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[Wife and Children of John Kenneth Hicks]
Photo of Regina, Kenneth Jr., William and Robert, family of John Kenneth Hicks. Mr. Hicks was the adopted son of someone named ZuZu. Photo taken Christmas 1949. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
[Photograph of the Concordia College Class of 1949]
Individual pictures of the Concordia College Class of 1949. Those pictured are E. Eckert, J. Gruetzner, C. Hartfield, A. Kieschniek, M. Knape, J. Kunkel, B. Martens, R. Martens, R. Pillack, W. Symank, and C. Symmank.
Broadway Street, Van Horn,1948
Photograph of street scene. Photograph of Broadway street in Van Horn,TX. 1948.
[Loading a casket into a hearse before the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four men load a casket into a hearse in preparation for the the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held in Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. At the far right, another man reads a piece of paper in front of another hearse, with a partial license plate of "MORA HE 3 Tex"
[Loading a casket into a hearse for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four pallbearers load a decorated casket into the back of a hearse in preparation for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. The license plate on the hearse is FT 3925 Texas - 47. A row of hearses is parked near the building at Camp Wallace being used as a mortuary.
[Ambulances ready to respond after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two military soldiers, and a civilian man and woman talk beside a military ambulance after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The woman is writing on a set of papers. The vehicle in the forefront has a large cross on a white background on the side of the vehicle, and the word "ambulance" on the top front. It's vehicle number is stenciled on the top front of the hood as "745745". The identification "32m" is stenciled on the right front bumper. Another military ambulance is parked next to the first ambulance in front of a large building, possibly the High School Gymnasium, with many of its windows blown out. The back door of the front- most ambulance is open, and a stretcher can be seen.
[An American Red Cross truck provides refreshments for rescue workers after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Five rescue workers stand in front of a Red Cross canteen truck. Two women are handing out coffee and food to the workers. On the side of the vehicle is lettered "American Red Cross Galveston County Chapter." At the far right in the background is the grain elevator with visible damage to the top part of the structure. Clouds of smoke fill the sky.
[Checking the wreckage near the Longhorn II after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four men look at the wreckage at a pier alongside the Longhorn II after the explosions. At least two of the men appear to be military personnel. Metal and wooden debris covers the foreground. The Longhorn II is at the pier behind the men. Above it is the Seatrain loading crane with visible damage. Behind that is the Monsanto plant building with only the metal framework remaining.
[Clouds of smoke over the business district after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two lines of stores and small businesses line a wide street in the business district. Cars are parked at an angle to the curbs on both sides of the street. Very heavy black smoke blankets the far end of the street. Signs on the nearest two businesses on the left read "[C]ity [C]afe" and "Edwards Jewelry". The nearest business on the right displays a sign that says "Berkley's [illegible]".
[A damaged building and automobile after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A man in uniform and another man look at a damaged white car parked at the curb at the intersection of two streets in the business district. The two-story building behind the parked car has been badly damaged on the two sides facing the corner of the intersection. Windows have been blown out of the building, and building rubble has fallen on the sidewalk on both sides. There are three other parked automobiles visible in the picture. Signs in front of a building (unseen except for a small portion of the roof) on the nearest (southeastern?) right side of the intersection read: "Texas City Loan Co., Jewelry Luggage Clothing" and "Loans, Liquor". There is also a short post used as a street sign with "Texas Ave" on the side of the post designating the street in which the photographer is standing, and "N(?) 3 St" on the side for the intersecting street.
[A damaged commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A commercial building shows damage to the top part of the building front after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A sign made of shaped letters on the building front reads "Jack & Jill".
[The damaged Texas Hotel after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A two-story building with the words "Texas Hotel" on the front shows damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows and doors have been blown out, and pieces of window frames and screens are leaning against the front of the building. A car is parked near the side entrance to the hotel.
[A druggist on duty after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A woman slacks and a sweater and holding a pair of white gloves stands in front of a store with the front windows boarded up and one door open. Handmade signs at the door read "Druggist on duty" and "Fountain closed". On the right side, in what would have been the display shelf in the front window of the store, sits a keg with the numeral "48" on it and five glass drink or milk bottles. On the sidewalk below the window are two large round metal cans with handles, perhaps milk cans, one with the initials "STDP" on the side. There is a hose running from the window to behind one of the cans. Another object, perhaps a rectangular can, is partially visible behind the round can on the right. The woman has cuts and abrasions on her face.
