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[A damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A large round storage tank shows compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A ladder leans against the tank, providing access to the tank's top. Near the tank, two smaller round tanks stand on towers. At the far left, another round storage tank is visible. In the foreground, a round piece of metal lies near a road.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A telephone pole stands amid debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Bent and broken pipelines, wooden railroad ties, and twisted metal litter a slope on which the telephone pole stands with power lines drooping. On the horizon at the top of the slope are storage tanks and other telephone poles.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[The Seatrain loading crane and the Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A view of the the Seatrain loading crane and the badly damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Little damage is visible to the Seatrain structure, but the Monsanto building and a long two-story building to its left appear almost totally destroyed, with only parts of the building framework standing.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A drugstore after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Huge clouds of dark smoke are visible behind and to the left of a commercial building with two store fronts visible. A sign in front of the store on the left reads, in part, "Public Drugs". Windows on the drugstore are boarded closed. In front of the store is a scales. The other store on the right is also boarded up. These buildings were located on the south side of the 300 block of Texas Avenue.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Building rubble, cable and wire are spread over the ground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, some structure of a long building or the elevated conveyor system remains standing. In the middle of the photograph, a line of posts, with metal wires and cables protruding, can be seen.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: The roof has collapsed on a one story house as a result of the explosions from the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and building debris lies on the ground in front of the house. In the distance on the left, other wooden structures have collapsed, or show visible damage. Thick black clouds of smoke come from burning storage tanks in the distance.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged pipelines and railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A railroad freight car loaded with wooden forms sits amid the debris near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the left, the support for the elevated pipelines near the port have collapsed, and pipelines lie on the ground. Metal, concrete and wooden debris are scattered along the pipeline route and the railroad tracks. In the distance can be seen the destroyed pier and dock structures. On the back of the photograph is written: "Loading Dock".
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A badly damaged house stands in a yard after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The upper front structure of the house has been badly damaged, and boards hang down or are lying on the ground. The rear section of the roof has collapsed and broken away from its supporting structure. Windows have been blown out, and the board fence has been destroyed. Heavy thick clouds of black smoke cover the horizon. On the far left, in the background, can be seen a refinery tower structure.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Looking toward the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: This photograph was taken looking toward the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left are refinery structures, including some small and cylindrical tanks. To the right of three of the tanks, the heavily damaged Monsanto building can be seen. In the middle of the picture in the background the Seatrain loading crane is partially visible. On the far right is the grain elevator. Some debris is visible in the foreground.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Two houses show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left appears to have been split apart in the middle and has visible roof damage to the rear. The house on the right is raised above the ground, but shows damage to some of the siding on the lower level, and appears to be leaning. Some building debris is visible in the foreground.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Four one-story houses in a residential area show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, the house shows roof damage. The house second from the left has a partially collapsed roof, and part of the front wall is detached and leaning forward. A car sits in front of the house second from the right, which has had all windows and doors blown out. The house on the far right also shows window and door damage. Boards and building debris is scattered in front of the hous… more
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A one-story house has been badly damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The front half of the house's structure and roof are very badly damaged and lean noticeably. Debris is scattered over the ground. Windows and doors have been blown out, and much of the front structure of the house is missing.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Men checking a damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Five men stand outside a long industrial building, looking at the damage caused in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Ladders lean up against the building leading to the roof area where visible damage has been done. A truck is parked near one end of the building. In the distance, one of the refinery structures can be seen.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Two damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the right has been badly damaged. The left wall has detached from the house structure. The windows and doorway on the front and sides have been boarded up, some of the framing is missing, and a long board has been detached and broken across the front. The house on the left leans noticeably to the right and has visible structural damage.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Huge clouds of black smoke rise from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This picture appears to have been taken from a spot above the Galveston Port Area near the grain elevator. Two large ships, one of which is a cargo ship, are visible in front of a large building on stilts near the grain elevator and in front of a multi-storied warehouse. A large white ship, which may be a passenger ship is moored next to the cargo ship.
Date: April 16, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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