1947-04-16 2006 nol 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. 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 1 United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City mod-tim 1947-04-16 SG06 MMPL public image_photo image ntbkb-010 digitalObjectCreator: Marcelina Spencer digitalObjectCreatorEmail: MarcyChini@hotmail.com creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL 30731940 ark:/67531/metapth11837 meta-pth-11837 meta-pcc-1144860982MPhillips_nt104055_unt_edu bwatson 2006-04-12, 23:58:33 Highland 2007-07-25, 13:34:57 PTH /data/SUM2006/MMPL/box2