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[Fire Trucks Waiting at Love Field]

Photograph of three fire trucks parked on Dallas Love Field Airport. Two firefighters can be seen sitting on top of the center truck. The note on the reverse side of the image states that the trucks were waiting for the arrival of the president's plane.

Date: November 22, 1963

Creator: Pace, Dean L.

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 12 of 21: Numerous Fire Hoses Lying in Front of the Hotel]

Another view of the front entrance to the Damron Hotel at 109 W. Hubbard during the earlier stages of the fire that completely destroyed it on December 22, 1975. Debris from the burning hotel wafted as far as seven blocks from the burning building. No major injuries were reported. The spectacular Holiday fire that destroyed the hotel received extensive photographic coverage.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 11 of 21: Fighting the Fire on W. Hubbard St.]

Shown here is another picture in the series of photographs of the fire that destroyed the Damron Hotel during the holiday season of 1975. This smoke-shrouded scene of W. Hubbard, shows the front entrance to the hotel in the earlier stages of the fire's progress. The Damron was built in 1906, during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort spa. It burned completely on December 22,1975. The hotel's name was changed in 1917 when Mr. Holt (who had built the hotel) traded it to Ag… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 10 of 21]

Another in the extensive series of photographs that covered the spectacular holiday fire that completely consumed the Damron Hotel during the 1975 Christmas season is shown here. This picture shows some of the early response to the fire. Note, for example, the electrical utility truck, which has arrived to cut off electrical power to the buildings. The Damron Hotel (which was built during the days when Mineral Wells was a resort) was originally named the Colonial Hotel. It was located a… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 9 of 21: Firemen and a Fire Truck Near the North Side of Budiling]

This photograph shows another view of the early response to the holiday conflagration that consumed the Damron Hotel on December 22, 1975. The Damron was built in 1906, during Mineral Wells' heyday as a popular resort city. Originally named the Colonial Hotel by J. T. Holt, and built for his second wife, the name of the hotel was changed in 1917 when Mr. Holt traded the hotel to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The hotel was located at 109 W. Hubbard, and the spectacular fire received exte… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 8 of 21: An Early Stage of the Fire, Looking North]

This view of the spectacular holiday [Christmas] fire that consumed the Damron Hotel completely on December 22, 1975, was taken from SW 1st Street at the southwest corner of the block in the early stages of the fire. The Damron Hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by J. T. Holt for his second wife. She adamantly refused to live in the country. The name was changed in 1917 when it was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron. It was located at 109 W. Hubbard. The fire received extensive ph… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 7 of 21: The Parking Lot Behind the Hotel]

This is yet another view of the spectacular fire that consumed the Damron Hotel during the 1975 Christmas Season. The Damron was originally built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by rancher J.T. Holt for his second wife. The name was changed in 1917 when the hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron. The fire was covered extensively by free-lance photographers. The hotel was formerly located on at 109 W. Hubbard Street, on the corner of the block that included SW 1st Avenue and S… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 6 of 21: Bystanders Observing the Fire]

The Damron Hotel was destroyed (on December 22, 1975) in a spectacular fire that received extensive photographic coverage. The hotel was located at 109 W. Hubbard. This is another picture of that immense conflagration. All the firemen answered a call that came in at 9:08 on the morning of the fire. The City of Weatherford also sent men and equipment over to help. Volunteers who were not themselves firemen also helped. Other buildings that suffered damage were Pemberton's (an applian… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 4 of 21, Fire Inside the Structure]

This is another view of the spectacular fire that consumed the Damron Hotel on December 22, 1975. The hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by rancher J. T. Holt for his second wife. The name was changed in 1917 when the hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron . The fire received extensive photographic coverage. Note the height of the flames in this picture, taken in the later stages of the fire.

Date: December 22, 1976

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 5 of 21: View from the Rear of the Building]

The Damron Hotel was built in 1906 as the Colonial Hotel by J. T. Holt. At one time, both Kiwanis and the Rotary service Clubs met in the dining room that was located on the west side of the main floor. Formerly located at 109 W. Hubbard Street, the hotel burned completely on December 22, 1975 in a spectacular fire that was extensively photographed. Shown here is one of many views of the fire.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 3 of 21: Baker Hotel in Background]

The Damron Hotel (very popular in the resort city of Mineral Wells through the periods of the "Roaring Twenties", The Great Depression and World War II) was originally built as The Colonial Hotel in 1906 by J.T. Holt. Mr. Holt also owned a hardware store at the back of the hotel facing S. Oak Avenue, and a one-room buggy showroom between the hardware store and the hotel. The hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron around 1917 , and the name was changed to reflect the new ownership.… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 2 of 21: View South/Southeast ]

