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[Aerial view of refinery facilities and the storage tank farm before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description:	An aerial view of the refinery facilities and the storage tank farm in Texas City before the 1947 Disaster. The smoke stack and power house is also visible on the far left. A residential area can be seen on the far right in the distance.
Creator:	Unknown
Location:	United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
Creation Date:	1947
Partner(s):	Moore Memorial Public Library About \| Browse Partner's Holdings
Collection(s):	Rescuing Texas History, 2006 About \| Browse this Collection

Creator:	Unknown
Original Creation Date:	1947
Coverage:	Place United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City Era Into Modern Times, 1939-Present Date 1947
Description:	An aerial view of the refinery facilities and the storage tank farm in Texas City before the 1947 Disaster. The smoke stack and power house is also visible on the far left. A residential area can be seen on the far right in the distance.
Physical Description:	1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Language:	No Language
Subject(s):	UNTL-BS : Business, Economics and Finance - Oil and Gas - Refineries TGM : Refineries - Texas- Texas City TGM : Petroleum industry - Texas - Texas City TGM : Storage tanks - Texas - Texas City UNTL-BS : Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City TGM : Smokestacks - Texas - Texas City TGM : Power plants - Texas - Texas City - 1947
Partner:	Moore Memorial Public Library About \| Browse Partner's Holdings
Collection:	Rescuing Texas History, 2006 About \| Browse this Collection
Identifier:	LOCAL-CONT-NO: ntbkb-003 ARK: ark:/67531/metapth11844
Resource Type:	Photograph
Format:	Image

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