongs to a grain company, and has most of its roof and taller walls destroyed; most of the building with "Grain Co." written on it is most left intact. There are a few men looking through the debris.
Date: February 21, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 17, 1909]

Description: Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph showing the destruction of the Burdick House on the "Morning of Dec. 9-1909. Kalamazoo, Mich." The photograph shows the massive damage to the front wall of the building as it has been burned down by a fire; there are firemen holding a large hose trying to put out the fire.
Date: December 17, 1909
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, August 16, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter saying that he has just returned from his vacation of 25 days. The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows a Quaker Oats Plant having been burned in March 1911; the building is still smoking at the time of this picture. There is also a train in the photograph with the words "Ann Arbor" written on the side.
Date: August 16, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Fort Wayne Fire Department Performing Engine Tests]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of members of the Fort Wayne Fire Department spraying water on a large building in the city. According to the photo, this was a part of some engine tests that they were performing at the time; one set of firemen is standing in the street on the right and another set is standing on the corner in the foreground.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph a Fire Truck in Milwaukee]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire truck traveling down a road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This truck has two firemen sitting in the front seat and a large steamer engine loaded in the back.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 15, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter describing the Truck in the photograph as "truck No. 1 Hose #2-3 Engine Co. 3." The photograph shows a fire on "E. Main St." in Battle Creek, Michigan with the two fire trucks and firemen standing around along with a large crowd of people standing around.
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from L. H. Woods in Los Angeles to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with a photograph of a large horse-drawn fire wagon with a water cannon mounted on a large tower; Woods says this is "water tower no.1" traveling down Aliso St. This wagon is being pulled by three horses and has at least three firemen riding on it as it rolls down the street.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woods, L. H.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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