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[Damaged railroad cars after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
On the far left, railroad freight cars are standing on a set of railroad tracks. Part of the side of the second railroad car has been damaged, and is detached at the top. To the right are huge heaps of debris piled near the trains covering the foreground. A large section of metal framework, probably from a warehouse roof or the covered conveyor system, is twisted and bent, and rests on top of the debris.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A ruined railroad car after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
This image shows a close-up view of a damaged freight car sitting on railroad tracks. The right half of the car is crushed in. The railroad tracks and the surrounding area are strewn with debris. On the right, in the distance, another freight car can be seen on parallel tracks.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Debris along the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Three sets of railroad lines cross the picture. Large pieces of metal debris lie on and along the tracks. In some places the railroad tracks have been broken. In the distance is the outline of some refinery structures and the Seatrain loading crane. A large cloud of smoke blowing right to left is visible in the background. The number "#13" is written in the lower right hand corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Repairing the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A group of about 15 men are working to clear and repair railroad tracks. Two parallel sets of tracks are visible. On the left, a flatbed rail vehicle holds railroad ties. Ahead of it on the tracks is a freight car holding several large rectangular forms. Small groups of men work along the other set of tracks, picking up debris, and replacing railroad ties. Some metal and wooden debris is visible along the tracks. Ahead of the workers on the tracks sits a badly damaged locomotive. To the right of the tracks are stacks of rectangular wooden structures stacked in piles. Some piles have been toppled. A large metal hook, suspended from a wheel and pulley, is visible on the far right. The number "#41" is written in the lower right corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Metal debris near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
On the far left, a line of freight cars stands on a set of tracks. Power poles line the railroad tracks, but power lines have been broken and are hanging down. A man stands on top of one of the railroad cars looking toward the port. To the left of the railroad tracks, can be seen a small portion of a damaged two-story building. Large pieces of metal and metal framework from a covered conveyor system are scattered over much of the area.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 the lower right hand corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 raised part of the track.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Searching through debris near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A crane stands at the far edge of a cleared section of dirt in the foreground. On the right is a line of boxcars receding away from the viewer with their left sides crushed inward. A large line of debris lies on the left of the train between it and the cleared area. On the far left of the cleared area is very large mound of debris mostly behind a low wall. Four men are on top of the debris, much of it concrete chunks and rebar, searching through it. The wall is either the remnant of a building or has been erected as a retaining wall. All around the crane and in the distance are piles of twisted metal, railroad tracks, wooden railroad ties and other debris. Wording on the crane: "The M. W. Kellogg Co.' and "Northwest". The number "#38" is in the lower right hand corner of the photograph.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad cars near the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two damaged freight train boxcars sit on a railroad track on the right. In front of the train cars are the remains of a truck and scattered metal debris of various kinds. The top portion of a smoke stack can be seen behind the train cars. A grain elevator stands on the left and beyond the train. Most of the glass in the windows of the grain elevator have been blown out. There is a vertical cylindrical tank in front of the grain elevator. To the left of the tank sit three boxcars side-by-side in bays under a metal roofed structure supported by pillars. On the left there is visible the top of a of a damaged wall extending out from the elevator. The number "#11" is in the lower right hand corner of the print.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view from the railroad yard after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A elevated shot from the rail yards toward the port. View is from above a line of freight cars in the rail yard. Debris lies piled along the line of cars to the far right of the picture. Several men stand on top of one of the cars, while several more stand amid the metal debris below. Another line of rail cars loaded with uniform loads of large forms stands on a parallel set of tracks. In the distance is the grain elevator, a smokestack, two large water towers and the loading structures at the port. Heavy smoke clouds blowing left to right can be seen coming from the port area. The number "#3" is written in the lower right hand corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Damaged railroad cars and storage tanks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A line of damaged freight cars stands amid metal and wooden debris. The top of a crane is seen beyond the train cars behind a large pile of debris. In the far background is a storage tank farm, with visible compression damage on a number of the tanks. On the horizon, in the direction of the port, are heavy clouds of white and black smoke. In the foreground three military personnel stand looking at the damage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion."
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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".
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shaft from the Grandcamp near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A metal spar from the Grandcamp has been driven into the ground at about a 45 degree angle near the railroad tracks after the ship's explosion. Debris is scattered on the ground throught the area. In the background, flames and large clouds of smoke can be seen in the direction of the port.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke stream upwards from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph appears to have been taken from above the Galveston port, down near the railroad yards and the grain elevator. In the foreground, four lines of railroad cars can be seen. A large multi-storied warehouse is behind the railroad tracks. At the left is a long building raised on stilts.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Looking toward Texas City after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke stream upwards from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This photograph appears to have been taken from above the Galveston port, near the grain elevator. At the far left, the grain elevator, a very large multi-story warehouse and a line of railroad freight cars can be seen.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Near the water towers after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two water towers sit on stilts near the railroad tracks after the Texas City Disaster. Building rubble, barrels, and metal debris are extend over most of the middle portion of the picture. To the far left, a line of tank cars sit on a track. On the right, on a rail road track, a destroyed railroad car sits with most of its sides missing. A large pile of twisted metal debris lies on the railroad tracks behind it. On the far right is the grain elevator. On the horizon in the middle of the picture is the Seatrain crane. The tops of refinery facilities are barely visible on the horizon. Black smoke is coming from beyond the line of tanker cars, blowing from left to right. The number "34" is written in the lower right hand corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Searching the debris near a damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four men walk through the debris near a ruined storage tank. Two of the men are in uniform. Wooden and metal debris is scattered and piled all over the area. On the right, in the background are a tanker car and a freight car. The word "Forward" can be read on the side of the freight car.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Heavily damaged train car and debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A train car has been badly crushed and scarred by the explosions and missiles as it sits on the railroad tracks. Behind it, a heavy metal framework, probably either from a warehouse or the covered conveyor system, is crushed and bent. Metal and concrete debris of all types is heaped and scattered over most of the area.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1947
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date:
December 5, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1947
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date:
June 20, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1947
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date:
September 19, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History