[Aerial view of the Monsanto plant and port facilities after the 1947 Texas City Disaster] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Aerial view of the Monsanto plant and port facilities 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 explosions. The heavily damaged Monsanto building, the grain elevator, tank farms and storage tanks and the destroyed docks and warehouses are visible. Written on the reverse side of the photograph is: "The Monsanto plant (in right foreground) received extensive damage to office buildings and equipment. There was heavy loss of life among employees."
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 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
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Seatrain loading crane.
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Storage tanks - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Petroleum industry - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Refineries - Texas - Texas City - 1947
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Grain elevators - 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 - Shipping - Wharves
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Ships
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Refineries
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Gulf of Mexico
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Monsanto (Texas City, Texas) - 1947.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Processing and Storage - Grain Elevators

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: ntbkb-114
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth11733

Note

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