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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

[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

[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

[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #1]

Description: Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Letter from the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company to Temple, Texas - March 7 1925]

Description: Sales letter written by J. Ed. Schmitz to the city manager in Temple, Texas (Mr. Graeser) as a follow-up to a sales call about the potential purchase of a fire engine. It references a particular model that would be available immediately, promises "service," and offers various payment plans. Text is printed on letterhead with an image of a building labelled "Dallas Branch and Service Station, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company of Texas, Dallas, Texas, Commerce and La France Streets."
Date: March 7, 1925
Creator: Schmitz, J. Ed.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Station 1 and Firefighters]

Description: Photograph of six uniformed firefighters standing in front of the side of a fire engine at Dallas Fire Station 1. From left to right, the firefighters are: Fant, Capt. Lee, Chester, ?, Mitchell, and ?. The rear of the fire engine is just in front of one of the station's open garage doors. An American flag is flying above the same garage door, and in the background, part of the town is visible. There is a yellow sticky note on the back of the photograph identifying the fire station, and firefigh… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.789403 -96.796284
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Station 8's Assistant Chief's Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of 4 uniformed firefighters standing in front of the Assistant Chief's fire engine. From left to right, the firefighters are: Clay, Watson, Cody, and Chief Meador. The fire engine is parked in the driveway of Dallas Fire Station 8, a brick building which is just barely visible on the left of the photograph. There are several trees beyond the fire engine, and beyond those, a residential neighborhood is visible. There are two small holes in the top of the photograph, one on the left an… more
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.810168 -96.776728
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Fight Fireball at Magnolia Chemical Co.]

Description: Photograph of two fully-uniformed firefighters on an aerial platform spraying a stream of water at a large ball of fire above a Magnolia Chemical Company building. Large clouds cover most of the sky above the building. On the ground, to the left of the aerial platform fire engine, is a crowd of firefighters in white shirts and officer caps, and four firefighters in full firefighting uniform. To the left of the burning brick building is a small tree and another brick building with a ladder propp… more
Date: August 29, 1963
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.815270 -96.885875
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters and Yellow Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of four uniformed firefighters, as well as two men in suits, standing in front of a yellow fire engine parked in a showroom. A group of men and women are gathered to the left and right of the engine and a man sits in the driver's seat. Parts of a red fire engine and a yellow car are visible behind and to the right of the yellow engine. There are two stamps on the back of the photograph with identifier information, the date, and information about the photo's printer that has been smud… more
Date: March 14, 1976
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fighting a Fire at Texaco Refinery]

Description: Wide-shot photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits, on the ground and on a fire engine, spraying large streams of water at a fire just out of shot on the left. The fire engine has a water canon attached to the top of its cab, and there are two men with cameras standing on top of the fire engine. Civilians stand on the side of the scene and on a loading dock on the right, watching the firefighters work. There are circular metal structures, including one with a domed structure, in the bac… more
Date: August 26, 1963
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.775604 -96.888582
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Burning Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of a burning, multi-story building at the corner of Elm and Lamar St. in Dallas, partially obscured by smoke. On the ground and in the streets, multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles attend the fire. Three of the trucks have long ladders extended, and firefighters at the tops of the ladders hold hoses pointed at the building, spraying large streams of water. The city is also visible around the burning building. Large hoses cover the streets between and around the fire e… more
Date: July 23, 1961
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Old Fire Station 3 Firefighters and Engine]

Description: Photograph of five uniformed firefighters standing in front of a fire engine at the old Dallas Fire Station 3. From left to right, the firefighters are: Henry, Allen, Bell, Belvins, and Captain Baker. In the background, a residential neighborhood area, a few small businesses, and a traffic stop light are visible. There are two small holes in the top of the photograph, on the top left and the top right. On the back of the photograph is a yellow sticky note with information about the photo.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Engine With Equipment On Top]

Description: Photograph of a fire truck parked on a dirt road in a thinly wooded area. On top of the truck is a platform with two mounted, metal canons, and on the front of the truck, just below the grill, a metal cable is looped between and through two metal rings. In the background, on the right, is a small canal and a sign that says, "Danger, Keep Out."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Department 18 Firefighters]

Description: Photograph of the firefighters at Dallas Fire Department 18 standing and kneeling in uniform in front of one of the station's fire engines. The men are arranged in two rows. On the front row, from left to right, the firefighters are: Miguel Gonzalez, Daniel Canter Jr., and Edward Downy Davis. On the back row, from left to right, the firefighters are: George Fletcher, David Villarreal, and Joe C. Guzman. Only a small portion of the front of the fire engine is visible in the photo. On the back of… more
Date: February 17, 1976
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Look Up at a Smoking Window]

Description: Photograph of two firefighters (their backs facing the camera) looking up at a ladder extending up a tall brick building. Smoke is coming out of three windows, which are four stories above the firefighters, while people on the second story above the firefighters can be seen through the windows. The top of the fire engine they're standing on is just barely visible at the bottom left of the photograph. On the back of the photograph are two labels, and extensive handwritten notes about the fire.
Date: February 28, 1962
Creator: Kennedy, Eamon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Firefighters and Fire Engine at Station #1]

Description: Photograph of five firefighters in uniform, standing in front of the side of a fire engine. From left to right, the firefighters are: Mitchell, Capt. Lee, Chester, Watts, and Gause. The rear of the fire engine is still barely inside the fire station, which is partially visible on the right of the photograph. In the background, part of the town is visible, including a gas station sign. On the back of the photograph is a yellow sticky note that identifies the fire station and firefighters.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.789413 -96.796268
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Station 4 and Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of a horse-drawn fire engine and eight firefighters in the street in front of a multi-story fire station whose sign reads, "No 4 Engine Company." Two firefighters stand in front of the fire engine, one firefighter sits in the driver's seat, holding the reins to two horses, and five firefighters stand in front of one of two garage doors. The corner of a bed is visible through an open window on the second story of the station. Two buildings are just visible on either side of the statio… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Street Outside Dallas Federal Savings & Loan Fire]

Description: Downward view photograph of five fire engines, an ambulance, and a police car in the street to the right of the Dallas Federal Savings & Loan building (which is barely visible on the left). There are men in white hard-hats (and some wearing suits) standing on the sidewalk and street between the building and the emergency vehicles. The buildings and crowd of civilians watching the scene from down the street in the background are partially obscured by smoke. On the back of the photograph are two … more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Winfrey, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.781637 -96.799760
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Spray Down Unfinished Courthouse]

Description: Extremely wide shot photograph of firefighters hosing down an unfinished courthouse building. The firefighters stand at the top of two long ladders, extending from fire engines parked in the street next to the construction site. A hose snakes along the street towards the truck and there is a large pool of water in the street. In the background, another building is visible, and on the far right of the photo, a small portion of the buildings lining the street can be seen. On the back of the photo… more
Date: June 19, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Station 1 and Fire Truck]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.789406 -96.796295
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters and Fire Engines]

Description: Photograph of firefighters out of uniform standing in front of two yellow, Ford fire engines. From left to right, the firefighters are: Clay Miller, Vernon Patterson, J. R. Hancockl, Reed Russell, H. C. McElwee, T. C. Graves, and John Rupe. The fire engine on the left has a lift. Behind the trucks is the one-story, brick station, and beyond the station is a group of trees. On the back of the photograph is a red, handwritten "19."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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