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Texas Almanac, 1947-1948

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 581.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Book

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Postcard of an Industrial Plant]

Postcard of rows and rows of automobiles with some kind of industrial plant in the background. Also a train full of tank cars is visible in the background in front of the plant. The caption on the image reads "RUINS - Texas City Texas April 16 - 1947 M676."

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[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)".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.

Date: 1947

Creator: Texas State Historical Association

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter