[Aerial view of the hull of the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster] Metadata
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Title
- Main Title [Aerial view of the hull of the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date
- Creation: 1947-04-16
- Digitized: 2006
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster showing the ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene. The dock and wharf structures lining both sides of this slip have been leveled. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Hull of the Wilson B. Keene visible in boat slip adjacent to the slip where the Grandcamp exploded".
- Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 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): Boat & ship industry - Texas - Texas City - 1947
- Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Marine terminals - Texas - Texas City - 1947
- Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Piers & wharves - Texas - Texas City - 1947
- Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Cargo ships - Texas - Texas City - 1947
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Wilson B. Keene (Ship)
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Gulf of Mexico
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Ships
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Shipping - Wharves
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
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Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2006Code: SG06
Institution
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Name: Moore Memorial Public LibraryCode: MMPL
Rights
- Rights Access: public
Resource Type
- Photograph
Format
- Image
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: ntbkb-115
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth11732
Note
- Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL