[Civilian receives lifesaving award]

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Photograph of a male civilian standing with eight members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is shaking hands with the chief. The chief (who is to the left of the civilian), wearing a formal uniform, is handing a certificate to the civilian. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. January 1992.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Dallas Firefighters Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 20 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Dallas Firefighters Museum has documented the history of the firefighting profession in Dallas since 1972. The fire department itself was established by the city in the 1870s. The Museum preserves firefighting history through restoration and display of vintage tools, apparatus, and memorabilia.

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Photograph of a male civilian standing with eight members of the Dallas Fire Department's Station 11, including the fire chief. The civilian, who has dark, curly hair and mustache, is shaking hands with the chief. The chief (who is to the left of the civilian), wearing a formal uniform, is handing a certificate to the civilian. The firefighters surround them on either side and behind them. On the side of the ambulance behind the group of men is text reading, "Dallas Fire Department." There is a label on the back of the photograph with information about the photo.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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  • January 1992

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  • Jan. 20, 2017, 2:22 p.m.

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[Civilian receives lifesaving award], photograph, January 1992; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803797/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Firefighters Museum.

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