[Postcard with a Photo of the Hook and Ladder Company in Waukesha, Wisconsin]

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Postcard from a man named Edward to George Pendexter with a note saying: "These are the first pictures I have been able to get since leaving home. Hope they suit you." The photograph on the reverse side shows the hook and ladder company of the Waukesha Fire Department in Waukesha, Wisconsin; this company is made up of eight firemen. The horse-drawn wagon in this photo is carrying a load of ladders in the back, along with fire helmets and various hooks.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. September 2, 1912.

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Located in the Beaumont Fire Department's 1927 Central Fire Station, the museum opened in 1984 and became the official state fire museum in 1986. Today it provides access to fire service history and education for people across the state of Texas. This nonprofit organization is operated by Beaumont Fire-Rescue Services.

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Postcard from a man named Edward to George Pendexter with a note saying: "These are the first pictures I have been able to get since leaving home. Hope they suit you." The photograph on the reverse side shows the hook and ladder company of the Waukesha Fire Department in Waukesha, Wisconsin; this company is made up of eight firemen. The horse-drawn wagon in this photo is carrying a load of ladders in the back, along with fire helmets and various hooks.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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A collection of postcards from George Pendexter's collection dating from the mid-nineteenth to earl twentieth centuries.

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  • September 2, 1912

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[Postcard with a Photo of the Hook and Ladder Company in Waukesha, Wisconsin], postcard, September 2, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth706127/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fire Museum of Texas.

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