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[Postcard of a Fire Station, Providence, R.I.]

Postcard of fire fighters at a station, driving a horse-drawn wagon. The station's garage is labeled, "Hose Co. 17." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Have just one more fire dept. down here with one after sending these two today. So, please send me card next time - until I get home."

Date: August 12, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Hook and Ladder]

Postcard of fire fighters in a horse-drawn wagon at a fire station. The garage at the station is labeled, "Hook & Ladder 4." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "At home again. Here the two views of Cen. Fire Sta. that I have sent you. Duplicates or not, please. [...] I may get new views for you now."

Date: September 10, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Lansing, Michigan]

Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with four horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Pardon delay. Yours Sincerely, J. M. Hutchinson."

Date: March 27, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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

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 have some very fine views of the city I would be glad to send you as my fire views are very few. The steamer shown in this view is now drawn by 3 horses instead of 2. This is an old picture taken several years ago."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Fort Worth, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Worth's Central Fire Station, a two-story stone building with a tower that extends an additional two stories. Horse-drawn carriages are passing by through the street. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, A. Miller.

Date: May 25, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire at the Equitable Building, New York]

Postcard of the New York Fire Department extinguishing a fire at the Equitable Building. The fire department is using multiple hoses to spray a wide area on the building. Shelves of ice have formed on the side of the building. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "5 alarms followed by the 2-7. Call. (6 alarms more, 11 alarms in all.)"

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Panamanian Fire Department at Obaldía's Funeral]

Postcard of Panamanian fire fighters and a marching band at the burial of Panama's late President Obaldía. The people in the image are holding floral wreathes and white ribbons near a carriage covered in black cloth.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen and a Ladder, Paris, France]

Postcard of three firemen on a horse-drawn vehicle parked at a fire station, with a ladder mounted on the vehicle's top. A single fireman is watching from the fire station's front door on the right.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen in Berlin, Germany]

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?

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]

Postcard of a uniformed firefighter on horseback. The horse is standing near a gate leading to a sidewalk.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Romanian Firemen]

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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Russian Fire Department]

Postcard of uniformed firemen in a line of horse-drawn vehicles, led by a single fireman on horseback. The photograph was taken in a downtown setting.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firemen on a heavily damaged roof of a tall building, with the roof's tiles missing from its top. Buildings of a similar height are visible in the background.

Date: April 23, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of Berlin's fire department evacuating a three-story building, with ladders set up to access its windows and rooftop. A few firemen are seen holding ropes taut to and from one of the windows, allowing someone to zip-line from the window to the ground.

Date: June 21, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firefighters with a Ladder, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of firefighters on the scene in Berlin, Germany. A single firefighter is climbing a ladder from a vehicle parked near a building.

Date: May 12, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Romanian Fireman]

Postcard of a uniformed and helmeted Romanian fireman standing in front of a brick building. The fireman is holding an axe with its head on the ground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

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: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Building]

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

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, June, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a photograph of a fire station in Otsego, Michigan. This fire station is made out of brick and has a tower attached to the from right corner of the building. The note written by Johnston on the postcard describes all the he had done by hand.

Date: June 1912

Creator: Johnston, W. B.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Rescue Engine House, York, Philadelpha]

Postcard of a three-story rescue engine house with a bell tower. Two horse-drawn fire engines are seen in front of the garage at the center of the building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Horse, Albion, New York]

Postcard of firemen driving a horse-drawn cart equipped with a fire extinguisher. The side of the cart says, "Albion F. D."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Equitable Life Building, New York, January 9th, 1912]

Postcard of men in a snowy street in New York, standing by a snow-covered vehicle. Smoke obscures the view ahead of the vehicle. A note at the foot of the postcard says, "Equitable Life Building, New York, destroyed by fire January 9th, 1912."

Date: January 9, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine Test]

Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.

Date: August 12, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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