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- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the right has been badly damaged. The left wall has detached from the house structure. The windows and doorway on the front and sides have been boarded up, some of the framing is missing, and a long board has been detached and broken across the front. The house on the left leans noticeably to the right and has visible structural damage.
- [Refinery structures before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A view of unidentified refinery/processing structures after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The structures shown include two tower structures, a series of smaller storage tanks and a raised control or viewing building.
- [Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of black smoke rise from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This picture appears to have been taken from a spot above the Galveston Port Area near the grain elevator. Two large ships, one of which is a cargo ship, is visible in front of a large building on stilts which is near the grain elevator and in front of a mult-storied warehouse. A large white ship, which may be a passenger ship, is moored next to the cargo ship.
- [Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke stream upwards from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph appears to have been taken from above the Galveston port, down near the railroad yards and the grain elevator. In the foreground, four lines of railroad cars can be seen. A large multi-storied warehouse is behind the railroad tracks. At the left is a long building raised on stilts.
- [Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke stream upwards from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph appears to have been taken from above the Galveston port, near the grain elevator. At the far left, the grain elevator, a very large multi-story warehouse and a line of railroad freight cars can be seen.
- [Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of black smoke rise from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This picture appears to have been taken from a spot above the Galveston Port Area near the grain elevator. Two large ships, one of which is a cargo ship, are visible in front of a large building on stilts near the grain elevator and in front of a multi-storied warehouse. A large white ship, which may be a passenger ship is moored next to the cargo ship.
- [Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke fill the sky after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph appears to have been taken from above the Galveston port, near the grain elevator. At the far left, the grain elevator, a very large multi-story warehouse and a train car can be seen.
- [Looking toward the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- This photograph was taken looking toward the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left are refinery structures, including some small and cylindrical tanks. To the right of three of the tanks, the heavily damaged Monsanto building can be seen. In the middle of the picture in the background the Seatrain loading crane is partially visible. On the far right is the grain elevator. Some debris is visible in the foreground.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two houses show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left appears to have been split apart in the middle and has visible roof damage to the rear. The house on the right is raised above the ground, but shows damage to some of the siding on the lower level, and appears to be leaning. Some building debris is visible in the foreground.
- [Damaged pipelines after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A man in a hardhat stands near a cluster of pipelines and control valves near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the background the destruction at the docks and piers is visible. Pieces of pipes and valves lie on the ground near the man.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Four one-story houses in a residential area show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, the house shows roof damage. The house second from the left has a partially collapsed roof, and part of the front wall is detached and leaning forward. A car sits in front of the house second from the right, which has had all windows and doors blown out. The house on the far right also shows window and door damage. Boards and building debris is scattered in front of the houses.
- [Metal debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Large pieces of twisted and bent metal debris are scattered in a field after the explosions. In the distance, power poles appear to have been broken.
- [Damaged conveyor system after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Part of the conveyor system has collapsed after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The part still standing is twisted and bent. Chunks of building rubble are scattered near the base of the structure.
- [A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A house has had the left half of its roof structure destroyed by the force of the explosions in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Building debris is strewn in front of the house. Windows and doors are missing glass. The building on the far right next to the house appears to also have window damage.
- [A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A house shows extensive damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The middle portion of the roof has collapsed and fallen in, and windows have sustained significant damage.
- [An eductor in front of a commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- An unhitched trailer holding what appears to be a foam eductor used for fighting fires sits in front of a commercial building with its front open. A ladder leads up toward the second floor of the brick building. To the right a power pole is braced with another pole.
- [The Seatrain loading crane and the Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A view of the the Seatrain loading crane and the badly damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Little damage is visible to the Seatrain structure, but the Monsanto building and a long two-story building to its left appear almost totally destroyed, with only parts of the building framework standing.
- [A damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A large round storage tank shows compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A ladder leans against the tank, providing access to the tank's top. Near the tank, two smaller round tanks stand on towers. At the far left, another round storage tank is visible. In the foreground, a round piece of metal lies near a road.
- [Debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A telephone pole stands amid debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Bent and broken pipelines, wooden railroad ties, and twisted metal litter a slope on which the telephone pole stands with power lines drooping. On the horizon at the top of the slope are storage tanks and other telephone poles.
- [Clouds of smoke fill the sky after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Huge clouds of thick dark smoke fill the sky behind a house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- The roof has collapsed on a one story house as a result of the explosions from the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and building debris lies on the ground in front of the house. In the distance on the left, other wooden structures have collapsed, or show visible damage. Thick black clouds of smoke come from burning storage tanks in the distance.
- [Damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Building rubble, cable and wire are spread over the ground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, some structure of a long building or the elevated conveyor system remains standing. In the middle of the photograph, a line of posts, with metal wires and cables protruding, can be seen.
- [Damaged pipelines and railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A railroad freight car loaded with wooden forms sits amid the debris near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the left, the support for the elevated pipelines near the port have collapsed, and pipelines lie on the ground. Metal, concrete and wooden debris are scattered along the pipeline route and the railroad tracks. In the distance can be seen the destroyed pier and dock structures. On the back of the photograph is written: "Loading Dock".
- [A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A badly damaged house stands in a yard after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The upper front structure of the house has been badly damaged, and boards hang down or are lying on the ground. The rear section of the roof has collapsed and broken away from its supporting structure. Windows have been blown out, and the board fence has been destroyed. Heavy thick clouds of black smoke cover the horizon. On the far left, in the background, can be seen a refinery tower structure.
- [Damaged storage tank and debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A storage tank as been crushed in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris of all kinds is scattered over the foreground and piled near the destroyed storage tank. In the distance on the left are two water towers on stilts.
