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[Abilene Hall Fire]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to control the fire at Old Abilene Hall, showing groups of firemen pointing hoses at the second-story windows. A group of helpful students carrying rubble in a wheelbarrow can be seen going down the front entrance steps.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.477681 -99.735349

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Abilene Hall Fire]

Photograph of the old Abilene Hall fire, showing smoke rising from the roof and a fire engine parked alongside the building. A firefighter can be seen standing at the top of a ladder mounted to the fire engine. A sign on the building reads, “Hardin-Simmons Book Store.” A large crowd of people, most likely evacuated employees, stand across the street from the burning building.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Abilene Hall Fire]

Photograph of the Abilene Hall fire, showing a crowd of people in the foreground, watching as firefighters attempt to control the blaze. A fireman on a truck ladder can be seen over the building in the upper-left corner.

Date: February 10, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Firefighter at Abilene Hall Fire]

Photograph a firefighter on the very top of the truck ladder attempting to fight the fire at Abilene Hall. Black smoke can be seen emanating from the roof and side of the building.

Date: February 10, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Fire Station 6 and Firefighters]

Photograph of 11 firefighters standing with two uniformed firefighters and a car in front of Dallas Fire Station 6. The station is a stand-alone, two-story, brick building with two balconies and two garage doors. There are trees on either side of the station and the street is visible in the foreground. On the back of the photograph are a label, typewritten text, and a stamp with information about the photograph.

Date: May 24, 1947

Creator: Martin, Linwood J.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters of Fire Station 5]

Photograph of ten Dallas Fire Station 5 engine and truck crew members standing in front of and leaning against a fire engine. Most of the men have partially wet shirts. One of the men is holding a pipe and another is wearing an officer's cap. On the back of the photograph are a stamp, label, typewritten text, and handwritten text giving information about the photo.

Date: August 22, 1947

Creator: Martin, Linwood J.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.783097 -96.766072

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighter Group Photo]

Photograph of four firefighters standing in front of a car inside a garage. From left to right, the firefighters are: Lieutenant Fletcher Webb, Dillard Seale, Jess Lebel, and Jess Hawn. Two of the firefighters are making silly faces, and three of them have partially wet shirts. On the back of the photograph are a stamp, a label, typewritten text, and handwritten text giving information about the photo.

Date: August 22, 1947

Creator: Martin, Linwood J.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[An eductor in front of a commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An unhitched trailer holding what appears to be a foam eductor used for fighting fires sits in front of a commercial building with its front open. A ladder leads up toward the second floor of the brick building. To the right a power pole is braced with another pole.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph