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[Aerial view of refinery structures, storage tanks, and port facilities after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port area of Texas City after the explosions. Residences can be seen in the lower right corner. Beyond and to the left of those homes are refinery structures. Beyond those structures are the piers and docks of the port area. Thick heavy clouds of black smoke come from burning storage tanks to the right of the docks. Thick white smoke comes from the dock areas. Through a gap between the black and white smoke streams can be seen a number of storage tanks.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the burning Monsanto plant after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view from the north of part of the Monsanto refinery and processing compound with flames visible in several areas and huge clouds of very dark smoke covering most of the photograph. Storage tanks, pipeline control facilities, and two towers can be identified. On the far right in the background are two water towers. The number "#46" is written in the lower right corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the burning Monsanto plant after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the refinery structures near the coastline during the Texas City Disaster. Enormous plumes of very heavy black smoke fills most of the image. Flames from a burning storage tank can be seen near the middle of the photograph. Beyond and to the right, through a break in the heavy smoke, can be seen rows of round storage tanks. On the right, a portion of a road with right angle bend can be seen. There are many vehicles parked along the sides of the road.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An aerial view of the docks and slips at the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the boat slips and dock areas impacted by the explosions. Dock area structures near the slips have been totally destroyed and rubble and debris is readily visible. On the far right foreground, refinery tower structures can be seen. In the far right background are the storage tanks of the tank farm. Huge clouds of thick dark smoke and smaller clouds of white smoke blow left to right.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the grain elevator, the Monsanto building and the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the grain elevator, the damaged Monsanto building, the Seatrain loading crane and the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene is partially submerged at Slip 1. In the lower left hand corner is a badly crushed storage tank. The Longhorn II resting on dry ground is visible near the middle of the picture.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the hull of the Wilson B. Keene after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster showing the ruined hull of the Wilson B. Keene. The dock and wharf structures lining both sides of this slip have been leveled. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Hull of the Wilson B. Keene visible in boat slip adjacent to the slip where the Grandcamp exploded".
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the Monsanto plant and port facilities after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port after the explosions. The heavily damaged Monsanto building, the grain elevator, tank farms and storage tanks and the destroyed docks and warehouses are visible. Written on the reverse side of the photograph is: "The Monsanto plant (in right foreground) received extensive damage to office buildings and equipment. There was heavy loss of life among employees."
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the Monsanto plant, refinery structures and port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Refinery facilities, the Monsanto building, the grain elevator and the storage tank farms are visible. Handwritten in ink at top margin of front of print: "Texas City Disaster Photograph."
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Storage tanks, some refinery facilities, the grain elevator, docks, slips, and dock warehouse areas are visible.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An aerial view of the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the refinery structures in the port area and the docks and piers at the slips after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Heavy clouds of black and white smoke rise from fires still burning near the docks and in storage tanks. Between the black and white layers of smoke can be seen oil storage tanks at a tank farm.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 showing compression damage and crushing can be seen.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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. Thick layers of smoke from fire blow from left to right. White smoke comes from the dock area. Black smoke comes from petroleum facilities on fire.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the port area during the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of refinery facilities near the port during the Texas City Disaster. Heavy black smoke coming from a source out of view on the right obscures much of the top two-thirds of the picture. A smaller plume of white smoke can be seen on the left. Storage tanks can be seen through a small hole in the smoke near the top middle of the photograph. The lower part of the image shows destroyed areas of the docks.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of the port facilities and the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
An aerial view of the port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A large cargo ship is moored at one of the slips. Three other smaller ships are on the water. Clearly visible are the grain elevator, the smoke stack, the Seatrain loading crane, the Longhorn II aground, damaged storage tanks and the destroyed warehouses and docks. One wall remains from the power house near the grain elevator, and the heavy damage to the Texas City Terminal building can be seen. The badly damaged hull of the Wilson B. Keene can be seen near the Texas City Terminal building. In the bottom right corner is a badly crushed storage tank.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ambulances ready to respond after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two military soldiers, and a civilian man and woman talk beside a military ambulance after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The woman is writing on a set of papers. The vehicle in the forefront has a large cross on a white background on the side of the vehicle, and the word "ambulance" on the top front. It's vehicle number is stenciled on the top front of the hood as "745745". The identification "32m" is stenciled on the right front bumper. Another military ambulance is parked next to the first ambulance in front of a large building, possibly the High School Gymnasium, with many of its windows blown out. The back door of the front- most ambulance is open, and a stretcher can be seen.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An American Red Cross truck provides refreshments for rescue workers after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Five rescue workers stand in front of a Red Cross canteen truck. Two women are handing out coffee and food to the workers. On the side of the vehicle is lettered "American Red Cross Galveston County Chapter." At the far right in the background is the grain elevator with visible damage to the top part of the structure. Clouds of smoke fill the sky.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the docks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A large amount of wooden debris floats in the harbor in the foreground, completely covering a large area of water. Two firetrucks are parked on the dock extending out on the left with four men dressed in white standing on the edge of the dock holding hoses leading down to the ocean water. Another man in a hard hat stands on the left in a large pile of debris looking down at a large metal object, perhaps an anchor lying on or near the railroad tracks. A large metal loading crane stands just behind the fire engines on the right. Other damaged port structures are visible in the background. The number "#23" is written on the picture in the lower right corner.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the temporary morgue for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four men lift a cot holding a blanket-covered body in the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Another man stands in the foreground, ready to assist. In the foreground, another blanket-wrapped body lies on a wooden table.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 from the Stations of the Cross, showing the placement of Jesus' body in the tomb after the crucifixion.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burning storage tanks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Large clouds of heavy black and white smoke rise from burning storage tanks near the shoreline in the Texas City port area. This photograph is taken looking across a long wooden pier toward the storage tanks.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Checking the wreckage near the Longhorn II after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Four men look at the wreckage at a pier alongside the Longhorn II after the explosions. At least two of the men appear to be military personnel. Metal and wooden debris covers the foreground. The Longhorn II is at the pier behind the men. Above it is the Seatrain loading crane with visible damage. Behind that is the Monsanto plant building with only the metal framework remaining.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Checking through the debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Two groups of men search through debris after the explosions. On the far left, one group is gathered around a bulldozer tractor with a powered arm, perhaps for a bucket attachment. On the right, another group is gathered around a large, badly damaged metal object, perhaps a vehicle. Near them, large pieces of metal debris, apparently from a railroad freight car, lie surrounded by shallow water. Large pieces of metal debris are scattered over the foreground. In the distance there is a lone man and behind him another bulldozer tractor. Further on, on both sides, there are large metal framework structures twisted and bent, probably from a warehouse roof or from the covered conveyor system.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History