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[Aerial Lift Rescue at a Sky Tram #2]

Description: Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, st… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777721 -96.759094
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Rescue of a Sky Tram #1]

Description: Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, st… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777721 -96.759094
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Broken Sky Tram Car On Top of Carnival Tent]

Description: Photograph of a scraped sky tram car on top of a red and white striped awning of a carnival booth. Four men stand in front of the booth's tent, and in the distant background, a helicopter can be seen in the sky. One of the men is holding a thin coil of rope and there is a yellow ladder beyond the group. There are two separate carnival booths in the tent., both of which have various toy prizes (including large, smiling, stuffed bananas). On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving in… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777947 -96.760231
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of an aerial lift fire engine parked in the lane of between two rows of red and white striped carnival game booths. The firefighter in the crane's bucket is right beside one of many sky tram cars suspended in the air by two parallel cables, several of which still have people inside. Three firefighters, two police officers and some civilians stand around the yellow fire engine, and further down the lane, a long ladder has been extended up to another tram car. In the background, more o… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777779 -96.760045
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters and Girl Climbing Down Rescue Ladder]

Description: Photograph of two firefighters (in casual uniform) and a girl in a pink shirt climbing down a fire rescue ladder (which extends out of view at the top right corner of the photo). In the dark night sky, an orange and white sky tram car is visible. Below the ladder are red and white striped tent awnings. The top of the fire engine supporting the rescue ladder is barely visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777937 -96.760199
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Rescue Sky Tram Rider at the Fair]

Description: Upwards angle photograph of two firefighters climbing up a long, extending rescue ladder to a blue and grey sky tram car suspended from a wire cable. One firefighter is at the top of the ladder, helping a woman descend the ladder, while the other firefighter is still climbing near the bottom of the ladder. The firefighters are both wearing blue polo shirts and dark-colored pants. The sky covers the entire background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the … more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777447 -96.758866
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Sky Tram Car in a Fair Games Booth]

Description: A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped carnival game tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers that are part of the booth's game. Another booth is partially visible on the other side of the left tent wall. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.778019 -96.760253
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Sky Tram Car Inside of a Fair Games Booth]

Description: A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped skee ball games tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers of the skee ball game. There is debris from the tent roof on the ground in front of the booth. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777916 -96.760132
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]

Description: Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to a yellow and grey sky tram car suspended from one of two parallel wire cables (which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo). There are two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climbing down the very bottom of the ladder. On the ground (from left to right) there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers and at least five firefighters… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.779617 -96.762032
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Five Men Wearing Suits]

Description: Photograph of five men wearing suits and ties standing and looking at the camera. Four of them are wearing glasses. They are standing in front of a brick wall. Back of photo reads, "L to R. J.P. Pevoto, C.M. Scott, L.A. Hosnes, J Kinley Jones, L.M. Welch on occasion of 40 year service award".
Date: August 21, 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945]

Description: Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates discussing "Amendment 107 to Ration Order 17, which permits the selling on a ration-free basis of men's and women's lox priced shoes." The letter walks him through the application process, and contains the form needed to be filled out and sent to his district office.
Date: August 7, 1945
Creator: Molster, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Letter from Amalia Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 28, 1903]

Description: Letter from Amalia Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning recent horse thefts taking place at their home; Amalia and her husband put in a claim as her neighbors had done in order to gain some depredation money. Riley asks Pound for any information he may have about the situation and wishes him well and hopes he and his daughters had a nice time visiting.
Date: August 28, 1903
Creator: Riley, Amalia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead
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