[More nurses coming to help at John Sealy Hospital after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Disaster victims being assisted after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A disaster relief worker in uniform leads a groups of disaster victims. An older woman wearing a coat, an older man carrying a child, a woman carrying bedding and blankets, a woman in a hat (of the same uniform as the first woman) and a group of men follow her. On the left, a man wheels a stretch or a cot with pillows from the back of a vehicle. On the right is an empty bus. The area is dark.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Downtown businesses before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Description: 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."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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