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[Aerial view of the port facilities and the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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 t… more
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of the grain elevator, the Monsanto building and the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of the port facilities and grain elevator before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 15, 1947
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[Damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of refinery structures near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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."
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Across from the Seatrain loading crane after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A view of the dock area and shorelines across from the Seatrain loading crane after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Clouds of white smoke cover the horizon, and smoke still rises from the debris. The Seatrain loading crane is visible on the far right. Directly across the water from it, unseen firefighters direct a stream of water toward burning debris near shore. The area in the foreground is covered with debris of all kinds including metal and wooden pieces, wire cabling, and an unknown prod… more
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damage along the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damage along the shoreline after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: 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.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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. I… more
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Rescue workers and firefighters at the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Rescue workers and firefighters search the wreckage near the docks after the explosions. Large pieces of ship's hull lie along the shore. Large pieces of debris are submerged or floating in the bay. A boat is moored nearby further down the dock, with a man standing watch on the top deck. Two men stand at the far right looking at the pieces of ship's hull on the left. Pieces of twisted metal frameworks from dock warehouses are clearly visible amid the debris.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A destroyed building near the Seatrain loading crane after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A large building near the port has been heavily damaged by the explosions, but still has part of its first floor walls standing. White smoke rises from the debris. Large plumes of thick dark smoke, probably from burning storage tanks, stream from the right toward the left in the distance. The Seatrain crane is partially visible in the smoke.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Devastation at the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A view of the shoreline structures near the warehouses in the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This picture is taken from out on the water of the bay looking toward the warehouse buildings. At the far right are the destroyed docks and pier structures. Parts of the metal framework of the warehouse buildings are visible. A large cloud of white smoke comes from the area near the warehouses. Heavy black smoke covers the horizon behind the white smoke clouds.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Photograph of Refinery Structures After the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Photograph of layers of heavy dark and light smoke covering the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. From left to right are the Seatrain loading crane, the Monsanto building, damaged pipelines and refinery structures including two large tower structures. A buoy floats on the water at the far right. This photograph has been taken looking across the bay at the refinery structures.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An aerial view of the docks and slips at the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: An aerial view of the boat slips and dock areas impacted by the explosions. Dock area structures near the slips have been totally destroyed and rubble and debris is readily visible. On the far right foreground, refinery tower structures can be seen. In the far right background are the storage tanks of the tank farm. Huge clouds of thick dark smoke and smaller clouds of white smoke blow left to right.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: An aerial view of the refinery structures in the port area and the docks and piers at the slips after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Heavy clouds of black and white smoke rise from fires still burning near the docks and in storage tanks. Between the black and white layers of smoke can be seen oil storage tanks at a tank farm.
Date: April 16, 1947
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Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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