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[Postcard Addressed to C. L. Woodward in Austin, Texas]

Description: Postcard addressed to C. L. Woodward "Chief Fire Dept., Austin [sic], Texas" with a photograph of the motor vehicles used by the Akron Fire Department in Akron, Ohio. The caption on the photo reads: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus used in the Akron Fire Department." All of the vehicles have ladders loaded in the back, along with alarm bells mounted on the front part of the cars; these are parked outside of the fire station in the city with the firemen of the department posing around the vehicl… more
Date: May 21, 1909
Creator: Taylor, O.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, February 5, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter thanking him for the last card Pendexter sent to him and describing the cold weather in Michigan at the time, and mentioning Chief W. P. Week. The photograph on the reverse side shows some fire ruins of the Globe M. F. G. Co. building in Battle Creek, Michigan; most of the debris has ice frozen to it. According to the picture this burned down on November 13, 1911.
Date: February 5, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Building, January 27, 1912]

Description: Postcard with a photograph a building on fire in Crockett, Texas; the caption on the side of the photo reads: "This is the fire I was telling you about, the largest building here." Most of the flames in the photo are inside of the building as the walls are made of brick while the insides are made of wood.
Date: January 27, 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 Photograph of Two Fire Engines at Work]

Description: Postcard with an image of "Engines No. 1 and 4 wagons in Dallas, Texas." The wagon on the right is traveling down the street away from the camera while the one on the left is traveling towards the camera; both have a steamer engine on the back. Both wagons are passing a large lumber store and have a crew of firemen working on them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter discussing the recent slow business around St. Louis; Eagan notes that the photograph shows "one of our brave police stationed at a salon after a fire at Paulian building." The windows of the building are blown out and all of the bottles are covered in ice; the policeman is wearing a large overcoat to keep warm.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the "New Yorker" in Action]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the "New Yorker" in action in he water along the coast; the boat is firing all of its water cannons on the right and left. The text on the back of the card says "We have 9 more like this one. (This is the first fire boat built for the dept in Engine Co. #57."
Date: May 29, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, December 4, 1911]

Description: Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter with a note on the back saying that Pendexter's fire truck should "be ready for shipment about Dec. 20th." He goes on the say that the photograph on the reverse side shows "#18 wagon just as the walls fell at general paper Co. fire May 23-1911. The photograph shows four firemen standing on the back of the fire wagon watching as the wall falls down.
Date: December 4, 1911
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of a Fire Engine at Work]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire engine belonging to the Dallas Fire Department. The caption on the photograph says this is "Engine #4 at work" fighting a fire in town; there is a hose attached to it at the bottom of the engine. Off to the far right of the photo there are three boys standing by.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Webb Factory in St. Louis]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the Webb Factory located in St. Louis, Missouri. There are firemen around a fire engine in the street with a ladder pointed straight up in the air; one man is leaning his head out of the window over the "O" in "Co."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Bernard Shannahan to George Pendexter, 1912-06-10]

Description: Postcard from Bernard Shannahan to George Pendexter saying he would be glad "to exchange with [Pendexter] at any time. He also tells Pendexter the address for J. P. Eagan and says he has good pictures too; the photograph on the reverse side shows an few oil tanks caught on fire with a caption reading: "Tanks of Oil Destroyed by Fire June 13-1911 Sapulpa, Oklahoma."
Date: June 10, 1912
Creator: Shannahan, Bernard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Large Building on Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a large building on fire and firemen attempting to put it out. The firemen are standing on the ground in front of the building using their hoses to try to put out the flames; by this point most of the building has been destroyed, only pieces on the front wall are left standing.
Date: February 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with a photograph of two fire engines working on a fire in Los Angeles, California. Woods notes on the back that these are "Engines three and four working on hose tower," the photo shows the two engines shooting water up into the sky as they fight the fire. There are plenty of spectators and firemen alike standing on the ground watching.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woods, L. H.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Home in Dallas, Texas]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a home on fire in Dallas, Texas; the caption reads: "Boarding house fire Dallas, Texas." The smoke is coming up through the rood, and there is a fireman's ladder leaning against the home reaching to the top of the building.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, December 31, 1911]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter requesting that they exchange their fire photos together; Johnston says he got Pendexter's name from J. D. Smith. The photograph on the reverse side shows the Battle Creek Fire Department "testing stream and #2 steamer" at their testing location; behind the engine there is a large crowd of people watching the testing going on.
Date: December 31, 1911
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 27, 1912]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a photograph of "Auto Engine No. 1" of the Battle Creek Fire Department testing its pump. There is a note on the back of the card describing the location of the truck in the photograph; there is a large group of people standing around the engine during the test.
Date: May 27, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
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 with a Photograph of the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Fire in 1909]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a burning building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The note on the back of the card says that this was the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. fire that killed six people: "1 ass't chief, 1 lieut., 4 pipemen." The photograph shows a number of firemen rushing to the scene with snow falling all around them and at least five high-pressured water streams shooting towards the building.
Date: February 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of an Old Steamer Engine]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an old steamer engine used by the Chicago Fire Department; the note on the back of the photo says this is "Engine 40 [in] Chicago." There is a crowd of people, including boys, standing around the engine looking at all of its features.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of the Webb Factory in St. Louis]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the Webb Factory in St. Louis, Missouri; the writing on the building says: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Co." There are a few men standing in the street out in front of the building, and there are a few fire trucks parked outside as well.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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