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[Sugar Land Stores]

Description: Postcard, Sugar Land stores. Railroad tracks and train depot to the left of the photo. Train in background. Utility poles in center. Two men standing next to the second store.
Date: 1909
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen by their Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of five firemen outside of their fire station. One of the men is sitting on a horse-drawn transport, two are seated on a fire truck, and one is standing in between the truck and horses. This fire station has two garages that are open in this picture, and it has a porch on the second level of the building.
Date: [1909..1912]
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

[Photograph of a Firemen on a Fire Truck]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen standing on an old fire truck. The truck has a few ladders loaded on the back, a water hose rolled up, and a large bulb figure also in the back. The men are all wearing their uniforms and are standing around the front seat behind the alarm bell, and there is an advertisement on the wall in the background that reads: "Cook with Gas."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Service Truck]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a service truck belonging to the local fire department parked in front of a fire station. The service truck is carrying a number of ladders and has a lantern attached near the driver's seat.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Wagons on a Street]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a line of horse-drawn fire wagons traveling down a city street; there is a crowd of people standing on the side of the street. All three wagons have the same metal apparatus loaded in the back; these are steamer engines used by the local fire department.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Engine #32 at a Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of "#32 Hose Wagon" parked in front of a fire station; the inscription in the center of the wall reads: "Chemical Engine #32." There are seven men photographed by the wagon, two are seated in the driver's seat while the other five are standing in front. According to the description on the back, the men's shirts are a light blue color although they appear white. The wagon is loaded with ladders and has a water hose rolled up in the back behind the two men in the dri… more
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Side of an Old Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a picture of the side of a downtown fire station. There is an open garage with a chain spanning the entrance on the ground level and a large mattress sticking out of a window on one of the upper levels of the building.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Wagon by a Church]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon traveling down a city street and passing by a church. There are around five firemen standing on the wagon while two men are sitting in the driver's seat holding the reins to the horses. This wagon is loaded with ladders in the back.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Hose]

Description: Postcard of a French fireman with a fire hose, spraying a stream of water to the left. A vehicle with a large wheel (roughly the height of the fireman) is sitting to the right, behind the fireman.
Date: 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station Draped in Patriotic Flags]

Description: Postcard with a photo of an old fire station draped in American flags. Both of the garage doors are open and some of the firefighters are sitting in chairs by the entrances.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Engine House No. 1]

Description: Postcard of an old fire station with the title "Engine House No. 1" placed above the two garages. Both garages are open and have chains spanning their entrances, and there is a man walking by them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Wagon Walking]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a couple of horse-drawn fire wagons walking down a neighborhood street; the note on the back reads: "No. 1 Wagon out exercising." The wagon in the foreground is carrying ladders and two firemen are sitting on top in the driver's seat; there is another wagon in the background but it is not clear what it is carrying.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Seagrave Truck]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a Seagrave Truck surrounded by a crowd of people. This truck has a large ladder with a crank wheel used to hoist the ladder up; there is also an alarm bell mounted near the rear of the truck.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Line of Cars at a Factory]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of two cars parked on the sidewalk at a factory; the caption on the photo reads: "Webb cars at Factory." There are a few firemen working on the car in the foreground which has an alarm bell and horn as well as ladders attached to the back. There is another truck in the background with ladders and an alarm bell as well.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a Fire Truck with Firemen]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen around a fire truck. According to the photo this truck is "auto pump No. 1" and it is equipped with ladders, a water hose, and a large spotlight mounted by the driver's seat. This photograph appears to have been taken outside of the fire station as the garages are directly behind the truck; other firefighters are standing against the wall in the background.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the front side of a fire station with two garages, one on the left and one on the right. There are fire trucks inside each of the garages, and there are three firemen sitting outside of the garage on the right.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Picture of an Old Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an old fire station with the abbreviation "W.W.S.F.E.C." on the top. The two garage doors are open and both of the fire trucks are sticking out of them; one of the firemen is driving the truck on the left.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of a Horse-Drawn Wagon Exercising]

Description: Postcard with an image of a horse-drawn fire wagon running down a street. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Truck 1 out exercising not a good picture will have some better ones soon." These horses are pulling a wagon loaded with ladders while two firemen are sitting on top guiding them.
Date: [1909..1912]
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 of a Fire Truck a Part of the Centralia Fire Department]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an old fire truck loaded with ladders in the back and there are people walking on the sidewalk behind the truck. The truck is parked in front of a building with an advertisement for "Pabst Blue Ribbon" beer; the truck also has a label on the side of it that says "Centralia Fire Dept."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a Horse-Drawn Steamer Engine]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a steamer engine being pulled by two horses; there are other wagons being pulled behind the steamer. Next to these wagons is a trolley car traveling down the center of the street.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Fire Wagon Traveling Down a Street]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon traveling down a city street, passing by a large building that appears to be a church. The wagon has a few firemen standing on either side and ladders are loaded in the back.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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