The Colonial Hotel was built in 1906 by Mr. J. T. Holt for his second wife. Mr. Holt also owned a hardware store on S. Oak at the back of the hotel. The name of the hotel was changed to The Damron Hotel around 1917 when Mr. Holt traded it to Agnew and Bessie Damron. A hardware store, hard by, was sold to Mr. Holt's manager, John Davidson. The Damron Hotel, located at 109 W. Hubbbard Street, along with Davidson Hardware, burned completely on December 22, 1975. Please note the Christmas… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 21 of 21: An Early Stage, Looking East, Smoke Billowing]

Here is a view of the Damron Hotel (formerly located at 109 W. Hubbard Street)during the early stages of the fire (on December 22, 1975) that completely destroyed it. It was a popular hotel during the heyday of Mineral Wells--through the "Roaring Twenties", the Great Depression and World War II.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 19 of 21, Two People Looking South from North]

The Damron Hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 during the heyday of Mineral Wells as a popular resort city. It burned completely on December 22, 1975. This picture shows the front entrance under a dark plume of black smoke, with flames breaking through the upper floors of the front wall. Two people (one with a hard hat, and one without)stand observing the proceedings.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 18 of 21: Individual in Front of the Burning Hotel]

The Damron Hotel, built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort, burned completely on December 22, 1975. Shown here is another view of the front entrance to the hotel as flames burst through the front wall of the building. The gesturing individual with the hard hat has not been identified.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 17 of 21: Two Individuals on the Street Northwest of the Fire]

Shown here is another view of the plume of thick black smoke at the height of the fire that completely destroyed the Damron Hotel December 22, 1975, along with two hard-hatted individuals (presumably fire-fighters) standing in the street. It was a very popular hotel during the mineral water industry's heyday through the "Roaring Twenties", Great Depression and World War II. By the time of the fire, however, an informant remarked--verbally--that no respectable lady permitted herself t… more

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 16 of 21: Black Smoke Billowing Over Businesses]

This picture illustrates the photograph of the huge column of black smoke accompanying the Damron Hotel fire that completely destroyed the hotel on December 22, 1975 in Mineral Wells. It is viewed from a narrow street or alleyway that has buildings lining either side; a Chevrolet truck is parked on the right side of the image.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Damron Hotel Fire, 15 of 21: Passenger Cars on a Back Street]

The Damron Hotel, built in 1906 during the days that Mineral Wells was a popular resort spa, burned completely on December 22, 1975. It was located at 109 W. Hubbard Street. This picture shows the dense cloud of smoke that resulted from the holiday catastrophe. Westbound traffic on .S. Highway 180 had to be re-routed in order to avoid the clutter of debris that littered the street.

Date: December 22, 1975

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Dallas Firefighter Class 213 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from August 12, 1985 to January 9, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve and navy blue slacks.

Date: January 22, 1986

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Firefighter Class 87-224 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from August 10, 1989 to January 8, 1988 posing in front of a fire engine in three rows rows. The recruits are wearing blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve, navy blue slacks or yellow pants, and boots.

Date: December 22, 1987

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Station 1 and Fire Truck]

Photograph of a street view of the front of a two-story, brick fire station with four garage doors. The two garage doors on the right are open and a fire truck is 3/4 of the way out of right-center door. There are two men on the fire truck - one driving and the other on the top of the vehicle. On the front of the building, a fake balcony bears the Dallas Fire Department insignia and the American flag; on the sides of the building, parked cars are visible. The date and some handwritten notes are… more

Date: December 22, 1969

Location: 32.789406 -96.796295

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighter Looks on as Smoke Billows]

Photograph of a Dallas Fire Department firefighter looking on as a tall cloud of smoke billows from the top of the Edson of Texas pillow factory building. The firefighter is wearing a long jacket and standing on a fire engine that is parked facing left. The source of the smoke is somewhere on the roof of the brick building, however, smaller plumes of smoke rise from one of the windows. Partially obscured by the fire engine, another firefighter stands at the bottom of a ladder propped against th… more

Date: August 22, 1960

Creator: McCain, Charles

Location: 32.788461 -96.818029

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Clean Up Rubble at Cabana Motor Hotel]

Photograph of five firefighters in firefighting suits, facing towards the camera and looking down, walking in dark, wet ash and rubble on a rooftop. Two of the firefighters are spraying water from a fire hose into a small wheelbarrow, and another firefighter is carrying a small ax. One of the other two firefighters is wearing a light-colored firefighting suit. The buildings of the Dallas city-skyline are visible in the background, and a man in plainclothes is visible beyond the firefighter on t… more

Date: June 22, 1962

Creator: Allen, William

Location: 32.786299 -96.813356

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Sitting and Standing After Firefighting]

Photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits sitting and standing around beside a brick building. The building is only partially visible on the right, and in the background to the left, more buildings are visible on the other side of a street. Fire hoses lay in loose coils on the ground and some of the firefighters are stepping over them. Most of the firefighters have their backs to the camera, and three firefighters look at something out of shot on the left. On the back of the photograph a… more

Date: August 22, 1960

Creator: McCain, Charles

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

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