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[People waiting for information after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A line of people stands awaiting along a waist-high wire fence. Two gentlemen, one in uniform, stand at the gate talking. Across the street are businesses. Signs on the businesses read "Hetherington Jeweler", "Insurance", and "Farmer Appliances", and "C & D Prescription Pharmacy."

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged warehouse after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Five men stand talking to two policemen in front of a large two-story warehouse badly damaged in the explosion. The building has no roof, and on the second story, the walls are caved inward. Windows have been blown out. Three sets of railroad tracks run alongside the building. A large construction crane stands on the tracks near far right corner of the building, assisting in debris removal. At the far end several men and a vehicle are working in the debris. The number "#15" is written in t… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged buildings after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A one-story commercial or office building shows damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The roof has been blown off, boards are loose from its frame structure and windows and doors have been blown out. On its left, a very small one-room hexagonal shaped-building, shows damage to the door frame and windows.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Loading a casket into a hearse before the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Four men load a casket into a hearse in preparation for the the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held in Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. At the far right, another man reads a piece of paper in front of another hearse, with a partial license plate of "MORA HE 3 Tex"

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A nurse in a makeshift hospital comforts a victim of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A nurse bends over an unidentified man, injured in the 1947 Texas City Disaster, who is lying on a cot in a makeshift hospital. In the background are two other medical staff members and other cots. A folding chair with bedding stands near the patient's cot. On the back of the photograph is written: "A nurse comforts an injured man in a make shift hospital".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A pipe from the High Flyer after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A man stands in an open field next to a bent piece of metal pipe from the ship High Flyer after the Texas City Disaster. On the back of the photograph is written: "Pipe from High Flyer found out in the Heights".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A house shows extensive damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The middle portion of the roof has collapsed and fallen in, and windows have sustained significant damage.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A house has had the left half of its roof structure destroyed by the force of the explosions in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Building debris is strewn in front of the house. Windows and doors are missing glass. The building on the far right next to the house appears to also have window damage.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[People and hearses wait outside the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Vehicles are parked along the roads and sidewalks and on the grass. People stand outside the temporary morgue at McGar Motor Service in groups or individually waiting and talking. In the foreground a black hearse with the sign "Rosenberg Funeral Home" waits. Signs on identifiable buildings read "Desoto Plymouth" and "Michaels" and "I.O.O.F. 656." Part of an advertisement reading "White House" can be seen.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Destroyed warehouse after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Closeup view of the foundation of a brick building, which has been completely destroyed, with only a very small amount of a brick wall and a corner surviving. Bricks, broken pipes, and cables lay scattered over the foundation. Behind the destroyed building on the right is another large building, still standing, but with heavy structural damage. On the left side, a row of freight train cars, loaded with structural forms sits behind a section of extra railroad wheels. A row of four vehicles, a… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The porch roof of a one-story house sits on the ground in front of the house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Boards and pieces of the building are scattered in the foreground. Windows have been blown out.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Three men in front of a damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Three men stand in front of a house that has been damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Portions of the upper front framework and the porch roof structure have collapsed. Boards are scattered in front of the house. A framework for a fence which has been destroyed stands in front of the house.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A badly damaged house leans to one side after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The roof structure is missing, doors and windows have been blown out, and boards and beams have fallen down. Building supports and boards are piled in the yard to the left front of the house. At the far right of the photograph, another house can be seen with visible damage.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Damaged one-story houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the middle of the photograph, a house has had its porch and the front of its roof collapse. Doors and windows have been blown out. Debris is scattered around the area.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Two houses showing damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the left has been almost totally demolished, with only portions of some walls still standing. The house on the right has visible damage to the top front of the structure, and to window openings. A ladder leans against the front of the house. On the back of the photograph is written: "Note the hull of building on left".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Three houses show heavy roof and window damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Pieces of boards and building materials are scattered around the houses.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged church after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A church shows noticeable damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The left wall has partially detached from the framework, and windows have been blown out. Debris lies in front of the church. The building to the left has sustained damage to windows and some damage is visible on the facing wall. On the back of the photograph is written :"Church on Texas Ave - front view".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The roof on a one-story house has collapsed after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and some are boarded up. A large stack of wooden boards is piled along one side of the house. A board leans up against the front of the house. On the right, another house with major roof damage is visible.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Three damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A car sits in front of the middle house, which has boards nailed across some of its doors and windows. All three houses show visible damage to the top sections of the houses. The front wall of the house farthest to the right is leaning forward.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Residential damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A view of destroyed homes in the residential section of Texas City after the explosions. Many structures have completely collapsed, and most of the visible homes have major roof and wall damage. Metal and wooden debris are widely scattered. A car is driving down the street on the right side.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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