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[O. C. Martin and Louis Cole on Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]

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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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23 cm.

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Brock, Charles W. October 7, 1969.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2018 and was provided by the Fire Museum of Texas to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 14 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Located in the Beaumont Fire Department's 1927 Central Fire Station, the museum opened in 1984 and became the official state fire museum in 1986. Today it provides access to fire service history and education for people across the state of Texas. This nonprofit organization is operated by Beaumont Fire-Rescue Services.

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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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23 cm.

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Full text on the back of the photo: "Date Pictures Taken Oct 7 1969; Subject; Location Oloens Farm; Ordered By; Photographer Charles W. Brock; Number of Prints Wanted; Deliver Prints To; O.C. Martin Capt. Cole; Chief O.C. Martin on Driver's Seat; Capt. Louis Cole from Old 19 Engine."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2018

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  • October 7, 1969

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  • Aug. 4, 2020, 5:20 p.m.

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Brock, Charles W. [O. C. Martin and Louis Cole on Horse-Drawn Fire Engine], photograph, October 7, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1231838/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fire Museum of Texas.

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