1947-04-16 2006 nol A group of firefighters on the dock move fire hoses into position to fight a fire on board the Grandcamp cargo ship before the explosions. A large cloud of dark smoke hangs over the dock. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. Texas City Disaster, 1947 Disasters - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Industrial accidents - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Explosions - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Fires - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Firefighters - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Cargo ships - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Business, Economics and Finance - Shipping - Wharves Government and Law - Civil Servants - Firemen Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City Grandcamp (Ship) Warehouses - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Boat & ship industry - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Marine terminals - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Piers & wharves - Texas - Texas City - 1947 1 United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City mod-tim 1947-04-16 SG06 MMPL public image_photo image ntbkb-022 This photo is captioned "Looking east along apron north side of Warehouse "O", showing the S. S. GRANDCAMP a few minutes before the explosion. Note hose line being used by firemen, all of whom were killed" Fig. 10 of "Texas City, Texas, Disaster April 16, 17, 1947 Report by Fire Prevention and Engineering Bureau of Texas and The National Board of Fire Underwriters." digitalObjectCreator: Marcelina Spencer digitalObjectCreatorEmail: MarcyChini@hotmail.com creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL 30364108 ark:/67531/metapth11825 meta-pth-11825 meta-pcc-1144862128MPhillips_nt104055_unt_edu bwatson 2006-04-13, 00:17:37 Highland 2007-07-11, 14:58:50 PTH /data/SUM2006/MMPL/box2