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[Receiving a check for disaster relief after the 1947 Texas City Explosion]

[Receiving a check for disaster relief after the 1947 Texas City Explosion]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Four men in suits stand in a row in front of a window. The two men on the right each hold a corner of a check, probably for disaster relief. The man second from the left is J. Curtis Trahan, mayor of Texas City; third from the left appears to be Carl Nessler, formerly mayor. On the right behind the men are horizontal or Venetian window blinds which have been partly drawn up and are in disorder and bent, possibly from blast damage.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Survivors wait at an aid station after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Survivors wait at an aid station after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: People of all ages stand or sit on cots at an aid station set up under some trees after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Some individuals have blankets around their shoulders. Some people are wearing head bandages. At the left, in the foreground, are large jugs of water.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Disaster victims being assisted after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[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
[Survivors and rescue workers at an aid station after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Survivors and rescue workers at an aid station after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A first-aid and disaster relief station at night. Rescue workers, victims and medical personnel move about the area. Cots are set up in rows. On the far right, a man lying under a blanket is being examined by military personnel. At least two people are wearing visible head bandages The aid trailer has the numbers "32195" written on a window. Behind the trailer is a large building with some visible window damage.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Rescue workers take a break during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Rescue workers take a break during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A group of approximately 15 rescue workers gather around an American Red Cross truck serving coffee and food. Two Red Cross workers, one in Red Cross uniform and one with a nurses cap on, set out a thermos and food on a drop down counter. Some of the men wear hard hats, some wear civilian hats. Two of the hard hats have letters on the front - the letters "M.F." are distinguishable as the first two letters.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Rescue workers gather to help after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Rescue workers gather to help after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A large number of disaster relief and rescue workers gather outside a large building with visible window damage. Some individuals are in uniform, some wearing medical coats, some in hard hats, and some wearing civilian clothing. A canvas-covered truck stands surrounded by workers. Boxes, containers, milk jugs, water bottles and crates of supplies are stacked or scattered around the area. At the right, a pickup truck with a rolled mattress in the back is parked near the group of workers. In the foreground on the left smaller boxes and used packaging lies piled around an overflowing trash container. The numeral "1107-8" is written in the lower right of the photograph.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[A druggist on duty after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[A druggist on duty after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[An officer looks at all that remains of a truck after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[An officer looks at all that remains of a truck after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An officer inspects the twisted metal remains of a truck found near a destroyed warehouse after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the background are the remains of a long concrete warehouse. On the back of the photograph is written: "an officer looks at all that remains of a truck."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[An American Red Cross truck provides refreshments for rescue workers after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[An American Red Cross truck provides refreshments for rescue workers after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
[Rescue workers taking a break after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Rescue workers taking a break after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Two rescue workers stand near the open back end of a Red Cross canteen truck take a break from rescue efforts for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Three Red Cross workers can be seen inside the vehicle which is stacked with cartons of food and drink and a mini-kitchen. A man stands outside the vehicle on the right side. Behind him, debris, railroad freight cars and the grain elevator are visible. On the far left in the background is a large cloud of dark smoke and metal debris.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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