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[An honor guard carrying in a casket at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[An honor guard carrying in a casket at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: An honor guard including two civilian and two military pallbearers carry a flower-draped casket at the mass burial service on for the victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster on June 22, 1947. Two rows of veterans standing at attention line the walkway. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Honor guard (Veterans?) casket being borne to burial site."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Mourners at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Mourners at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: Mourners at the mass burial service held on June 22, 1947. Rev. F. M. Johnson of the First Baptist Church is standing on the far right. The two women in the middle of the picture are believed to be Angela Garza on the left and Mrs. Saragosa on the right."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Memorial Park in Texas City]

[Memorial Park in Texas City]

Date: c. 1960
Creator: unknown
Description: A view of Memorial Park from outside the wall. The angel statue and the monument near the reflecting pool can be seen in the distance. Near the monument, several men are standing. A grounds-keeping truck is visible in the distance.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Memorial Park in Texas City]

[Memorial Park in Texas City]

Date: c. 1960
Creator: unknown
Description: A view of the reflecting pool at Memorial Park. A monument stands at the far right, but the wording on the monument is not readable. In the background is a truck with four men working on landscaping around one of the walks.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Memorial Park in Texas City]

[Memorial Park in Texas City]

Date: c. 1960
Creator: unknown
Description: A view of the reflecting pool at Memorial Park taken near the walkway and monument. Across the road can be seen houses and businesses.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[At the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[At the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: Three identical coffins topped with flower sprays await burial at the mass funeral service for unidentified victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held in Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. A group of five mourners gather near a coffin. Outside the fenced-in area, a number of people are gathered. At the far right a man stands on top of a truck. Just inside the fence on the far left is a man holding a camera. On the back of the photograph is written :"Mass funeral held June 22, 1947 at Memorial Cemetery - land that was purchased for the purpose of burying unidentified dead."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Preparing for burial at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Preparing for burial at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Coffins of victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster being lined up at the mass funeral service]

[Coffins of victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster being lined up at the mass funeral service]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: Pall bearers, or an honor guard (at least two of the men seem to be in uniform), carry in the casket of an unidentified victim of the 1947 Texas City Disaster at the mass funeral service on June 22, 1947. Two rows of identical caskets have already been brought in and two more caskets stand in a third row. A small group of clergymen awaits the casket. A large crowd of people stand behind a fence or spectator ropes on three sides of the burial site. Funeral wreaths stand at intervals around the caskets. The tops of parked vehicles are visible behind the crowd. In the far distance can be seen some refinery facilities.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Mourners near the caskets at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Mourners near the caskets at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: Rows of identical caskets topped with sprays of flowers are waiting for burial at the interdenominational funeral services conducted at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947 for victims of the 1947 Texas City. Persons walk between the rows, and a large crowd is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph is written: "Mass funeral 6/22/47 Inter-denominational".
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Preparing for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Preparing for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-06-22
Creator: unknown
Description: 9.5" x 7.5" b&w photograph
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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