Debris from Higgins Tornado

View of wooden planks and other debris from tornado destruction from dirt road.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Russell Minton
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Debris in Ditch After Tornado

Photograph of a dirt ditch filled with a pile of debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The pile contains big pieces of bent metal and wooden boards.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Debris on Road AFter Tornado

Photograph of a dirt road with scattered debris on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is the road, on the right side is a fenced off field. In the foreground is the hood of an old truck.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Destroyed Building After Tornado

Photograph of a gutted building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The building is leaning towards the right side of the frame and half of the house closest to the viewer consists of piles of cinder-blocks and still-standing wooden beams. The ground is covered in debris which includes a ladder.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Destroyed Building and Piles of Debris

Photograph of a demolished building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The ground is covered in wooden planks and beams, chairs, tires, bricks and tables. In the back are empty shelves standing upright. On the right side of the frame is a broken cinder-block wall.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado]

Photograph of a destroyed car with the words, "Grocery & Market" written on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a collapsed brick wall. On the right side of the frame are three brick buildings. On the left side of the frame are other undamaged vehicles. All over the ground is debris that includes wooden beams and twisted metal.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destruction from the Higgins Tornado]

Photograph of a view from dirt road of an overturned automobile, bare trees and scattered debris from tornado destruction.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Russell Minton
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destruction From the Higgins Tornado]

Photograph of large, overturned farm equipment in front of building. There is a dirt road in foreground with strewn and splintered wooden planks.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Russell Minton
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dog and Duck Under Bush After Tornado

Photograph of a dog and a duck underneath a bush after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is debris scattered all over the ground. In the background are leaning telephone poles.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen Buildings and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of several people standing amongst a large pile of debris that includes wooden boards, pipes, and scrap metal after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a badly damaged building. On the right side of the frame is a road with vehicles and in the foreground on the right side of the frame is an old truck.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen Buildings and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of a row of fallen and damaged stores after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is a large pile of debris in front of the buildings. A group of people are standing and sifting through the debris. There is a parked car on the right side of the frame.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen House After Tornado

Photograph of a house that has fallen after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The house is white and two-story. It has been blown off it's cement foundation and is broken in half. In the foreground is debris and in the background is another building and trees.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen Houses After Tornado

Photograph of two or three fallen houses after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The houses were two stories tall. In the foreground is a street and two driveways.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen Silo After Tornado

Photograph of a fallen silo after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is a man wearing a leather jacket and hat looking at the silo. On the ground is debris.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fallen Silo After Tornado

Photograph of a fallen silo after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There are two metal posts standing diagonally on the left side of the frame. Behind the fallen silo are two standing silos and a building. In the far background on the right side of the frame is an oil pump.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group of Men and Debris After Tornado

Photograph of large piles of debris covering the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There are three men talking to each other on the left side of the frame. In the center is another group of men all looking the same direction. All the men wear jackets and hat and are in front of a partially standing wall. The debris includes large pieces of metal siding, bricks, and fencing.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing with Damaged Trucks After Tornado]

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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Overturned Vehicle and Debris After a Tornado]

Photograph of a landscape of bare trees and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an overturned vehicle. In the foreground is a puddle of mud.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People and Destroyed Buildings After Tornado]

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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Man After a Tornado]

Photograph of a man standing between a loading ramp and a house. There are wooden planks and other objects strewn about the ground due to the tornado.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Russell Minton
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Town After Tornado]

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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Overturned Car from a Tornado]

Photograph of an overturned and flattened car after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado; the car is located in the middle of a grass field.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Overturned Tractor After Tornado]

Photograph of a large overturned tractor after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the tractor is a house and beside the house are stacks of sacks. In the background are telephone poles. In the foreground is scattered debris.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Overturned Vehicle after a Tornado]

Photograph of an overturned vehicle after the Glazier/Higgins, Texas tornado. There are shadows of two men, one wearing a hat, in the foreground. The overturned vehicle is in the center of the photo and behind the vehicle is a dirt road with a parked truck.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History