[A drugstore after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Huge clouds of dark smoke are visible behind and to the left of a commercial building with two store fronts visible. A sign in front of the store on the left reads, in part, "Public Drugs". Windows on the drugstore are boarded closed. In front of the store is a scales. The other store on the right is also boarded up. These buildings were located on the south side of the 300 block of Texas Avenue.
[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The cargo ship, Longhorn II, sits on dry land after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris is visible in the foreground, and large, twisted pieces of metal can be seen on the far left.
[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The Longhorn II rests aground near the Seatrain loading crane after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A large chunk of damaged ship's hull sits at the far left, between two parked automobiles and the Longhorn II. In the distance on the left can be seen some refinery tower structures. Debris is scattered in the foreground, including an tire, metal pieces and wooden beams.
[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The Longhorn II rests aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A large portion of twisted ship's hull is near its front end. A covered truck, probably an Army vehicle, sits near the back end. Several men walk near the boat between a parked automobile and road-clearing equipment. In the background, on the far right are two damaged multi-story buildings. The damaged building on the left has only the metal structure of the upper floor visible. The white building on the far right has lost all windows. A flag flies at half mast from a pole near the white building. Clouds of gray smoke rise from behind the buildings.
[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A wide view of devastation in the dock area with rescue workers searching the debris and firefighters fighting the fires after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris is visible in the water. The ship, the Longhorn II, rests onshore just right of center, pushed aground in the aftermath of the explosions. At the far left, a boat with the call letters "CO-84309" is moored just off shore near the rescue and firefighting efforts. Two water towers stand in the distance beyond the rescue workers. In the foreground at the far right, portions of the Seatrain loading crane and its operating mechanism can be seen. The photograph is taken looking across the slip from the Seatrain loading crane.
[The Longhorn II washed ashore after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The cargo ship Longhorn II sits on land down near the wharves. Twisted metal structures can be seen on deck. Men are working on deck. Other men are walking along the wharf and pier area looking at damage. Wooden and metal debris is scattered all along the shoreline, and debris covers the surface of the water down by the piers. The wooden pier structure along the shore has been destroyed. A piece of machinery sits near the edge of the shore in the foreground. The top of a large crane is visible in the distance behind the ship.
[Longhorn II washed ashore during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
One end of the cargo ship Longhorn II, washed ashore onto dry ground from the explosion of the Grandcamp at the North Slip, is seen up close. The end of the boat overhangs a curved section of railroad track. Visible under the overhanging end is a sign which reads "No parking along fence" with more, larger debris piled to the right. Some damage to the lower hull on the right side is visible. Two men stand underneath the end of the boat looking at the ship. A man in uniform, either from a law enforcement or military agency, stands to the left of the tracks looking away.
[Looking toward the port from the Post Office after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The flag at the Post Office flies at half mast while in the background clouds of black and white smoke rise from fires down near the port. Taken from a level above the ground floor, looking down the wide street alongside the post office, one can see to the grain elevator and the water tower in the far background. Cars are parked along the street. Signs of the stores and businesses lining the street read as follows: "Agee's Drugs", "J. R. Smith Co.", "Cookies, Grocery & Market, CocaCola."
[More nurses coming to help at John Sealy Hospital after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Nurses in uniform get off a Trailways bus in front of John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. Three men stand at the front doors of the bus as the nurses get off. Behind the bus are people going up and coming down the large flight of entrance steps to the hospital.
[People and hearses line up outside the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Vehicles of all kinds, including hearses, are parked in parking spots, on the grass and on the roadways. The photographer is looking across a vacant lot toward a side street that intersects with a street lined with businesses. People are standing in groups waiting. Signs on identifiable businesses read "Michaels", and "Desoto Plymouth." A billboard near one of the buildings reads "On this site will be The White House."
[People and hearses wait outside the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Vehicles are parked along the roads and sidewalks and on the grass. People stand outside the temporary morgue at McGar Motor Service in groups or individually waiting and talking. In the foreground a black hearse with the sign "Rosenberg Funeral Home" waits. Signs on identifiable buildings read "Desoto Plymouth" and "Michaels" and "I.O.O.F. 656." Part of an advertisement reading "White House" can be seen.
[People waiting for information after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A line of people stands awaiting along a waist-high wire fence. Two gentlemen, one in uniform, stand at the gate talking. Across the street are businesses. Signs on the businesses read "Hetherington Jeweler", "Insurance", and "Farmer Appliances", and "C & D Prescription Pharmacy."
[Removing debris from the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Large cranes and hoisting equipment remove metal debris in the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. "Bisso WA 6200" is painted on the left-most hoisting mechanism. In the middle of the picture, beyond the hoisting equipment, is a small building labeled "Bisso". Several men can be seen looking at the damage. Wooden, concrete, metal and pipe debris are scattered. In the distance on the left can be seen some refinery structures.
