[Collapsed railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Railroad freight cars loaded with wooden structures sit on raised railroad tracks leading to the docks. Part of the support structure for the tracks have collapsed underneath the loaded cars. The dock & pier structures closer to the water have been very heavily damaged.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11722/
[Inspecting the damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Four men in suits, ties and hats walk down a road toward a truck near the grain elevator after the explosions. On the right are heaps of twisted metal including girders, pipes, corrugated metal and barrels. A power pole leans to the right. Several freight cars sit near the grain elevator. On the left side is a huge pile of debris including pipes. Some of the elevated pipelines are visibly damaged. In the distance on the left is a heavily-damaged multi-story building.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11786/
[Damaged railroad cars and storage tanks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A line of damaged freight cars stands amid metal and wooden debris. The top of a crane is seen beyond the train cars behind a large pile of debris. In the far background is a storage tank farm, with visible compression damage on a number of the tanks. On the horizon, in the direction of the port, are heavy clouds of white and black smoke. In the foreground three military personnel stand looking at the damage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11707/
[Crushed train cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Two badly crushed train cars sitting on a railroad track lie half buried under debris. Barrels and other debris lie scattered and heaped over most of the visible area. Behind the cars, heavy metal framework, probably from either a warehouse or the covered metal conveyor system, shows heavy damage and twisting.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11710/
[Metal debris near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: On the far left, a line of freight cars stands on a set of tracks. Power poles line the railroad tracks, but power lines have been broken and are hanging down. A man stands on top of one of the railroad cars looking toward the port. To the left of the railroad tracks, can be seen a small portion of a damaged two-story building. Large pieces of metal and metal framework from a covered conveyor system are scattered over much of the area.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11751/
[Checking through the debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Two groups of men search through debris after the explosions. On the far left, one group is gathered around a bulldozer tractor with a powered arm, perhaps for a bucket attachment. On the right, another group is gathered around a large, badly damaged metal object, perhaps a vehicle. Near them, large pieces of metal debris, apparently from a railroad freight car, lie surrounded by shallow water. Large pieces of metal debris are scattered over the foreground. In the distance there is a lone man and behind him another bulldozer tractor. Further on, on both sides, there are large metal framework structures twisted and bent, probably from a warehouse roof or from the covered conveyor system.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11748/
[Searching the debris near a damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Four men walk through the debris near a ruined storage tank. Two of the men are in uniform. Wooden and metal debris is scattered and piled all over the area. On the right, in the background are a tanker car and a freight car. The word "Forward" can be read on the side of the freight car.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11793/
[Heavily damaged train car and debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A train car has been badly crushed and scarred by the explosions and missiles as it sits on the railroad tracks. Behind it, a heavy metal framework, probably either from a warehouse or the covered conveyor system, is crushed and bent. Metal and concrete debris of all types is heaped and scattered over most of the area.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11714/
[A ruined railroad car after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: This image shows a close-up view of a damaged freight car sitting on railroad tracks. The right half of the car is crushed in. The railroad tracks and the surrounding area are strewn with debris. On the right, in the distance, another freight car can be seen on parallel tracks.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11750/
[Damaged railroad cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: On the far left, railroad freight cars are standing on a set of railroad tracks. Part of the side of the second railroad car has been damaged, and is detached at the top. To the right are huge heaps of debris piled near the trains covering the foreground. A large section of metal framework, probably from a warehouse roof or the covered conveyor system, is twisted and bent, and rests on top of the debris.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11749/