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[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Saint-Ouen]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a large fire in an urban setting. The silhouettes of buildings are visible behind the wall of smoke, as well as a toppled street sign and telephone pole. In the bottom-right corner of the image, behind the fire fighters, a pickaxe is seen in a mound of loose dirt. A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "Many thanks for your cards. They are pretty, but not quite what I...]"
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[Postcard of Fire Fighters with Carriages, Paris, France]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters in horse-drawn fire engines, lined up in a city street. A man in an officer's uniform is standing by the front vehicle. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the recipient that says, "Many thanks for your very interesting card, and to have written to the secretary. I beg your pardon to be so late to answer you, but I had too much to do. I did not know that I was so much under the number of cards that I had to send you another one. Today I send you onl… more
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[Postcard of French Fire Fighters]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters operating a pump, with hoses running from the metal cylinder in the center of the image. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message to the recipient that says, "Dear Sir, many thanks for your pretty post cards. I am sending you two of the Paris F. Brigade. But I could not have colored ones. I shall try to get your [...]"
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