1947-04-16 2006 nol Nine men stand next to a large cargo ship at the docks. Water is being sprayed onto the ship. More fire hoses are being readied and pulled into position. Two of the men have dark hats, and appear to be fire captains or crew leaders. Another man wearing a similar hat is walking toward the men with hoses. Heavy smoke covers the ship and dock. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 4.25 x 3.5 in. Texas City Disaster, 1947 Industrial accidents - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Explosions - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Disasters - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Fires - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Government and Law - Civil Servants - Firemen Firefighters - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City Explosions - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Cargo ships - Texas - Texas City - 1947 Boat & ship industry - 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-019 digitalObjectCreator: Marcelina Spencer digitalObjectCreatorEmail: MarcyChini@hotmail.com creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL 7972696 ark:/67531/metapth11828 meta-pth-11828 meta-pcc-1144861882MPhillips_nt104055_unt_edu bwatson 2006-04-13, 00:11:54 Highland 2007-07-11, 14:49:15 PTH /data/SUM2006/MMPL/box2