[Rescue workers gather near a damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Rescue workers stand in small groups in front of a badly damaged commercial building. A large structure of metal girders has been bent and twisted and hangs down from across the top of the building over nearby power poles and what may have been railroad tracks. A treaded flat-bed truck, carrying cylinders with spigots and cables, stands facing the wreckage. Three men are in the front of the truck. Along both sides of the truck small groups of men stand talking. Twisted metal debris is piled on the right side. The writing on the back of one man's coverall reads: "Lapresste Automotive Service."
[Rescue workers looking for bodies in the water after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two men in a small rowboat search the debris in the harbor for bodies after the explosions. The water is covered with wooden debris. The Longhorn II rests on shore. On the left, two trucks and a jeep are visible on land, with three men looking at the wreckage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion".
[Rescue workers near the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The hull of the Wilson B. Keene lists in the waters of the port after the explosions. Approximately 25 rescue workers, some military and some civilian, are checking or searching the debris from the large multi-storied warehouse to the right of the very heavily damaged ship. A dirt road has been cleared of debris. A truck is parked along the road. Wooden and metal debris is scattered or piled in many places. Several large metal pieces and train wheels lie in the front foreground. A large pile of twisted pipelines is heaped near the end wall of the warehouse.
[Rescue workers search for survivors at the Texas City Terminal building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A group of approximately 25 men are standing on a huge pile of debris near the grain elevator, looking through rubble. Metal girders, wooden beams and assorted debris is piled at least ten foot high. What appears to have been the roof structure of a building has collapsed on top of vehicles. Parts of at least two vehicles can be seen in the debris-- one on the far right has been crushed under the collapsed structure and on the one on the far left has been overturned with its wheels in the air.
[A ruined railroad car after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
This image shows a close-up view of a damaged freight car sitting on railroad tracks. The right half of the car is crushed in. The railroad tracks and the surrounding area are strewn with debris. On the right, in the distance, another freight car can be seen on parallel tracks.
[Ruins of a warehouse after the 1947 Texas City disaster]
This photograph appears to have been taken from the top of a car in a line of train boxcars seen on the left in the image. This set of train cars, with visible damage, stands alongside the remnants of a warehouse. None of the structure of the warehouse is discernable. There is extensive debris scattered around stacks of some product packed in fabric bags and arranged in large square stacks. Each stack contains at least 500 bags and there are at least 14 large stacks, some visibly damaged. The debris consists mostly of corrugated metal and wood pieces. Three train cars sit on a parallel track at the right with a large group of round petroleum storage tanks beyond that. Several of the tanks have been damaged and have visible denting and crushing to their structures. The number "#43" is written in the lower right hand corner.
[Searching through debris near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A crane stands at the far edge of a cleared section of dirt in the foreground. On the right is a line of boxcars receding away from the viewer with their left sides crushed inward. A large line of debris lies on the left of the train between it and the cleared area. On the far left of the cleared area is very large mound of debris mostly behind a low wall. Four men are on top of the debris, much of it concrete chunks and rebar, searching through it. The wall is either the remnant of a building or has been erected as a retaining wall. All around the crane and in the distance are piles of twisted metal, railroad tracks, wooden railroad ties and other debris. Wording on the crane: "The M. W. Kellogg Co.' and "Northwest". The number "#38" is in the lower right hand corner of the photograph.
[Train near the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A line of damaged freight cars runs horizontally across the image in front of a large grain elevator. The topmost edge of the nearest end of the grain elevator is missing, and damage is evident at other places on the structure. In front of the train tracks stand two large power poles. One pole has snapped into several drooping pieces. In the foreground, metal debris and a hose lie scattered over other sets of tracks. Wooden and metal debris are visible on the embankment leading up to the train tracks with the train cars. In the left foreground of the picture, the front part of a construction tractor can be seen with its bulldozer type blade on the ground. The number "#6" is written in the lower right hand corner.
[A view of the port from a residential area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
This photograph was taken from above street level from the post office located at the NW corner of 6th Street and 3rd Avenue, looking toward the port. At a four-way intersection with a stoplight, two policemen direct traffic. Some refinery facilities and the grain elevator are visible in the distance and clouds of dark smoke flow from left to right. Approximately 20 cars are visible, driving along the streets or parked along the roadsides. Two women walk down a street. Three men stand at a corner facing toward the port. An official stands with one policeman watching traffic go by. Diagonally across the interstection are several empty lots, but a number of houses, one large industrial building and a store are visible in the distance. The store, located on the corner of the next street, has signage on it that reads "Cookies. Grocery & Market, CocaCola". Two portable signs are on short poles at entrance of street headed to port area on the left. The legible sign on the right reads "One way, do not enter."
