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[Postcard with a Photograph of a Garage Fire in Chicago]

Postcard with a photograph of a garage fire in Chicago, Illinois. The roof has been destroyed by the fire and the upper windows have been blown out, and there is a ladder sticking up through the far left window. There is a large number of people standing around on the ground outside of the garage.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Burned Garage Building in Chicago]

Postcard with a photograph of a large crowd milling about a fire-damaged building in Chicago, Illinois; the note on the back says this was a "garage fire." A ladder is propped at left of the front-facing side and several fire fighters appear to be inside the top story of the building.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon]

Postcard with a photograph of "Hose Wagon #8" parked outside of a ticket office sponsored by Thos Cusack Co. The wagon has a couple of water cannons mounted on the back and is being pulled by two horses; the label on the side of the wagon reads: "C. F. D."

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of an Old Steamer Engine]

Postcard with a photograph of an old steamer engine used by the Chicago Fire Department; the note on the back of the photo says this is "Engine 40 [in] Chicago." There is a crowd of people, including boys, standing around the engine looking at all of its features.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Two Fire Engines in Chicago, Illinois]

Postcard of two fire engines belonging to the Chicago Fire Department; the note on the back on the reverse side says they are "2 & 104 Engs." Both engines have steam coming out of the top and firemen are working with both of them in very cold weather.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan with a Photograph of a Burnt Building]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan with a note talking about the recent bad weather in Chicago, Illinois. The photograph on the reverse side shows a steamer engine parked by a building that has recently burned down, according to the note on the back of the card "this is where 27 Chicago firemen were killed."

Date: [1909..1912]

Creator: Eagan, J. P.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Chicago's Number 32 Engine House]

Postcard with a photograph of a fire station in Chicago, Illinois; the text on the card says "#32 Chicago Engine House." This station has three garages around the corner on the right side of the building, and around 20 windows visible in this photo.

Date: [1909..1912]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Letter from W. B. Storey to Henry Sayles, June 1, 1909]

Letter from W. B. Storey to Mr. Henry Sayles discussing a newspaper clipping about a meeting between the two men regarding the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System doing business in Abilene, Texas.

Date: June 1, 1909

Creator: Storey, William B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Thomas Mitchell Campbell to E. P. Ripley, June 4, 1909]

Letter from Thomas Mitchell Campbell to E. P. Ripley, discussing the proposed railways in Texas by the national railroad corporations. This copy of the letter is only pages 1-3, missing the final pages. The heading reads "Executive Office, State of Texas. Austin."

Date: June 4, 1909

Creator: Campbell, Thomas Mitchell, 1856-1923

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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[Postcard from J. P. Eagan with a Photograph of a Burnt Building]

[Postcard with a Photo of Chicago's Number 32 Engine House]

[Letter from W. B. Storey to Henry Sayles, June 1, 1909]

[Letter from Thomas Mitchell Campbell to E. P. Ripley, June 4, 1909]