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- [Col. Hugh B. Moore working at an easel]
- Col. Hugh B. Moore, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, suit vest and bow tie, sits at an easel in front of large windows. The easel is set up on a table.
- [Collapsed railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- 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.
- [Colonel Hugh Benton Moore, Captain A. B. Wolvin and others at the Texas City docks around 1907]
- A group of seven businessmen stand on the Texas City dock. Behind them can be seen a large cargo ship docked. To the left of the picture, stands a warehouse building. An automobile is parked near the men. The driver, in long white coat, hat and gloves stands by the front left fender. The first man in the line of seven, with the numeral "1" written underneath on the photograph, is identified as Captain Wolvin of Duluth; he leans on the right front of the car. Col. Hugh B. Moore, carrying a coat is the man fifth from the left, and is identified with the numeral "2" on the photograph. On the back of the photograph is written: "Number I Captain Wolvin of Duluth [Number] 2 - H. B. Moore - General Manager for Company Interests in Texas City - about 1907 - taken at dock."
- [Crushed train cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- 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.
- [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.
- [Damage along the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- 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.
- [Damage along the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A view of the destruction on the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Wooden debris is scattered over the area where the docks were. Debris floats in the water, or sticks up from the floor of the port area. White smoke rises from the area near the destroyed warehouses. At the lower right, two men stand on a raised area and look into the water near raised pipelines.
- [Damage near the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Taken from ground level, this photograph shows a large grain elevator in the background with a damaged metal conveyor lying twisted on the ground in front, and with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the right, the rear cylindrical silo of of the grain elevator has crumbled at the top and shows heavy damage on the right side. Windows have been blown out on the elevator, and the long structure atop the 12 cylindrical silos of grain elevator has one section caved in. Damage on the rear tower part of the elevator is also evident. Supports for an elevated conveyer belt encased in a metal grided structure have collapsed, and the elevated structure lies damaged and twisted on the ground. Four trucks, at least three of which have open beds, stand alongside this structure. Approximately 10 men, some in hard hats, are looking at the damage. A large container with a cross decal and a large water dispenser sit near a small group of men. Three sets of railroad tracks run across the photo in the foreground. Between the tracks and the trucks is a stack of long wooden beams. The number "#17" is written in the lower right corner.
- [Damaged automobiles and building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- About a dozen automobiles sit in a parking lot in front of a large three-story building. Doors and windows have been blown out of the building, and the upper story has only the metal framework remaining. The cars in the parking lot show damage from the explosions. Metal pieces and wooden debris are scattered near the building and in the parking lot. Heavy black smoke with a few white smoke clouds fill the sky. On the right, one men in a hard hat looks at a damaged car. Five men stand or walk on the left near the left end of the building.
- [Damaged boat after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Portions of a damaged boat after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris is visible in the background.
- [A damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A building, apparently a small business, has been damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows and doors have been blown out, and wooden beams or building pieces are visible through the opening. On the far left of the building, the entire front of the addition is missing. Debris lies in front of the building.
- [A damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A building shows damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The building has wide double entry doors and a long addition at a 90 degree angle to the rear of the building. Damage to the front facade and window above the entrance doors is visible, and damage to the stone or stucco on the right front corner can be seen. A ladder leads up to the roof on the left rear, and debris is visible along that side of the building. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Possible could be St. Marys Catholic Church". Since identified as the fellowship hall of the First Methodist Church of Texas City.
- [A damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A close-up shot of a long two-story building, badly damaged. Two large pipelines run across the picture, one parallel to the long side of the building, one parallel to the short side of the building. Metal and wooden debris is scattered along the length and sides of the building. Roof structures are almost completely missing except for twisted metal debris. Doors and windows in the building have been blown out, and interior wreckage is visible through those spaces. The number "#4" is written in the lower right hand corner.
- [A damaged building at the Republic Oil Refinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A multi-story brick building with visible structural damage to the top of one wall stands near smokestacks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Damage is visible to the surface of the front smokestack. On the back of the photograph is written: "Building at Republic Refinery (now Marathon)".
- [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.
- [Damaged buildings near the refineries after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A view of damaged buildings near the refinery area after the explosion. An gravel or shell one-lane roadway crosses the lower portion of the picture, running in front of a wire fence with an open walkway. One wooden structure has collapsed with the roofing framework tilted to the ground on the left. A large section of wooden wall leans against the lower right edge of the roof. Behind is another wooden structure leaning to the left. In the middle of the picture, a one-story brick (or faux brick) structure stands with windows blown out and the roof caved in at the front. Behind these structures are round petroleum storage tanks, several of which have large clouds of very black smoke rising from them. At the left can be seen a number of refinery structures, a tower and overhead pipelines. Heavy black smoke is coming from within the refinery compound. Two cars are visible at the far left. A large piece of metal and other debris lies in the grass in front of the access road with a small toy truck in the foreground. An overturned barrel lies near the fence.
- [Damaged cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A damaged car sits in a parking area surrounded by other damaged cars. Compression and missile damage is evident. The right side of the car is covered with black soot and/or oil. On the horizon on the right, can be seen some of the refinery structures.
- [Damaged cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Damaged cars in a parking area after the explosions show heavy compression and missile damage.
- [Damaged cars and buildings near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Behind a large parking area full of damaged cars, burning structures give off heavy black and gray smoke. A three-story building has sustained heavy damage from the explosions, with all windows blown out and the top floor gone except for the metal framework. Farther to the right, another three-story building stands with much less visible damage. The parking lot of cars are directly across the road from this building. Many of the cars show missile or compression damage. Closer to the foreground, some cars stand in a pool of water. A small boat sits in the water at the far left. On the prow of the boat is written: "USAT SEATRAIN TEXAS BOAT NO. 1 680 CU.FT. 65 PERSONS". The hull of the boat also shows missile and compression damage. Metal debris is scattered in the water and near the cars.
