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[Firefighters Climb Ladder Onto Roof of Smoking Building]

Description: Photograph of a firefighter climbing up a ladder onto the roof of a smoking building, where three other firefighters are waiting. Three fire hoses are draped over the side of the building and back down to one of the fire engines parked in the street. The other fire engine is only partially visible on the right. Smoke obscures the sky above the building. On the back of the photograph are two labels and a stamp with information about the photo.
Date: January 30, 1962
Creator: Allen, Willie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Ketelsen & Degetau Store in Flames]

Description: Photograph of the Ketelsen & Degetau Hardware store in Ciudad Juarez engulfed in flames. The store is said to have been destroyed by Pancho Villa's troops on the second day of the Battle of Juarez, May 9, 1911.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Large Plume of Smoke]

Description: Photo of a very large plume of smoke extended high into the sky. On the bottom left hand corner, the smoke rises from the rooftop of a brick building in Juarez, Mexico. Although the external facade of the building is intact, it appears that the entire interior of the building is engulfed in flames. A few people observe the fire.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
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Partner: El Paso Public Library

Debris From Recent Fire in Paris

Description: Photograph of stacks of bricks, metal, and wood from the clean-up after a fire in downtown Paris, Texas. This building is on the west side of the 200 block of South Main Street. This damage is probably not related to the 1916 fire.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
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Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 8, 1956]

Description: Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as the total amount of stock and sales for cotton bales, communications with Bill Keyser regarding settlements with tenants, lack of rent payments from tenants, the destruction of the Lafe Gin by a fire and the borrowing of money from Sugarland Industries, with mentions made to Harris going to Hawaii.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Big Fire Flares Up Saturday during demolishing work at Tannery]

Description: Document of an article from the Herald Times regarding a large fire that occurred at the developing Tex Tan in South Yoakum. The building was set on fire due to a mistake during the demolition process of the tannery building in order to construct the new Tex Tan location. Firefighters went through strenuous work in order to put out the fire and were successful as no injuries were reported.
Date: May 30, 1974
Creator: Brier, Leo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter, February 5, 1912]

Description: Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter with a photograph of a large building on fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana; there is one fire truck in the photograph with hoses attached to it and other streams of water shooting at the flaming building. The note on the back of the card reads: "Let me know what views you have of Battle Creek so I will know what to send this one is of Fort Wayne Ind. 11 people burned up."
Date: February 5, 1912
Creator: Bruce, F. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Altec employee working on utility line]

Description: A photograph of an Altec employee working on utility lines after the Ringgold fire. The face and arms of the worker are seen, and the worker wears gloves, safety glasses, and a helmet. Branches without leaves partially obscure the image. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fire-damaged car in Ringgold]

Description: Photograph of a car and other fire-damaged property in Ringgold. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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