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[Firefighters Climb Ladders into Second Story of Burnt Building]

Description: Photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits climbing up and standing below two ladders leading up to two large holes in the second story of a building damaged by fire. Other firefighters and a man with a camera and a tape recorder stand in the space beneath the second-story. There are fire hoses on the ground and draped over the edge of the second-story floor. A large pile of fire-damaged wooden furniture lays on the left. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note… more
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Burned Out Building Without a Roof]

Description: Photograph of an upwards angled view of the inside of a burned out brick building with no roof. Wires and other burned fixtures hang from the burned walls inside. At the bottom of the photo, piles of large beams and other rubble are visible, as well as an African-American man facing left (visible only from the shoulders up). Through the space where the roof should be, the sky and a tall brick building are visible. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, and information about the ph… more
Date: March 5, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Smoking Roof of Superior Bowling Lanes Building]

Description: Photograph of the roof of Superior Bowling Lanes (a one-story, light-colored cinder-block building), which is partially obscured by smoke. A large ventilation unit sits on the roof, and an electrical pole stands on the left, connected to the building by four long wires. On the back of the photograph are notes giving the address of Superior Bowling Lanes and the date of the fire, in handwritten blue ink.
Date: April 9, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Caved-In Roof After Fire]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of the smoking, caved-in roof of a building. A brick wall on the right, and a brick and wood wall with windows in the background are still standing. Many charred wooden slats and planks are visible amidst the rubble. In the bottom right corner is an embossed "Photo By Dallas Fire Dept." stamp. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label, the number "16." written in handwritten in red ink, and information about the photograph.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[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

[Fire on the Roof of a Building]

Description: Photograph of a partially obscured, smoking fire on top of a brick building. The building is part of a row of other brick buildings that are visible at the bottom of the photo, one of which has a sign reading, "Piccadilly Cafeteria." Along the face of the buildings, fire escape ladders and staircases are attached. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken-out, red handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 16, 1964
Creator: Douglas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Inside a Fire Damaged Building]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a burned and collapsing building. Wooden slats and beams dangle from above, and ash, burned rubble and wooden boards cover the floor in piles. On the left, a decorative metal panel hangs out from the wall, and on the right, the dark tiled wall is missing many tiles. In the distant background, a man is standing with his back to the camera. On the back of the photograph is a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: February 21, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Inside a Fire Damaged Multi-Story Building]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a burnt out multi-story building, taken from the bottom floor. Windows from the two floors above are visible on the brick walls, along with hanging wires and fixtures. A man in a cap stands in front of a huge pile of large, charred debris, while another man operates a shoveling machine just beyond him. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes and information about the photo.
Date: March 5, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Heavy fire at apartment complex]

Description: Photograph of a two story apartment building in flames as two firemen climb a ladder placed on the window of an unaffected unit. The firemen also have a fire hose with them and there are three civilians gathered outside the building observing.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial View of a Dallas Community]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified community in the Dallas area showing several buildings, two intersecting freeways, three community pools and a mini lake. Several of the buildings shown in the center of the photograph appear to have been involved in a fire hazard. The rooftop of the affected buildings have been completely destroyed and turned into ashes.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial View of Dallas Fire Station Number 1]

Description: Photograph of Dallas Fire Station #1 showing an aerial view of the building with three solar panels on the rooftop. Two fire engines are partially visible on the photograph, one of them is parked inside the garage and the other one parked in the driveway. The building is labelled "City of Dallas Fire Station 1" on the upper-right corner of the garage.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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