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[Horsedrawn Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of three men behind the reigns of a horse-drawn buggy with a water engine at the rear, and a young boy in overalls standing nearby. John Clark sits on the left, notable for his figure immortalized on the Firemen's Monument in Fair Park. At the center is Dutch Herman, a civilian, and on the right is Al Kaufman. The boy in overalls is known as W. J. "Bill" Cox.
Date: 1897
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Dallas Fire Department

Description: Souvenir book documenting the Dallas Fire Department including a complete roster with photographs as well as information about equipment and locations and advertising for Dallas businesses. Index starts after page 94.
Date: 1899~
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 1]

Description: Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains drawings, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Description: Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Department Annual, 1901]

Description: Book containing photographs of Dallas firefighters as well as their position and dates of appointment. In addition, the book also features numerous advertisements and images of the Dallas area.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Fire Fighting Apparatus: Catalog Number 20

Description: Catalog for the American-La France Fire Engine Company providing a listing of fire engines and supplementary apparatus for sale with illustrations, general specifications, and photographs of use for each. The catalog also provides a history of the company, thorough explanation of the manufacture and details of the engines and parts (with illustrations), a list of locations using their equipment, and an account regarding the use of an American La France pump in Alaska.
Date: 1923
Creator: American LaFrance Fire Engine Company
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Water Tower Test in Dallas]

Description: Photograph of three men, two wearing suits and one man in the center wearing a Fireman's uniform. From left to right, the men's names are Chief Gerguson from Fort Worth, Anderson Houston from South West English Dallas, and Johnnie Southwell from Beaumont.
Date: April 10, 1923
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Letter from the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company to Temple, Texas - March 7 1925]

Description: Sales letter written by J. Ed. Schmitz to the city manager in Temple, Texas (Mr. Graeser) as a follow-up to a sales call about the potential purchase of a fire engine. It references a particular model that would be available immediately, promises "service," and offers various payment plans. Text is printed on letterhead with an image of a building labelled "Dallas Branch and Service Station, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company of Texas, Dallas, Texas, Commerce and La France Streets."
Date: March 7, 1925
Creator: Schmitz, J. Ed.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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