[Aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-17
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the port area after the explosions. White smoke rises from the destroyed dock area. The Monsanto building, refinery facilities, storage tanks, and the grain elevator are visible. Many of the storage tanks have visible damage. Piers and docks show almost total destruction.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of refinery structures near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of refinery structures at the port after the explosions and fires. The Seatrain loading crane is visible in the lower left corner. White and black smoke still rise from burning areas.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of refinery structures near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the Monsanto building and the refinery facilities near the port after the explosions. Dark gray smoke streams from a burning structure near the tall refinery towers. The Monsanto building is very heavily damaged. The Seatrain loading crane is visible on the far left. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Site of explosion - looking west. Shows damage to Monsanto plant and port facilities."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Checking the wreckage near the Longhorn II after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Four men look at the wreckage at a pier alongside the Longhorn II after the explosions. At least two of the men appear to be military personnel. Metal and wooden debris covers the foreground. The Longhorn II is at the pier behind the men. Above it is the Seatrain loading crane with visible damage. Behind that is the Monsanto plant building with only the metal framework remaining.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: The heavily damaged Monsanto building after the explosion. On the left is part of the Seatrain loading crane with little visible damage. In between is a crawler type crane with its boom pointed toward the Seatrain crane. In the distance on the far left, one of the refinery towers is visible. In the distance on the far right is another crane and beyond it more heavily damaged structures.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Debris and damaged residential structures after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Metal debris lies in a field after the explosions. At the far end of the field are several houses. Wooden fencing and parts of some structures have collapsed or are damaged. Two men stand near a truck outside the house on the left. Behind the downed fencing can be seen the Seatrain loading crane. Behind the house on the left is the heavily damaged Monsanto structure.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of the port facilities and the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A large cargo ship is moored at one of the slips. Three other smaller ships are on the water. Clearly visible are the grain elevator, the smoke stack, the Seatrain loading crane, the Longhorn II aground, damaged storage tanks and the destroyed warehouses and docks. One wall remains from the power house near the grain elevator, and the heavy damage to the Texas City Terminal building can be seen. The badly damaged hull of the Wilson B. Keene can be seen near the Texas City Terminal building. In the bottom right corner is a badly crushed storage tank.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of the port facilities and grain elevator before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-15
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the Texas City port before the 1947 Disaster. A large cargo ship is in one of the slips. The grain elevator with the conveyor system, the Seatrain loading crane, warehouses, and docks and piers are identifiable. In the background, part of the residential area of the city is visible.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of the Monsanto plant and port facilities after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the port after the explosions. The heavily damaged Monsanto building, the grain elevator, tank farms and storage tanks and the destroyed docks and warehouses are visible. Written on the reverse side of the photograph is: "The Monsanto plant (in right foreground) received extensive damage to office buildings and equipment. There was heavy loss of life among employees."
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11733/
[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A wide view of devastation in the dock area with rescue workers searching the debris and firefighters fighting the fires after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris is visible in the water. The ship, the Longhorn II, rests onshore just right of center, pushed aground in the aftermath of the explosions. At the far left, a boat with the call letters "CO-84309" is moored just off shore near the rescue and firefighting efforts. Two water towers stand in the distance beyond the rescue workers. In the foreground at the far right, portions of the Seatrain loading crane and its operating mechanism can be seen. The photograph is taken looking across the slip from the Seatrain loading crane.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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