This photograph is taken looking up at the top deck of a cargo ship. A man climbs down a rope-and-chain ladder. Another two men are visible on deck to the right of a life boat. Large clouds of smoke are beginning to obscure the top deck. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. nol image image_photo United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City mod-tim 1947-04-16 1947-04-16 [On board ship during the 1947 Texas City Disaster] local-cont-no: ntbkb-010 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 Business, Economics and Finance - Shipping - Wharves Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Ships Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City ark: ark:/67531/metapth11837 http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11837/