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[Aerial Lift Rescue at a Sky Tram #2]
Description:
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, st…
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Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.777721 -96.759094
Partner:
Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Aerial Lift Rescue of a Sky Tram #1]
Description:
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, st…
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Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.777721 -96.759094
Partner:
Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Aerial Lift Crane at State Fair of Texas]
Description:
Photograph of an aerial lift fire engine parked in the lane of between two rows of red and white striped carnival game booths. The firefighter in the crane's bucket is right beside one of many sky tram cars suspended in the air by two parallel cables, several of which still have people inside. Three firefighters, two police officers and some civilians stand around the yellow fire engine, and further down the lane, a long ladder has been extended up to another tram car. In the background, more o…
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Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.777779 -96.760045
Partner:
Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Firefighters and Girl Climbing Down Rescue Ladder]
Description:
Photograph of two firefighters (in casual uniform) and a girl in a pink shirt climbing down a fire rescue ladder (which extends out of view at the top right corner of the photo). In the dark night sky, an orange and white sky tram car is visible. Below the ladder are red and white striped tent awnings. The top of the fire engine supporting the rescue ladder is barely visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.777937 -96.760199
Partner:
Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Firefighters Rescue Sky Tram Rider at the Fair]
Description:
Upwards angle photograph of two firefighters climbing up a long, extending rescue ladder to a blue and grey sky tram car suspended from a wire cable. One firefighter is at the top of the ladder, helping a woman descend the ladder, while the other firefighter is still climbing near the bottom of the ladder. The firefighters are both wearing blue polo shirts and dark-colored pants. The sky covers the entire background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the …
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Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.777447 -96.758866
Partner:
Dallas Firefighters Museum
[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]
Description:
Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to a yellow and grey sky tram car suspended from one of two parallel wire cables (which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo). There are two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climbing down the very bottom of the ladder. On the ground (from left to right) there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers and at least five firefighters…
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Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Location:
32.779617 -96.762032
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Dallas firefighters spraying a fire hose]
Description:
Photograph of two firemen spraying a fire hose toward the upper level of a flaming two story building. One of the men is controlling the direction of the fire hose while the second one is supporting the hose from the back. Heavy flames and thick smoke are visible in the background of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Fire hazard at American Radiator Service]
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Photograph of of a building smoking heavily from the roof and firefighters are shown attempting to extinguish the fire. Four firemen are shown on lifted aerial ladders as they spray the roof of the building with fire hoses. A step ladder is also propped against the roof. Several other firefighters are shown inside the garage of the building spraying fire hoses and a civilian is spotted observing the men in the garage. The garage has a red Coca Cola sign displayed and a rectangular white board w…
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Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Fireman getting hosed]
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Photograph of a firefighter being sprayed with a hose while two other men are helping him remove his jacket. There is a fire engine shown behind the four men and heavy flames of fire in the background.
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unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Heavy fire destroys home]
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Photograph of a house in rapidly spreading flames as three firemen spray fire hoses toward the fire. A civilian in a white shirt appears to be fleeing as the firemen spray the burning home.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Single-Story Home Burning in Flames]
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Photograph of a single story home on fire with flames and smoke on the rooftop. There are few Christmas decorations hanging along the roof of the front porch and a firefighter is shown entering the house. Another firefighter is on the front porch walking toward the right side of the house. Several fire hoses are shown on the ground and one of them seems to be in use at the back of the house.
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unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Smoke erupts as firefighters hose down flames]
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Photograph of an area covered in smoke while firefighters spray hoses from aerial ladders. Two lifted fire engine aerial ladders are shown in the photo with a couple of firemen on each. The aerial ladders are each labeled "DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT" in red text. One of the fire engines is visible and the other on is cropped out. A red paramedic truck is also shown in the photo along with three other compact style fire department vehicles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Three-Story Apartment Complex in Flames]
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Photograph of a three story apartment complex burning in flames as tenants quickly evacuate their belongings. The building is shown flaming and smoking from the rooftop. Several people are shown in an open area outside the building worried with a wide array of furniture on the grass.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
[Two story house in flames]
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Photograph of several firefighters responding to a fire at a two story house in flames. One of the firefighters appears to be gathering fire hoses from the parked fire engine and two other firefighters are standing close to the house as one of them points toward the flames.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #1]
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Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks…
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Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
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Dallas Firefighters Museum
Firefighters in Abandoned Building in Grapevine
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Photograph of firemen putting out a fire in an abandoned building in downtown Grapevine. One man (right) is using a shovel while a firefighter wearing fire gear (left) holds a running hose and flashlight near the area; another man wearing firefighting gear is partially visible in the doorway on the far left.
Date:
May 31, 1975
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Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
[News Clip: Ft. Worth fire]
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Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the McKinley Iron Works warehouse.
Date:
October 21, 1961
Duration:
1 minute 27 seconds
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Video
Location:
32.769188 -97.345016
Partner:
UNT Libraries Special Collections
[six firemen]
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Photograph of six firemen standing near a fire station and fire truck. Two men are standing with one leg on the fire truck.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Flickinger Studio
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Heritage House Museum
[News Script: Dallas fire]
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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Soble Salvage Company near downtown Dallas, which turned into a 5-alarm blaze.
Date:
December 19, 1960
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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UNT Libraries Special Collections
[Officers of the El Paso Fire Department, August 1, 1896]
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Photocopy print of a poster displaying photos of the members of the El Paso Fire Depart in 1896. Photos of the the department's fire wagons can be seen on the poster and each of the men can be seen in a uniform with a cadet style cap.
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unknown
Creator:
El Paso Fire Department
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El Paso Public Library
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1941
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List of firemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1941. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1941
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
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Text
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Smithville Heritage Society
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1922
Description:
List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of January 1922. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1922
Creator:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
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Text
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Smithville Heritage Society
[Ballot Regarding Consolidation for Firemen in the M. K. T. R.]
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Statement describing a proposal about how prior seniority among firemen in the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway would be handled if the 11th and 14th districts are consolidated. It includes a list of the firemen and the dates that would be used for seniority and a description of how consolidation would be handled, as well as a ballot at the bottom of the page for members to vote for or against consolidation.
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unknown
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 492.
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Text
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Smithville Heritage Society
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