- [The High Flyer's engine at the Republic Oil Refinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Part of a ship's engine sits in the foreground near other pieces of metal. In the background can be seen a large round storage tank and refinery facilities. Written on the back of the photograph is: "Engine from High Flyer found at Republic Oil Refinery."
- [A damaged building at the Republic Oil Refinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A multi-story brick building with visible structural damage to the top of one wall stands near smokestacks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Damage is visible to the surface of the front smokestack. On the back of the photograph is written: "Building at Republic Refinery (now Marathon)".
- [Men checking a damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Five men stand outside a long industrial building, looking at the damage caused in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Ladders lean up against the building leading to the roof area where visible damage has been done. A truck is parked near one end of the building. In the distance, one of the refinery structures can be seen.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two houses standing back-to-back show damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left is raised on cinder blocks and has a window screen hanging off the window. Boards are nailed vertically across the end of the porch where porch supports are missing. The house on the right sits on the ground. Windows have been blown out and the front part of the roof has collapsed. Parts of the middle and rear roof areas have been peeled back or are missing.
- [Debris near the storage tanks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Debris is scattered around small tanks near the storage tank farm after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Compression damage is visible on several of the large storage tanks in the background.
- [A pipe from the High Flyer after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A man stands in an open field next to a bent piece of metal pipe from the ship High Flyer after the Texas City Disaster. On the back of the photograph is written: "Pipe from High Flyer found out in the Heights".
- [A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A one-story house has been badly damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The front half of the house's structure and roof are very badly damaged and lean noticeably. Debris is scattered over the ground. Windows and doors have been blown out, and much of the front structure of the house is missing.
- [Damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A storage tank shows heavy crushing and compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A badly damaged house leans to one side after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The roof structure is missing, doors and windows have been blown out, and boards and beams have fallen down. Building supports and boards are piled in the yard to the left front of the house. At the far right of the photograph, another house can be seen with visible damage.
- [Three men in front of a damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Three men stand in front of a house that has been damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Portions of the upper front framework and the porch roof structure have collapsed. Boards are scattered in front of the house. A framework for a fence which has been destroyed stands in front of the house.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the middle of the picture, a one-story house shows considerable roof damage to the front half of the house. The front facade is missing most of the boards, and the doors and windows have been blown out. On the far right, a one story building shows visible leaning in the front half. On the far left, a two-story building shows missing boards on the front and left sides.
- [A damaged commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A multi-storied commercial building shows extensive damage to the top floor after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A metal awning covers the sidewalk in front of the building. Building rubble is heaped in front of the building. An official stands at the far left in front of the building. The commercial building was on the north side of the 300 block of Texas Avenue.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Three houses show heavy roof and window damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Pieces of boards and building materials are scattered around the houses.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Three damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A car sits in front of the middle house, which has boards nailed across some of its doors and windows. All three houses show visible damage to the top sections of the houses. The front wall of the house farthest to the right is leaning forward.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- The roof on a one-story house has collapsed after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and some are boarded up. A large stack of wooden boards is piled along one side of the house. A board leans up against the front of the house. On the right, another house with major roof damage is visible.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two houses showing damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the left has been almost totally demolished, with only portions of some walls still standing. The house on the right has visible damage to the top front of the structure, and to window openings. A ladder leans against the front of the house. On the back of the photograph is written: "Note the hull of building on left".
- [A damaged church after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A church shows noticeable damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The left wall has partially detached from the framework, and windows have been blown out. Debris lies in front of the church. The building to the left has sustained damage to windows and some damage is visible on the facing wall. On the back of the photograph is written :"Church on Texas Ave - front view".
- [A damaged refinery building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A one-story commercial building shows roof and window damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In front of the building are a series of small tanks and valves. Crossing the photograph at the front is a large raised pipeline with a noticeable break near mid-picture. In the background, to the left are round storage tanks. At the far right in the background is a water tower on stilts.
- [A damaged commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A large multi-storied commercial building shows heavy damage to the top floor. Building rubble is helped in front of the building. Glass has been blown out of the windows and cases of drinks in bottles are visible through the far left window. On the back of the photograph is written: "Cafe".
- [A damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A building shows damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The building has wide double entry doors and a long addition at a 90 degree angle to the rear of the building. Damage to the front facade and window above the entrance doors is visible, and damage to the stone or stucco on the right front corner can be seen. A ladder leads up to the roof on the left rear, and debris is visible along that side of the building. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Possible could be St. Marys Catholic Church". Since identified as the fellowship hall of the First Methodist Church of Texas City.
- [Preparing for burial at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Men ready caskets for burial after the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. A large crowd of people is gathered to watch. Identical coffins are lined up in rows. Military veterans stand watch around the perimeter of the coffins.
- [Smoke coming from the port area and refinery structures during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Large clouds of black and white smoke come from the port area during the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the left middle portion of the photograph, in the background can be seen two tower refinery structures. The Monsanto building, with visible damage, is on the right in the background. Cars and a truck are parked along the road leading toward the refinery structure.
- [Smoke coming from the port area and refinery structures during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Large clouds of heavy black smoke come from burning refinery facilities and storage tanks after the explosions. A truck and several cars are stopped along a wide road, with people watching the smoke clouds. In the distance on the left can be seen two refinery towers. Near the middle of the picture a storage tank is visible near a very large cloud of black smoke, and the grain elevator can be seen in the background on the far right.
- [Smoke during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Heavy clouds of gray and white smoke fill the sky after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Damaged one-story houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the middle of the photograph, a house has had its porch and the front of its roof collapse. Doors and windows have been blown out. Debris is scattered around the area.