[An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date

  • Creation: 1947-04-16
  • Digitized: 2006-04-10

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: An aerial view of the refinery structures in the port area and the docks and piers at the slips after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Heavy clouds of black and white smoke rise from fires still burning near the docks and in storage tanks. Between the black and white layers of smoke can be seen oil storage tanks at a tank farm.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.

Subject

  • Keyword: Texas City Disaster, 1947
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Industrial accidents - Texas - Texas City - 1947.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Disasters - Texas - Texas City - 1947.
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Explosions - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Fires - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Refineries - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Petroleum industry - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Storage tanks - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Boat & ship industry - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Piers & wharves - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Marine terminals - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Refineries
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Shipping - Wharves
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Gulf of Mexico

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1947-04-16

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2006
    Code: SG06

Institution

  • Name: Moore Memorial Public Library
    Code: MMPL

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: ntbka-018
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth11676

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL
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