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Identifier	MSS0187-0577
Title	Houston Fire Alarm Building
Original Publisher	Seawall Specialty Co., Houston, Texas
Description	Houston Fire Alarm Building designed by Mac Kie & Kamrath Architects, Houston, Texas
Caption	Written on back: "Located in Houston's new Civic Center and constructed in 1938, this building has received international acclaim as an outstanding example of modern contemporary architecture. In it culminates the vast network of City Automatic Electric Fire Alarm System. This room located on an intermediate upper level in the building contains the many electric panel boards of the Automatic Fire Alarm System. Sufficient extra space is allowed for the systems expansion to serve population of 1,000,000 people."
Source	Color ; 3.5 x 5.5 ; postcards
Type	Image
Language	English
Subject Keywords	Architectural elements ; Architecture ; Buildings ; Fire Departments ; Houston Fire Department
LC Subject Terms	Architecture ; Architectural design ; Buildings ; Fire departments
Coverage Spatial	Houston (Tex.)
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	MSS0187 Houston Metropolitan Research Center Postcard Collection
HPL Location	Postcard Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Date Digital	2012
Format	JPG
Digitization Specifications	600dpi ; tiff ; Epson Perfection V750 Pro

Identifier	MSS0187-0577r
Title	Houston Fire Alarm Building

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