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[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~
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Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Putting out a Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire at a building with a fire wagon working to try to put it out. The building is frozen on the outside, and all of the firemen on the right side are wearing coats due to the temperature; the note on the card reads: "Equitable Fire [] 1-9-12. 62 Cos on the job. This is Eng. Co. 156."
Date: January 12, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine, Wichita Falls, Texas]

Description: Postcard of an auto fire engine, property of the Wichita Falls Fire Department. The image has been manually colored, showing the red paint on the vehicle. The back of the postcard has a message from the sender, saying "Dear Sir, this is not a good picture of our truck - will send a good one later, hope I see you [...]"
Date: June 6, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Three Men with Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of three men with a fire engine. Two of the men, wearing firefighter uniforms, are seated in the seats of the vehicle, and the third man, wearing a suit, is leaning on the back wheel's fender. The vehicle is parked on a grassy lawn or field in front of a row of trees. The back of the photo has "June 11th 1911?" written on it.
Date: 1911-06-11?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of W.P. Bishop]

Description: Postcard of W.P. Bishop. The front of the postcard contains Bishop's portrait, picturing a middle-aged man wearing a dark suit and tie, and the text "Very Truly [yours] W.P. Bishop." The back of the postcard has a piece of tape with the text "W.P. Bishop--Pres. 1917."
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Steamer Vehicle]

Description: Postcard from Andrew J. Fallon to George Pendexter with a note from John Butler written on it; the note talks about sending for more cards with all of the "new auto horse wagons in Springfield, Mass." Butler had sent this card to Fallon and he then sent it on to Pendexter after crossing out the note on the card. The photograph on the reverse side shows a horse-drawn fire wagon with two firemen posing with it, one man is sitting in the driver's seat and the other is standing towards the rear. … more
Date: August 5, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Truck Co. 18 of the N. Y. F. D.]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of truck company 18, one of the truck companies of the greater New York Fire Department. The note on the back of the photo reads: "Truck Co. 18 Fire Dept. N. Y. Busiest truck company in the world. Answered 1140 alarms during year 1911." The photo on the reverse side shows the company sitting on their horse-drawn wagon carrying a load of ladders. All but one of the men are sitting on the wagon.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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