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[1940 Personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department]

Description: Photograph of the personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department in 1940. The individual portraits of the firefighters are arranged in seven rows with the department and year, "Beaumont Fire Dep't. 1940," at the center. There are five larger portraits of the officers are arranged around the department name. The firefighters are identified on the attached sheet, listed by row from left to right.
Date: 1940
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[1940s Firefighters]

Description: Photograph of several firefighters during the 1940s. The fourteen men are standing in front of a brick building and are wearing dress uniforms or suits and hats. Several men are identified on the back of the photo, "1. Johnny O'Brien Fort Worth; 2. Chief Stephen Douglas O'Conor; 3; 4; 5. Fergurson Fort Worth; 6. John Douglas Southwell Beaumont; Back Row 1; 2. Ruie E. Akin Beaumont Texas; 3; 4. Rod Samble Chief Dallas Tex; 5; 6; 7. John Newton Richardson Beaumont Texas."
Date: 194X
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[1949 Beaumont Fire Department Personnel]

Description: Photograph of the personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department in 1949. The men are posed in three rows and are generally wearing dress uniforms. There are a few men wearing lighter colored suits seated in the front row. "Drew" is handwritten in the bottom right corner of the image.
Date: 1949
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Arvada Fire Department Engine No. 1]

Description: Two photographs of Arvada Fire Department Engine No. 1. The fire engine is red, has an open cockpit, and has "Arvada Fire Dept. No. 1" written on the hood. Behind the driver's bench there is a silver tank and a ladder and axe stored on the side of the vehicle. Behind the fire engine is a white modern truck. The two photos are attached to a blue paper, which has "Crescent" stamped on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[L.B.F.D. Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of a L.B.F.D. fire engine, likely manufactured or purchased in 1918. The vehicle has an open cockpit and the main body of the vehicle contains a large, folded ladder. The building behind the engine is a fire station with the text "Independent No. 2" written over a door. The back of the photo has "1918" written on it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beaumont Fire Department Aerial Ladder Truck]

Description: Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department aerial ladder truck. There is one man driving at the front and a second man at the back, sitting on top of the folded ladder steering with a large wheel. The accompanying information states this vehicle is a "1909 Aerial ladder truck with 1923 truck."
Date: [1923..]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beaumont Fire Department Band]

Description: Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department Band performing at Texas A and M University. The group is using fronts and the instrumentation is trumpet, saxophone, three trombones, three basses or guitars, drum set, and violin. The back of the photo is labelled "Beaumont Fire Dept. Band, Sibsa Hall, Texas A-M University, 1987."
Date: 1987
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beaumont Fire Department Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department Headquarters. The building has the department logo and the words "Fire Depart. Headquarters" on the right side of the building. The accompanying information identifies this building as "Central Fire Station Beaumont, TX."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beaumont Fire Department Personnel 1915-1918]

Description: Photograph of the members of the Beaumont Fire Department from 1915-1918. The men are wearing several different uniforms, including firefighter's uniforms and various military uniforms, and a few men are wearing suits. They are posed in front of a brick building. The text, "Thelma Smith, 995 Legion, 833-2709" is handwritten on the back of the photo.
Date: [1915..1918]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beaumont Fire Engine in Christmas Parade]

Description: Photograph of a Beaumont Fire Department engine decorated for the Christmas parade. There are several firefighters in uniform on and around the engine with a man dressed as Santa Claus sitting on the top of the fire engine. The back of the photo reads "1922 or 23, Eng 1, Stutz Pumper."
Date: [1922,1923]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Boat Named Vulcan]

Description: Photograph of a boat named Vulcan. The boat appears to be in a canal and is pictured from above. The side of the boat has a life preserver printed with "Vulcan Port Arthur" and "Vulcan" is printed on the railing of an upper deck.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Bobby M. Popham Receiving a Medal of Valor]

Description: Photograph of Bobby N. Popham receiving a medal of valor from another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms and a patch reading "Dallas Fire Department" is visible on the man on the right's sleeve. The medal of valor is a medal on a ribbon in a frame with a brass plaque under it. "Bobby N. Popham March 28, 1977" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: March 28, 1977
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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