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[Man Standing with Damaged Trucks After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a leather jacket and hat standing in-between two damaged trucks after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The truck in the foreground has its windows blown out and the hood is dented with bricks. Behind the man is a truck who's roof is caved in. On the right side of the frame next to the center truck is a long wooden beam; behind the beam is another truck.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[People and Destroyed Buildings After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of two-story buildings destroyed by Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the buildings are busted out, the roofs are torn off, and there are large piles of debris in front of them. On the right side of the frame are seven men in jackets and hats and two women in skirts and jackets talking to each other. On the left side of the frame is a man, woman, and small girl looking at the group.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of a Town After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of street in a town after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The street is filled with debris, mostly wooden beams. On the left side of the frame is a row of damaged two-story buildings. In front of the buildings is a bus, a few cars, and several people, mostly men wearing jackets and hats. A sign on the building closes to the left side of the frame reads, "...OODS-CO."
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Farm Equipment and Debris]

Description: Photograph of a piece of farm equipment with large tires covered and surrounded by debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. There are wires across the top of the photograph. The debris includes many pieces of wooden beams and there are cinder blocks in the background.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Group with Belongings After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of two men and one woman bringing belongings into a school building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The woman wears a coat and headscarf, the man in the center is bending down in front of a suitcase and wearing a leather jacket and hat, and the man beside him wears coveralls and a cap and carries blankets. The school building is in the background with trees in front of it. On the left side of the frame are parked cars. In the foreground is a tank and broken tree limbs and w… more
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Higgins and Glazier, Texas Tornado Aftermath]

Description: Photograph of destruction after the Higgins and Glazier, Texas tornado. In the foreground is the shadow of a person wearing a hat. In the center is a piece of machinery covered in dirt. In the background on the right side of the frame are four men looking right. There is also an automobile, a fallen building, and a standing telephone pole.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the destroyed Laubhan and Schwab Hardware store after a tornado. The ground is covered with wreckage, including wooden planks and beams, tables and chairs. Four men in jackets and hats stand on top of the wreckage in the center of the photo. Shelves remain standing in the background. Across the bottom are the words, "Laubhan & Schwab Hdwe. Bring on the Bulldozer."
Date: 1949

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1949

[Photograph of Man and Damaged Truck]

Description: Photograph of a damaged truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The front end of the truck is crushed. The truck is surrounded by wooden boards and planks. There is a young man in a jacket and hat on the right side of the frame. In the background is another man on the left side of the frame.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Man and Fallen House After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of an elderly man picking up an object from the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The man is wearing a jacket and cap. The ground is covered with fallen walls, clothing, and wooden beams. Behind him is a house who's walls are caved in. Within the walls is a bed frame with blankets and clothes on it. In the background is a car with people standing by it.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Man and Woman in Front of Fallen House]

Description: Photograph of an older couple standing beside a fallen house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The house is on the left side of the frame. Within the fallen walls there is a bed frame with blankets and clothing hanging on it. The man wears overalls, a jacket, and a hat. The woman wears a skirt, dark sweater, and a head scarf. Behind them are fallen walls and wooden beams. In the foreground is more debris, a bucket and an ax.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Man Cleaning Debris After Tornado]

Description: Photograph of a man in a button-up shirt and hat loading an object into the back of a truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. He is in front of a two-story brick building. The building's roof is blown off and the windows are blown out. The ground is covered in debris that includes wooden beams, wires, and a tire.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.

[Photograph of Man Standing in Debris]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. All around him on the ground is scattered debris and household items. In the foreground is an entire fallen wall with a shower head and knobs still attached. There is a large black area on the right side of the frame.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
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