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[Temporary Texas Capitol Building Fire]

Description: Photograph of the fire that destroyed the building that had temporarily served as the capitol building for the state of Texas while the new capitol building was being constructed. Firefighters can be seen spraying water in to the upper floors while a large number of spectators look on.
Date: August 30, 1899
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Building on Fire, Galveston, Texas

Description: Photograph of a large building on fire and crumbling after a large storm in Galveston, Texas. The back half of the building is gone and the roof in the center of the frame is falling. There are piles of debris surrounding the building. Two men with fire hoses are spraying the building. In the foreground are train or trolley tracks and a truck bed.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Lumber Yard Fire 1917]

Description: Photograph of a lumber yard fire in Childress, Texas. The fire is being put out by firemen as spectators watch from a distance. A large amount of smoke fills the sky. There is an unidentifiable building close to the fire.
Date: January 1917
Creator: Mark Hanna's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[The Crazy Hotel After the Fire of 1925]

Description: A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies the picture as "Crazy Hotel southside [sic] after fire of March 15, 1925." Shown is the skeleton of the first Crazy Hotel, after a fire destroyed the entire Crazy "complex." The original hotel complex consisted of the two adjoined hotel sections with a common lobby, the Crazy Flats (a drinking pavilion with rooms for rent), a Bath House, and a drugstore (in which the fire started). The second Crazy Hotel opened two years … more
Date: March 15, 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[An aerial view of the docks and slips at the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: An aerial view of the boat slips and dock areas impacted by the explosions. Dock area structures near the slips have been totally destroyed and rubble and debris is readily visible. On the far right foreground, refinery tower structures can be seen. In the far right background are the storage tanks of the tank farm. Huge clouds of thick dark smoke and smaller clouds of white smoke blow left to right.
Date: April 16, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a two-alarm fire in Fort Worth.
Date: March 14, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire destroys Baptist church]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Dallas County Baptist Church catching on fire which caused heavy damage to the building.
Date: June 1, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

When Reason Runs Wild

Description: Photograph of the reflection of a fire burning in a convenience store window. This photograph was taken during the 1967 race riots in Detroit, Michigan. Taken on assignment for Newsweek Magazine. Another photo ran on the cover of Newsweek. A number of other ran indide the same issue. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

When Reason Runs Wild 16 x 20

Description: Photograph of the reflection of a fire burning in a convenience store window. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan. Taken on assignment for Newsweek Magazine. Another photo ran on the cover of Newsweek. A number of others ran inside the same issue. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fire at Town Pump Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of smoke rolling out of the front door of the Town Pump restaurant. A Wichita Falls firefighter can be seen entering the door. A policeman is checking the side door. A woman is walking with a man's arm around her waist at the front of the picture.
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Policeman Wields Axe at Town Pump Fire]

Description: Photograph of a policeman wielding an axe at a window of the Town Pump restaurant fire. A firefighter can be seen walking away from the fire on the right. A sign on the back entrance of the restaurant reads, "NO CURB Service. Please COME IN."
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University

[W.F.F.D. Fights Fire at Town Pump]

Description: Photograph of Wichita Falls Fire Department fighting the restaurant fire at the Town Pump. Multiple firemen can be seen around the building and one on the roof. Snow can be seen on the ground and on top of the restaurant. A sign on the back door of the restaurant reads, "NO CURB Service. Please COME IN."
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University
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