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Houston Fire Department Band
Group picture of the Houston Fire Department Band with their bass drum in the center. A title and a date are written at the bottom of the picture, and a caption is pasted above the band.
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Fire Station 17 and fire engines
Two firetrucks in front of Fire Station 17. Both are light in color. The station was built in 1910 and changed to Station 17 in 1926.
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Firefighters of Station 7 standing next to hose wagon
Hose Wagon # 7 was the last horse drawn wagon in the city. Photo taken in front of St. Joseph Infirmary. Firefighters in the photograph have been identified, left to right: Doc "Cary"; Nick Burello, Mike...
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Union meeting in Union Hall at Freman and Hogan Streets
Union meeting in Union Hall at Freman and Hogan Streets. A group of men are sitting in a hall while one speaks at the podium in the front and another sits at a desk nearby.
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Firefighters of Station 7 with steam truck
Steamer # 7 was the last horse drawn wagon in the city, photo taken in front of St. Joseph Infirmary. Firefighters in the photograph have been identified, left to right: Riney Beecher (engineer/stoker)...
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Houston Fire Department Band at Central Station
Houston Fire Department Band at Central Station. On the far left of the photo is Fire Commisioner Frank E. Mann. The far right in civilian clothes is Fire Chief Homer Lyles, and far right is the band leader...
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Flooded street
A flooded street in Downtown Houston with buildings on either side and in the background. Two cars sit in the foreground.
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Firefighters on fire engine in front of Fire Station 4
This photograph was taken in 1922 at Station 4 on Holman. Left to right: Unknown, Mike Lathrop, George Bishop (died in line of duty 1926), Pat Sullivan (on top), John Ruby.
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Firefighter Mike Lathrop
Photo of firefighter Make Lathrop standing next to a truck in front of Station 26, 3813 Broadway taken in 1947.
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Firefighters from Station 15 spraying water on building fire
Firefighters from Station 15 spraying water on building fire. One group of firefighters is in the foreground, while another group is in the back.
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Firefighters spraying water on fire
Two firefighters are standing in the foreground while spraying a fire outside the frame. More firefighters are standing in the background with their attention focused on another incident.
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Firefighters standing outside Fire Station 15
This photograph was taken in 1934 at Station 15, built in 1923, located at 45 and North Main. The first person on left has been identified as J.B. Calhoun.
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Firefighters of Station 28 in fire engine
Fire Station 28 was located at 5116 Westeimer. John Little Junior has been identified as one of the passengers in this photograph.
14.
Paramedics placing injured man in ambulance
This photograph was taken early in the career of the fire department Emergency Medical Services.
15.
Fire chief and chauffer sitting in carriage
Tom Rovel (man with bowler hat and suit) was the 1st Fire Chief of the paid Fire Department. Pinky Bradly (in cap and vest) was his chauffer.
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Group portrait of firefighters
This photo was taken of 10 of the 35 new Houston Fire Department Fire Fighters in 1895. Firefighters identified in this photograph include: Henry Woley, Otto Kersten, and Pinky Bradly.
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Firefighters of Station 12 on fire engine
Fire fighter of Station 12, 2401 Sumpter, on a fire engine. Five are in unform, while one is in civilian clothing. The fire fighter on the far left is Vernon Dorsett.
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Firefighters of Station 3 on hose carriage
Photo taken of Stonewall Hose Co., No. 3 in 1887, located at 191 Preston at Louisana. The only fire fighter identified in the photo is Barney Moffatt.
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Fire Department Band at Central Station
One of the earliest photos of the Houston Fire Department Band, taken in front of the Central Station. The band is arranged in two rows.
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Firefighters on fire truck during funeral of Homer Lyles
Photo of Firefighters sitting around the coffin of Chief Homer Frank Lyles draped with an American flag in the back of a firetruck taken in 1953.
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