[Devastation at the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A view of the devastation on the docks and along the shoreline near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph was taken from out on the water. Huge clouds of black smoke, interspersed with smaller white smoke clouds rise from behind the piers and dock areas. Structures along the shoreline have been totally destroyed and huge hunks of metal, damaged pier structures and piles of debris are visible. In the far left, the metal framework from a warehouse can be seen.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[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
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[Damage along the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A view of the destruction on the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Wooden and metal debris lines the area where the docks and warehouses were. Debris floats on the water in the port. White smoke rises from near the destroyed warehouses. At the far right, a large piece of metal framework from a warehouse sticks up toward the sky.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene lists heavily after the explosions and fires. Large piles of metal and other debris are visible along the shore and near the two-story, heavily damaged warehouse directly behind the ship.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Wrecked fore end of the Wilson B. Keene in Main Slip after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: The Wilson B. Keene cargo ship lists heavily to the right (toward the dock) after the explosions. Very heavy damage to the ship is visible, and the right side of the ship is actually below the surface of the water. Wooden debris covers the surface of the water. Across the channel, large heaps of debris can be seen on the shore. On the far right hand side of the photograph, along the dock side of a damaged warehouse, near the damaged ship, approximately a dozen men are searching through the rubble and debris. The nearest man on the dock, wearing a suit or sports coat with no tie, is facing toward the photographer but is looking down around his feet, and is himself carrying what appears to be a camera.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[A damaged fire engine after the explosions in the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: A damaged fire engine sits amid debris down near a dock warehouse which appears to have only metal framework remaining.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene sits leaning at a dock in the harbor after the explosions. On its right, a two-story warehouse building on the docks has been badly damaged.
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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[The Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene sits in the harbor after the explosions. The right side of the deck is tilted toward the dock and is partially submerged. Debris covers the water around the ship. Piers and docks on the other side of the slip are destroyed. On the right side, a group of rescue workers is working between the ship and the badly damaged warehouse next to it.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[Aerial view of the grain elevator, the Monsanto building and the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: An aerial view of the grain elevator, the damaged Monsanto building, the Seatrain loading crane and the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene is partially submerged at Slip 1. In the lower left hand corner is a badly crushed storage tank. The Longhorn II resting on dry ground is visible near the middle of the picture.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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