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[Damaged railroad tracks near the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

[Damaged railroad tracks near the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Two damaged open-top freight cars (gondolas) loaded with rectangular wooden forms sit on a elevated wooden train track. The tracks appear to be on a wharf structure extending out to a dock. Wooden debris is densely scattered in the foreground in front of the tracks and is evidently floating in water in a channel. The front end of the track structure has collapsed and the front car is tilted downward. The forms in the freight cars have also been damaged. Two men are looking down from the raised part of the track.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library