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[Postcard with a Photograph of Engine House No. 1]

Description: Postcard of an old fire station with the title "Engine House No. 1" placed above the two garages. Both garages are open and have chains spanning their entrances, and there is a man walking by them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of No. 1 Engine House at Battle Creek, Mich.]

Description: Postcard of the Battle Creek Fire Department at their No. 1 Engine House. The fire department is lined up outside the building with their horse-drawn fire engines. The brick building has three floors, three garage doors at its base, and a belfry at its back.
Date: June 6, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Richmond Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Richmond Fire Department in front of a fire station on a street corner. The fire fighters are formally dressed, and standing with a horse-drawn carriage. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message that says, "Knowing you collect fire dept. cards, I'm sending you one from Richmond, where I am today."
Date: February 29, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine Test]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.
Date: August 12, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard Showing the Fire Station No. 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana]

Description: Postcard to George Pendexter with a picture showing fire station number 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In front of the station there is a large machine used to fight fires being pulled by two horses; four men are sitting on top of the machine.
Date: July 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Engine Test]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.
Date: August 12, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Description: Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1."
Date: November 20, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Fire in 1909]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a burning building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The note on the back of the card says that this was the H. W. Johns-Manville Co. fire that killed six people: "1 ass't chief, 1 lieut., 4 pipemen." The photograph shows a number of firemen rushing to the scene with snow falling all around them and at least five high-pressured water streams shooting towards the building.
Date: February 13, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Description: Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1." There is a handwritten message to George Pendexter on the back of the postcard, and it says, "[...] I prefer Fire Dept. cards but any you send will be very acceptable [...]"
Date: November 18, 1907
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of a Fire Truck with Firemen]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen around a fire truck. According to the photo this truck is "auto pump No. 1" and it is equipped with ladders, a water hose, and a large spotlight mounted by the driver's seat. This photograph appears to have been taken outside of the fire station as the garages are directly behind the truck; other firefighters are standing against the wall in the background.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of a Horse-Drawn Wagon Exercising]

Description: Postcard with an image of a horse-drawn fire wagon running down a street. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Truck 1 out exercising not a good picture will have some better ones soon." These horses are pulling a wagon loaded with ladders while two firemen are sitting on top guiding them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a couple of horse-drawn fire wagons walking down a neighborhood street; the note on the back reads: "No. 1 Wagon out exercising." The wagon in the foreground is carrying ladders and two firemen are sitting on top in the driver's seat; there is another wagon in the background but it is not clear what it is carrying.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Indiana Harbor Fire Station]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of fire station number 1 in Indiana Harbor, Indiana; judging by the sign on the front of the building, it was built in 1908. There are six firefighters standing outside of the station, two of them are sitting on a carriage with ladders in it.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Two Fire Engines at Work]

Description: Postcard with an image of "Engines No. 1 and 4 wagons in Dallas, Texas." The wagon on the right is traveling down the street away from the camera while the one on the left is traveling towards the camera; both have a steamer engine on the back. Both wagons are passing a large lumber store and have a crew of firemen working on them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with an Image of Marshalltown Fire Department Personnel]

Description: Postcard with an image of the firemen of the Marshalltown Fire Department in Marshalltown, Iowa. There are six firemen in this photograph, one is sitting in the driver's seat of the fire truck while the other five men are standing in front of the truck. The truck itself is holding a fire hose and a couple of ladders loaded on the bed. The caption on the bottom of the photo reads: "Modern Equipment of Hose Co. No. 1 - Marshalltown, IA."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of the Owosso, Michigan Fire Department]

Description: Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a photograph of company #1 in the Owosso Fire Department. There are two horse-drawn fire wagons on either side of the picture, the one on the left is loaded with ladders and the one on the right appears to have a steamer engine in the back of it. There are also six firemen photographed, two are seated on either wagon while the other four are standing in between the two wagons.
Date: June 24, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter reminding Pendexter that he has not forgot about him. Lynch mentions that the vehicle in the photograph is truck number 1 riding through a parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The buildings on the side of the street are decorated in patriotic flags and even the vehicles in the parade have American flag decorations.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter saying he recently spilled a bottle of something but does have more cards to send out. The photograph shows the "Fire Department Testing No. 1 Auto Engine" in Battle Creek, Michigan; the firemen are surrounded by civilians watching the men pump water through their hoses. The men are shooting the high pressured water streams over a bridge into a body of water.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from L. H. Woods in Los Angeles to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with a photograph of a large horse-drawn fire wagon with a water cannon mounted on a large tower; Woods says this is "water tower no.1" traveling down Aliso St. This wagon is being pulled by three horses and has at least three firemen riding on it as it rolls down the street.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woods, L. H.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter regarding post cards he is going to send, as well as saying that this photo represents "Chemicals #11 located 2 1/2 miles from center of city." The photograph on the reverse side shows one of the chemical trucks pulled by two horses in front of the local fire station in Springfield, Massachusetts; there are five firemen also posing with the wagon, three are standing in the back and two are sitting in the driver's seat. There are ladders and … more
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woodward, Henry W.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter September 4, 1909]

Description: Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of one of the fire stations in Hamilton, Ontario. Smith notes he is from Battle Creek, Michigan on the card while the photograph was taken in Hamilton. The caption on the photograph tells us that this is "Truck No. 1 Central Fire Station" being photographed; there are 12 men that make up this company, nine of whom are standing in front of the long wagon loaded with ladders, while two are sitting in the driver's seat and one is si… more
Date: September 4, 1909
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.
Date: 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a water tank and hose.
Date: August 17, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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