Postcard of an illustration of a large white and red ship with two steam stacks, sailing on the ocean. A smaller tugboat sails behind the ship, to the right. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the ship as a transatlantic ocean liner called the Venezuela. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.

Postcard of the debris after the explosion of Gulf Tanker "Venezuela." The tanker can be seen by the dock in the distance. The caption written on the photograph reads, "Explosion of the Gulf of Venezuela, Pt Arthur, Tex."