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[Postcard of a Couple and Firemen]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a kissing couple within a burning heart, surrounded by firemen attempting to extinguish the fire with hoses and ladders. There is a Poem in German printed in the top left corner of the postcard. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, saying, "My dear Sir! My best compliments for new year 1910!"
Date: December 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department on a Boat]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department aboard a boat. The boat has smoke rising from exhaust pipes, and it is towing a smaller boat seen behind it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "Thanks for cards. I hope you like these. Many salutations [...]"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of French Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of French firemen with a pump arm (stated on the postcard as "pompe a bras") fire engine. One of the firemen on the left is holding a pump attached to the water tank.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Saint-Ouen]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a large fire in an urban setting. The silhouettes of buildings are visible behind the wall of smoke, as well as a toppled street sign and telephone pole. In the bottom-right corner of the image, behind the fire fighters, a pickaxe is seen in a mound of loose dirt. A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "Many thanks for your cards. They are pretty, but not quite what I...]"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of Dutch firemen on a red auto fire engine. A single fireman is seen standing in the background to the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Gas Mask]

Description: Postcard of a French fireman, wearing a gas mask and holding a hose and light. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, discussing the trade of collectible postcards.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Graz's Fire Department, Germany]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters in three horse-drawn vehicles outside of a fire station. The fire fighters' uniforms have both hats and helmets. A handwritten message to the recipient on the back of the postcard says, "I would be obliged to you, if you would send me also fire brigade cards."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a French Fireman with a Hose]

Description: Postcard of a French fireman with a fire hose, spraying a stream of water to the left. A vehicle with a large wheel (roughly the height of the fireman) is sitting to the right, behind the fireman.
Date: 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Romanian Firemen]

Description: Postcard of uniformed Romanian firemen aboard a horse-drawn fire engine. On the left, there is a man in an officer's uniform, playing a bugle.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a German fire station, with the firemen in front of it in three auto fire engines. A single fireman with a bike is standing to the left of the vehicles.
Date: 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"
Date: April 26, 1910
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of an Amsterdam Fire Department Rescue]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department evacuating a multistory brick building. The firemen have ladders set up along the side of the building, and a man is seen sliding down a cloth slide held by two groups of firemen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Amsterdam Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of Dutch firemen on a horse-drawn carriage, riding across a bridge over a canal. A man is observing on the other side of the canal.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Amsterdam, Germany]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in Holland. The firemen are seen in three red auto fire engines parked outside of the fire station's garage.
Date: 1917?
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard of two German firemen driving an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a ladder and pressurized canisters.
Date: July 3, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.
Date: January 31, 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen in Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of firemen operating a horse-drawn fire engine near a building. The firemen are facing away from the camera and towards the upper, unseen stories of the building.
Date: 1918?
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Rotterdam Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters carrying ladders via handcarts. A handwritten message to the recipient on the back of the postcard says, "I was for a few days out of town. I could not answer directly. This is our old type of fire brigade, but we have also the newer auto steam brigade. Please send me some few about farming [...]"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Smoke is billowing from the top of the building, covering the background.
Date: April 23, 1903
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.
Date: 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of German firemen in four auto fire engines. The line of automobiles is seen in front of a three-story brick building.
Date: July 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin]

Description: Postcard of three scenes in Berlin, Germany. The left and right images feature a rooms which each have a glass display and a wall of switches. The center image features a man using a street telephone at the base of a light post.
Date: 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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