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[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]

Description: Illustrated postcard of three fire fighters on a horse-drawn fire engine. One is holding the reins, while the other two are standing on the sides of the carriage, holding on to rails. Citizens are seen observing from the left, and two uniformed men are standing in the garage door on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard, Fred S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Funeral Parade, Panama]

Description: Postcard of a funeral parade in Panama. Fire fighters are carrying floral wreathes through the street. Formally dressed citizens are watching from the surrounding buildings. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message to the recipient that says, "Did you like Panama [...] post cards?"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Action]

Description: Illustrated postcard of fire fighters rescuing a woman from a burning building. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "I am very sorry I can only get imaginary, but the views give the exact details exactly as in the London Fire Brigade, as I should think they will do."
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard, Fred S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters in Action]

Description: Illustrated postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire. Smoke is billowing from a window in the background, and flames are visible on the right edge of the image. The fire fighters are equipped with a hose running from the fire engine on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard, Fred S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Men Sitting in Car]

Description: Photograph of five men sitting in a 1914 Model Hudson decorated for a parade. They are identified as Mayor Frank Hewson in the driver's seat, J. A. Snoddy in the left front seat, and Felix Weil, E. V. Folsom, T. C. Ford in the rear seat. A house is visible in the background.
Date: 1914~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Firemen Going up a Ladder]

Description: Postcard with a photograph showing the "wholesale coffee house fire" and two firemen walking up a long ladder that is leaning against the wall of the building. Both men have a hold of a long hose as they climb, and the firemen at the bottom are giving them more slack as they move up. At ground level there are lots of people crowding around hoping to get a view of the action.
Date: [1909..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of a Firemen on a Fire Truck]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen standing on an old fire truck. The truck has a few ladders loaded on the back, a water hose rolled up, and a large bulb figure also in the back. The men are all wearing their uniforms and are standing around the front seat behind the alarm bell, and there is an advertisement on the wall in the background that reads: "Cook with Gas."
Date: [1909..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Engine #32 at a Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of "#32 Hose Wagon" parked in front of a fire station; the inscription in the center of the wall reads: "Chemical Engine #32." There are seven men photographed by the wagon, two are seated in the driver's seat while the other five are standing in front. According to the description on the back, the men's shirts are a light blue color although they appear white. The wagon is loaded with ladders and has a water hose rolled up in the back behind the two men in the dri… more
Date: [1909..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a City Parade]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a parade taking place in a city; where a large building is in the process of being built. The local fire department and its vehicles are passing on the side of the street closest to the camera; the larger carriage in the center is carrying ladders and approximately six firefighters. There other carriages and people on the far side of the street in front of the "Van Smith Drug Co."
Date: [1907..1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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