Destroyed Hurley Building in Ft. Worth, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Hurley Building in Ft. Worth, Texas on fire and crumbling. The building was several stories tall and is surrounded by large piles of debris and telephone wires. Two strong streams of water on directed at building. There are other buildings and a church on the surrounding streets.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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Two Men and Tornado-Damaged Vehicle
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of a trailer with large tires in a puddle after the Higgins/Glazier tornado. There is a shadow in the foreground of a person wearing a hat. In the background are railroad tracks, torn-up trees, a truck, telephone poles, and a damaged building.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35977/
Two Men and Tornado-Damaged Truck
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of two men inspecting a badly damaged truck after the Higgins/Glazier Tornado. The man on the left side of the frame wears khaki pants, a leather jacket, sunglasses and a hat. The other man wears a leather jacket and a cap. The truck is upright but the top half is crumpled. In the background are telephone poles, a tree, and an old car.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35979/
Man Standing on Debris
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a brick building with damaged windows after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. He is standing on top of pile of debris that includes bricks and wooden beams. He is wearing a flannel jacket, hat, and is smoking a cigarette. On the right side of frame is a street filled more debris and old cars. There are two men in hats standing in front of a car.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35967/
Overturned Vehicle from Tornado
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of an overturned vehicle after the Glazier/Higgins, Texas tornado. In the foreground are shadows of two men, one wearing a hat. Centered is the overturned vehicle. Behind the vehicle is a dirt road with a parked truck.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35980/
Man Cleaning Debris After Tornado
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of a man in a button-up shirt and hat loading an object into the back of a truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. He is in front of a two-story brick building. The building's roof is blown off and the windows are blown out. The ground is covered in debris that includes wooden beams, wires, and a tire.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35956/
Destroyed Building After Tornado
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of a gutted building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The building is leaning towards the right side of the frame and half of the house closest to the viewer consists of piles of cinder-blocks and still-standing wooden beams. The ground is covered in debris which includes a ladder.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35955/
Two Men and Tornado-Damaged Vehicle
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of two men inspecting a badly damaged vehicle after the Higgins/Glazier tornado. The vehicle's top half is crumpled. The men stand on the left side of the frame looking at the vehicle. Both wear leather jackets, one wears a cap and one wears a hat. In the background is a row of trees, another vehicle, and tall buildings in the distance.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35978/
Man Standing in Debris
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. All around him on the ground is scattered debris and household items. In the foreground is an entire fallen wall with a shower head and knobs still attached. There is a large black area on the right side of the frame.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35968/
Higgins and Glazier, Texas Tornado
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J.W.
Description: Photograph of destruction after the Higgins and Glazier, Texas tornado. In the foreground is the shadow of a person wearing a hat. In the center is a piece of machinery covered in dirt. In the background on the right side of the frame are four men looking right. There is also an automobile, a fallen building, and a standing telephone pole.
Contributing Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35981/