Part of a ship's engine sits in the foreground near other pieces of metal. In the background can be seen a large round storage tank and refinery facilities. Written on the back of the photograph is: "Engine from High Flyer found at Republic Oil Refinery."

A badly damaged house stands in a yard after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The upper front structure of the house has been badly damaged, and boards hang down or are lying on the ground. The rear section of the roof has collapsed and broken away from its supporting structure. Windows have been blown out, and the board fence has been destroyed. Heavy thick clouds of black smoke cover the horizon. On the far left, in the background, can be seen a refinery tower structure.

A storage tank as been crushed in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris of all kinds is scattered over the foreground and piled near the destroyed storage tank. In the distance on the left are two water towers on stilts.

Several soldiers on horses are standing in flood waters. Three additional horses without riders are drinking at the bottom of an embankment in front of damaged buildings. Debris from the buildings is scattered throughout the area. A leaning telephone pole is visible near one of the houses. Four soldiers are standing in the distance on higher ground. Wording on photo front "After the storm, Texas City." The number "7." is marked on the photo. Wording on photo back "Aug 16, 1915."

Huge clouds of thick dark smoke fill the sky behind a house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.

This photograph was taken looking toward the grain elevator after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left are refinery structures, including some small and cylindrical tanks. To the right of three of the tanks, the heavily damaged Monsanto building can be seen. In the middle of the picture in the background the Seatrain loading crane is partially visible. On the far right is the grain elevator. Some debris is visible in the foreground.

Two houses show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The one story house on the left appears to have been split apart in the middle and has visible roof damage to the rear. The house on the right is raised above the ground, but shows damage to some of the siding on the lower level, and appears to be leaning. Some building debris is visible in the foreground.

Four one-story houses in a residential area show visible damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, the house shows roof damage. The house second from the left has a partially collapsed roof, and part of the front wall is detached and leaning forward. A car sits in front of the house second from the right, which has had all windows and doors blown out. The house on the far right also shows window and door damage. Boards and building debris is scattered in front of the houses.

A storage tank shows heavy crushing and compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.

A one-story house has been badly damaged in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The front half of the house's structure and roof are very badly damaged and lean noticeably. Debris is scattered over the ground. Windows and doors have been blown out, and much of the front structure of the house is missing.

Five men stand outside a long industrial building, looking at the damage caused in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Ladders lean up against the building leading to the roof area where visible damage has been done. A truck is parked near one end of the building. In the distance, one of the refinery structures can be seen.

A man stands in an open field next to a bent piece of metal pipe from the ship High Flyer after the Texas City Disaster. On the back of the photograph is written: "Pipe from High Flyer found out in the Heights".

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)".

A pilot and copilot in uniform and helmets sit in the cockpit of a plane sitting in a field. Nine soldiers stand in front of the plane facing straight ahead. One of the soldiers stands off to the right side of the plane, turned toward the camera.

An airplane with pilot and co-pilot in helmets are sitting at controls of the biplane. Eight other ground crew in uniform and hats are posing for photograph standing in front of airplane. Large tents are seen in the background. People in distance on right are standing or sitting on a wall with advertising on it. "Wright C, SC-14 with 1/Lts. Roy Kirtland pilot and Hugh Kelly student, Texas City, Texas March 1913. Lt. Kelly would be killed in SC-14 with pilot Lt. E.L. Ellington in San Diego, California, 24 November 1913"--p. 123 1st Aero Squadron in Texas City, Texas / by Douglas E. Edwards in Over the Front : Journal of the League of World War I Aviation Historians, v. 13, no. 2, Summer 1998. "Aviation field and machines First Aero Squadron Texas, Maurer (?) photo copy ger (?)"--label on image. USAF Museum photo.

A view of the reflecting pool at Memorial Park taken near the walkway and monument. Across the road can be seen houses and businesses.

A view of Memorial Park from outside the wall. The angel statue and the monument near the reflecting pool can be seen in the distance. Near the monument, several men are standing. A grounds-keeping truck is visible in the distance.

Two damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The house on the right has been badly damaged. The left wall has detached from the house structure. The windows and doorway on the front and sides have been boarded up, some of the framing is missing, and a long board has been detached and broken across the front. The house on the left leans noticeably to the right and has visible structural damage.

A view of the reflecting pool at Memorial Park. A monument stands at the far right, but the wording on the monument is not readable. In the background is a truck with four men working on landscaping around one of the walks.

A view of unidentified refinery/processing structures after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The structures shown include two tower structures, a series of smaller storage tanks and a raised control or viewing building.

A pilot and a copilot in uniforms and helmets sit in the cockpit of a bi-plane standing in a field. In front of the plane, 8 other soldiers in uniform and a civilian in white shirt and bow tie stand posed facing the camera.The third soldier from the right is resting his arm on part of the airplanes framework, and holding one of the structural supports. In the background are some large tents and two soldiers. "Wright C., SC-16 "Trainer," with Lts. Thomas D. Milling, instructor and Fred Seydel student, Texas City, Texas, May 1913. The 'C" was a larger, heavier version of the 'B', and had fixed vertical stabilizers (Blinkers) in front for additional stability. SC-16 was flown to Houston and back by Lt. Kirtland with Sgt. Idzorek, mechanic, 12 May 1913. It was transferred to San Diego in June 1913, however, a cracked crankcase prevented it from flying. There were no spare 50 h.p. engines, thus preventing his 'C' from joining the rest of hte Wright 'C's.' (USAF Museum photo) - from "1st Aero Squadron in Texas City, Texas" by Douglas E. Edwards in Over The Front, Vol. 13, No. 2, Summer 1998, p. 129, published by the …

Huge clouds of black smoke rise from the Texas City port area after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. This picture appears to have been taken from a spot above the Galveston Port Area near the grain elevator. Two large ships, one of which is a cargo ship, are visible in front of a large building on stilts near the grain elevator and in front of a multi-storied warehouse. A large white ship, which may be a passenger ship is moored next to the cargo ship.

Huge clouds of heavy black and white smoke fill the sky 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 train car can be seen.

A man in a hardhat stands near a cluster of pipelines and control valves near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. In the background the destruction at the docks and piers is visible. Pieces of pipes and valves lie on the ground near the man.