[On board ship during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: This photograph is taken looking up at the top deck of a cargo ship. A man climbs down a rope-and-chain ladder. Another two men are visible on deck to the right of a life boat. Large clouds of smoke are beginning to obscure the top deck.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of the burning Monsanto plant after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view from the north of part of the Monsanto refinery and processing compound with flames visible in several areas and huge clouds of very dark smoke covering most of the photograph. Storage tanks, pipeline control facilities, and two towers can be identified. On the far right in the background are two water towers. The number "#46" is written in the lower right corner.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11883/