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[Near the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The grain elevator stands in the middle of the image. Some damage is visible at the top of the structure sitting above the 12 cylindrical silos, and to the side and top of the last rear silo. The tower part of the grain elevator shows damage to the rear walls. In the left middle, in front of the grain elevator, a power plant and shop buildings have been destroyed, with only parts of two walls standing and metal framework standing near the smokestack. Piles of debris lie to the left front of … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Smokestack and ruined power plant after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An smokestack stands to the right of the ruins of a metal frame building in the middle of the picture. The building evidently housed a power plant. Three rows of train cars are visible behind and to the left of the metal framework. On the right of the smokestack are parts of two walls and large quantities of debris that are all that remain of a brick building. In front of the power plant are large amounts of twisted metal debris and a small ruined shed with a number of metal barrels. Debri… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Storage tanks and refinery facilities after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The view is from an elevation looking down and out at three large round storage tanks, two large buildings, one smaller building and some processing structures with two smaller cylindrical storage tanks. The round storage tanks have compression damage, showing portions of their perimeter and/or tops pushed in. Roof damage is evident on both the larger buildings. A railroad track and a dirt road run across the foreground of the image. Another road in the middle, with a parked automobile, se… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Broken window in a church after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Seen from inside a church, a man is standing on a window sill of a tall window on the right. He is reaching up removing jagged pieces of the glass remaining in the window. On the left, a statue depicting Jesus Christ stands on a shelf above a small altar. A candle in a candleholder, two small votive candles and a dish of flowers sit on the altar which is near the front of the Church, behind the wooden communion rail gates. Hanging on the wall on the right is a depiction of the 14th Station … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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 towe… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged storage tanks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Two storage tanks sit on a strip of land between two retention basins full of water. One tank, in the middle of the picture, has exploded and is completed destroyed. Another tank to its right is heavily dented with compression damage especially visible along the top. In the distance are other refinery structures and other storage tanks. To the far left is a long piece of metal debris, possibly from the destroyed storage tank, with the number "325" on the debris.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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

This photograph was taken from above street level from the post office located at the NW corner of 6th Street and 3rd Avenue, looking toward the port. At a four-way intersection with a stoplight, two policemen direct traffic. Some refinery facilities and the grain elevator are visible in the distance and clouds of dark smoke flow from left to right. Approximately 20 cars are visible, driving along the streets or parked along the roadsides. Two women walk down a street. Three men stand at a … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged railroad tracks near the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Two damaged open-top freight cars (gondolas) loaded with rectangular wooden forms sit on a elevated wooden train track. The tracks appear to be on a wharf structure extending out to a dock. Wooden debris is densely scattered in the foreground in front of the tracks and is evidently floating in water in a channel. The front end of the track structure has collapsed and the front car is tilted downward. The forms in the freight cars have also been damaged. Two men are looking down from the r… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Debris along the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

At least five sets of railroad tracks run across the photograph. Debris lies scattered around the ground. What looks like two shovels from a crane lie face down on the ground along a track. In the background are a damaged round storage tank, a damaged building near the smokestack, two water towers, and a long pile of debris heaped in front of a train of freight cars. Lines sag in places from wooden utility or power poles. Heavy smoke hangs over the scene. The number "#33" is written in th… more

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

[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 br… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Debris along the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A long, large pile of pipe, metal and wooden debris covers much of a set of railroad tracks. On a parallel track to the right is a set of freight cars partially blocked from sight by the pile of debris. Two water towers stand in the background. In the foreground lies another heap of metal and wood debris. Heavy black clouds of smoke hang over the scene. Wooden utility or power poles with damaged lines can be seen along both the right and left sides of the photograph.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged warehouse and freight cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A long open metal framework structure runs along the border of a dirt road. The metal structures are the twisted and warped frameworks of fire and concussion damaged dock warehouses. The support columns of the buildings on the road side are damaged but still vertical, whereas the structures behind that have been crushed and have collapsed. To the right in the distance sits a line of train cars on tracks alongside the structures. The end car is heavily damaged, and one car is flipped on its s… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Inside a refinery facility after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An inside view of a refinery facility after the Texas City Disaster. The concrete floor has a large hole in it, with cracks running from the hole. Four large cylindrical tanks are stacked vertically, with many pipes and valves connected to the unit. A large pipe hangs down, with the broken end of the pipe crushed in. Above the tanks other broken pipes and cables can be seen hanging downward.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A large round metal storage tank shows compression damage with the top and edges pushed in. In the background are other storage tanks from the tank farm. Several of these storage tanks show compression damage. Two large raised tanks on towers, perhaps water towers, are also in the background. Small pieces of metal debris are scattered in the field in the foreground.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Damaged storage tanks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A closeup view of a damaged round storage tank after the Texas City Disaster. The sides and top have been crushed in. Twisted interior metal supports can be seen in the gap. Behind this damaged tank are five other tanks in rows. One of those tanks near the top of the picture shows visible crushing along the top. In the far left corner, parts of the refinery structures can be seen.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Military personnel looking at damaged machinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Military personnel look at the ruins of machinery and vehicles near the railroad tracks. One man looks directly at the camera while two others look away. In the foreground, the chassis and part of a tank remain of a four-wheeled vehicle. Behind it to the left, the remains of a large tracked vehicle, perhaps a crane, stand amid metal debris. Cables and metal struts extend upward above this ruined vehicle. A large, ruined engine sits on top of the debris. In the background, on raised railroa… more

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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 … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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

An aerial view of the docks and slips at the Texas City port after the explosions. Docks and pier structures and dock warehouses have been leveled and totally destroyed. Rubble and debris are visible and white smoke still rises from the dock area. The SeaTrain loading crane is visible near the destroyed Monsanto building on the right. Near the middle of the photograph, the grain elevator stands near the ruins of the power house and its smoke stack. In the distance a number of storage tanks… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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

An aerial view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Visible from lower left to top right are the SeaTrain loading crane, the Monsanto Building, the destroyed docks and piers and refinery structures including two refinery towers. On the back of the photograph is written: "Monsanto / part of slip - Grandcamp".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Carrying a coffin in preparation for the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Identical coffins decorated with floral sprays are lined up on the porch of the temporary morgue building at Camp Wallace in Hitchcock. Four men dressed in suits carry one coffin to waiting hearses. On the back of the photograph is written: "This is a scene at Camp Wallace in Hitchcock, where the unclaimed bodies were stored in cold storage awaiting identification. The individual caskets were loaded into individual hearses loaned by over 50 funeral homes in southeast Texas. The man carrying… more

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged two-story building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A two-story building shows visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Roof damage is visible and windows have been blown out. Boards have been torn off from the upper story on the far right. A window frame structure from the second floor has caught on the side of the building. Debris is scattered around the building. At the far right, a large piece of siding hangs down from the roof of the second building.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[At a Red Cross aid station for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Three victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster sit on cots at an outdoor first aid station under trees (possibly behind City Hall). A Red Cross worker is talking to one of the victims with a blanket around his shoulders. The other two victims have bandages on their face or head.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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