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[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… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777779 -96.760045
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane Reaching Towards Sky Tram Car]

Description: Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. On the back of the photog… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777447 -96.758866
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane Rescue 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… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.778020 -96.760314
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane Used to Reach Sky Tram Car]

Description: Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. On the back of the photog… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777721 -96.759094
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[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… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777721 -96.759094
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Broken Sky Tram Car On Top of Carnival Tent]

Description: Photograph of a scraped sky tram car on top of a red and white striped awning of a carnival booth. Four men stand in front of the booth's tent, and in the distant background, a helicopter can be seen in the sky. One of the men is holding a thin coil of rope and there is a yellow ladder beyond the group. There are two separate carnival booths in the tent., both of which have various toy prizes (including large, smiling, stuffed bananas). On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving in… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.777947 -96.760231
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Buchanan Dam

Description: Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. The photograph was taken from a long distance to capture the entire dam. A single individual is visible at a cliff in the distance.
Date: April 21, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Burned Rubble Inside a Multi-story Building]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a brick, multi-story building. The floor is covered in ash and burned rubble, with a hole in the floor against the wall, and on the back wall, three windows are partially visible. A large metal beams stretches across the space, extending out of view on the right. A man in white overalls stands to the right of the hole in the floor, with his back to camera. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and informati… more
Date: February 21, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Campsite]

Description: Photograph of a campsite, with a tent and a campfire visible. A small note on the back of the photograph says "honey moon."
Date: January 21, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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