[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene lists heavily toward shore after the explosions. The two-story warehouse on its right is heavily damaged. Down the shore line, piles of debris can be seen, as well as another heavily damaged building on the shoreline. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "The Wilson B Keen (sic) half submerged at the main slip".
[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene lists heavily after the explosions and fires. Large piles of metal and other debris are visible along the shore and near the two-story, heavily damaged warehouse directly behind the ship.
[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene sits leaning at a dock in the harbor after the explosions. On its right, a two-story warehouse building on the docks has been badly damaged.
[The Wilson B. Keene after the explosions of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
The Wilson B. Keene cargo ship lists heavily to the right in the port. Heavy explosion and fire damage is visible to the ship. On shore to the right rear of the ship is a large pile of rubble. The water near the ship is covered with floating wooden debris. A large piece of twisted metal, apparently from a ship's hull, sticks up near the shoreline on the bottom of the picture, and a power pole has fallen over into the water. Two men are looking at the power pole. Metal debris is visible on the shores on both the right and the left sides of the photograph.
[A wounded survivor of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
People stand on the sidewalk across the street from the Lucus Cafe, a liquor store and a dime store. A woman with bandages on her face and arm and bloodstained clothing looks at the camera. A flag flies at half mast near the cafe. Signs on the storefronts read: "5-10 store", "Clark's liquor store" and "Lucus Cafe." On the reverse side of the photograph is written "Irving Peterman" in cursive. The picture was taken from City Hall which was located on the SW corner of 6th Street and 6th Avenue.
[General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV and staff officers]
Two unidentified Army staff officers stand in the street near an officer and a motorcycle bearing the license plate ZN TEX-47 2306. Behind the two officers, General Jonathan Wainwright stands on the sidewalk outside the brick building, smoking a pipe. He is surrounded by other Army personnel and one civilian. On the back of the photograph is written "General Wainwright - U.S. Army - helped with rescue efforts April 1947."
[Airplanes at a small airport]
At the far left, one small biplane sits on a runway. Two men are near that plane. Off the runway, in the grass, is a small airplane with a prop engine on the right wing. It's call number is NC65212. There are barrels and what appears to be an engine part near the plane. Further in the distance is another small plane parked in the grass.
[Downtown businesses before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A view of part of the business district in Texas City before the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Cars are parked along both sides of the street and are driving down the roads of a four-way intersection. Stores and businesses line the right side of the streets. On the left side a large flag pole stands near the corner. Down the left side of the street, a two-story building can be seen. People are walking or standing along the sidewalks in front of the stores. A bus is pulled up near one corner of the intersection. On the far right, the two nearest businesses have signs which read "Clar[r?]'s Liquor Store" and "Lucas Cafe." Further down the street are signs reading "Plaza Hotel" and "Nusbaum's."
[Downtown businesses before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two rows of parked cars line the street in front of stores in the business district.
[Military personnel looking at damaged machinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Military personnel look at the ruins of machinery and vehicles near the railroad tracks. One man looks directly at the camera while two others look away. In the foreground, the chassis and part of a tank remain of a four-wheeled vehicle. Behind it to the left, the remains of a large tracked vehicle, perhaps a crane, stand amid metal debris. Cables and metal struts extend upward above this ruined vehicle. A large, ruined engine sits on top of the debris. In the background, on raised railroad tracks, two lines of freight cars stand. Damage is visible to the tops and sides of the front row of cars.
[Ralph Irvine]
Ralph Irvine served as Mayor of Palestine from 1947 until 1953.
[Stores on 6th Street in Texas City ]
Five cars are parked along a street in front of a long building holding small stores. The store signs read : "Jeweler Hetherington", "Westinghouse Appliances Farmer Bros.", "Allan's Shoes" and "Prescriptions Pharmacy." There is a woman standing looking into the window of the shoe store with other people nearby mostly hidden behind a car; a man in a suit and hat walks along the sidewalk in front of the pharmacy.
[Texas City High School in 1947]
A photograph of Texas City High School about 1947, located at 14th Avenue and 6th Street. This building later became Blocker Middle School and a new High School was built on 9th Avenue.
[Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock]
Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock. Grant E. Davis, surveyor
[1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Ca.]
1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Ca. Home of William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
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