- [Damaged cars in a parking lot near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A view of a parking lot near the port with rows of cars damaged in the explosions. Vehicles show twisted and crushed parts, compression damage, missile damage and blown-out or broken windows. Power lines are hanging near the top of some of the cars. In the distance on the far left is the twisted metal framework from destroyed warehouses. Clouds of heavy dark smoke can be seen coming from behind the parking lot On the far right in the distance are the smokestack, the grain elevator, train cars, and the elevated pipelines.
- [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".
- [A damaged commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A large multi-storied commercial building shows heavy damage to the top floor. Building rubble is helped in front of the building. Glass has been blown out of the windows and cases of drinks in bottles are visible through the far left window. On the back of the photograph is written: "Cafe".
- [A damaged commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A multi-storied commercial building shows extensive damage to the top floor after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A metal awning covers the sidewalk in front of the building. Building rubble is heaped in front of the building. An official stands at the far left in front of the building. The commercial building was on the north side of the 300 block of Texas Avenue.
- [Damaged conveyor system after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Part of the conveyor system has collapsed after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The part still standing is twisted and bent. Chunks of building rubble are scattered near the base of the structure.
- [Damaged cooling tower after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Refinery structures after the Texas City disaster. The round storage tank on the left shows compression denting along the top seam and the side and a large puncture or dent near the bottom. A small sheet metal structure standing next to that tank has damage and missing sections in several places. Some wooden boards, perhaps arranged as a walkway, are visible lying on the ground in front of the structures. The ground appears to be wet, perhaps with spilled petroleum products, in a number of places. The cooling tower looks to have an object imbedded in it at the bottom of the top section of the structure made of horizontal slats.
- [Damaged dock, pipelines and freight cars near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Four raised pipelines run out to ship docks and loading facilities on the right side of a water channel. The pipelines and their supports have collapsed not far out from the shoreline. Pipelines and wooden pilings from a ruined dock lie twisted and broken. Metal and wooden debris is scattered along the pipelines. On the other side of the channel is a line of railroad cars. Toward the outer end of the tracks, large metal structures from a covered track or conveyor system has collapsed over the rail cars. Heavy damage is visible to the railroad cars and the metal structure. The entire area seems to have had extensive fire damage. In the lower right corner, a man with elbows resting in the open front passenger window of an automobile is talking to two men inside the car. The number "#11" is written on the photo.
- [A damaged fire engine after the explosions in the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A damaged fire engine sits amid debris down near a dock warehouse which appears to have only metal framework remaining.
- [Damaged freight cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A long line of freight and box cars crosses the photograph. Damage is clearly visible on several of the cars. A large pile of lumber, perhaps railroad ties, stands at the far fight. Large pipes and debris are scattered along the length of the train. A power pole with the top snapped off and no power lines stands in the middle of the picture. In the lower right a fire hydrant stands surrounded by debris. The boom of a crane is visible in the far right, behind the train cars. The number "#26" is written in the lower right hand corner.
- [Damaged freight cars and pier structure after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A line of freight cars parallels a road alongside twisted and warped metal framework from pier buildings. Three or four train cars are overturned and have sustained heavy damage. Metal and wood debris is scattered in the foreground. An automobile is parked on the road just left of the center of the image. The number "#14" is written in the lower right hand corner.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- The roof has collapsed on a one story house as a result of the explosions from the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and building debris lies on the ground in front of the house. In the distance on the left, other wooden structures have collapsed, or show visible damage. Thick black clouds of smoke come from burning storage tanks in the distance.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two houses show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left appears to have been split apart in the middle and has visible roof damage to the rear. The house on the right is raised above the ground, but shows damage to some of the siding on the lower level, and appears to be leaning. Some building debris is visible in the foreground.
- [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 houses.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the right has been badly damaged. The left wall has detached from the house structure. The windows and doorway on the front and sides have been boarded up, some of the framing is missing, and a long board has been detached and broken across the front. The house on the left leans noticeably to the right and has visible structural damage.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the middle of the picture, a one-story house shows considerable roof damage to the front half of the house. The front facade is missing most of the boards, and the doors and windows have been blown out. On the far right, a one story building shows visible leaning in the front half. On the far left, a two-story building shows missing boards on the front and left sides.
- [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".
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two one-story houses, damaged by the explosions, face a residential street. The house on the left has a partially collapsed roof. Both houses have visible damage to windows and doors. The door has been blown off the house on the right, and a car sits in front of it in on the dirt driveway. Behind the houses, at the left can be seen some storage tanks. Huge clouds of thick dark smoke rise from behind the houses. Debris lies scattered in the road and yards of the houses.
- [Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- Two houses standing back-to-back show damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left is raised on cinder blocks and has a window screen hanging off the window. Boards are nailed vertically across the end of the porch where porch supports are missing. The house on the right sits on the ground. Windows have been blown out and the front part of the roof has collapsed. Parts of the middle and rear roof areas have been peeled back or are missing.
- [Damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- 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.
- [Damaged pipelines after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A man in a hardhat stands near a cluster of pipelines and control valves near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the background the destruction at the docks and piers is visible. Pieces of pipes and valves lie on the ground near the man.
- [Damaged pipelines and railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
- A railroad freight car loaded with wooden forms sits amid the debris near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the left, the support for the elevated pipelines near the port have collapsed, and pipelines lie on the ground. Metal, concrete and wooden debris are scattered along the pipeline route and the railroad tracks. In the distance can be seen the destroyed pier and dock structures. On the back of the photograph is written: "Loading Dock".