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[Photograph of South End Station, Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a fire station at Waco, Texas. Two horse-drawn fire engines are parked outside the garage at the front of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Compliments of Albert Miller - Waco, TX."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of the Equitable Life Building, New York]

Description: Postcard of the Equitable Life Building in New York. A ladder is set up next to the building, and the building is coated in ice and snow. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Ladder of Truck Co #8 - frozen in."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Building]

Description: Postcard of a fire department extinguishing a large burning building. The ceiling and three walls of the building have collapsed, leaving only the left wall intact. A large crowd watches from the street below.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Dormitory]

Description: Postcard of three fire fighters in a firehouse dormitory, getting dressed next to their beds. The back of the postcard has been left blank.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Alarm Response, Lima, Ohio]

Description: Postcard of the Lima Fire Department rushing to a fire in their horse-drawn wagons, moving diagonally to the right towards the foreground. Bystanders on the street have cleared a straight path for the fire fighters. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Your fire card received with pleasure. That is one of the finest pieces of auto fire apparatus I have ever seen. Are you making a special collection of fire views or do you care for city views [?]. I … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Boat, New York]

Description: Postcard of a fire boat by a small dock. Streams of water are spraying from the side of the boat. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with three horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. From left to right, the wagons are used for hose, fire engine, and ladder. A single fire fighter is standing on the ladder to the right. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir, I would like the court house bldg. of Austin in exch. Yours truly, Alvin Krause."
Date: unknown
Creator: Krause, Alvin
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of a fire department at their station. The fire fighters are positioned in a single row, with three people sitting in chairs in front of the row.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department, Dallas, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Dallas Fire Department at a station. The uniformed fire fighters are lined up in two rows, with the front row sitting on a bench. A church building is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Department Rescue]

Description: Postcard of a fire department evacuating citizens from a fire in a city. Two fire fighters are on a ladder, carrying someone down to safety. Below, fire fighters are holding the base of the ladder to keep it stable. The fire in the background has spread between several multistory city buildings.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard of the New York Fire Department using their fire engine in the city. Citizens are spectating from the sidewalk on the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard of a fire department demonstrating a fire engine to a crowd of citizens (on the right). Steam is rising from an exhaust on the top of the machine. A hose is running from the bottom of the wagon. The window of a tailoring shop is visible behind the steam. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine on Parade]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters in a city parade. Their horse-drawn fire engine is decorated with floral arrangements and a U.S. flag. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter]

Description: Postcard of a uniformed fire fighter, standing in front of a dark background with his hands behind his back. His uniform's coat has two sets of buttons running down its center.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Extinguishing a Fire]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter with a hose and helmet extinguishing a fire to the right. His helmet covers his entire head, also featuring a mouthpiece with a hose running to the side. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "This man is pictured in an imaginary fire, but this is the exact type of helmet and clothes as I have seen it only a few times in use. I cannot tell you more about it than that it is riveted at the middle of the chin to the… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire House Dormitory]

Description: Postcard of three fire fighters in a fire house dormitory, laying in their beds. The back of the postcard has been left blank.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire in San Francisco]

Description: Postcard of a massive fire over the city of San Francisco. The city is seen several miles away from an elevated point above the buildings. A wall of smoke covers the horizon and sky behind the buildings.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire in Winter]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a burning building at a harbor in winter. The water from the hose has frozen onto the side of the building and the surrounding ground. A steamboat is docked to the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a fire station in a neighborhood. The fire fighters are standing at the front of the station with two horse-drawn wagons. The back of the postcard is signed by Clarence W. Conor.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station Interior]

Description: Postcard of a fire engine house's interior, with several horse-drawn vehicles parked inside. The back corner has a staircase leading up, and a pole in the center of the room runs up to a hole in the ceiling. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard says, "would you like some cards of our zoo?"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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