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[Photograph of Man and Damaged Truck]

Photograph of a damaged truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The front end of the truck is crushed. The truck is surrounded by wooden boards and planks. There is a young man in a jacket and hat on the right side of the frame. In the background is another man on the left side of the frame.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Pile of Debris]

Photograph of a man in a flannel shirt and cap standing in front of a large pile of debris created by the Higgins/Glazier tornado. In the pile are many wooden boards and a few barrels. The man is pulling on something from the pile.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men and Tornado-Damaged Vehicle]

Photograph of a trailer with large tires in a puddle after the Higgins/Glazier tornado. There is a shadow in the foreground of a person wearing a hat. In the background are railroad tracks, torn-up trees, a truck, telephone poles, and a damaged building.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men and Tornado-Damaged Vehicle]

Photograph of two men inspecting a badly damaged vehicle after the Higgins/Glazier tornado. The vehicle's top half is crumpled. The men stand on the left side of the frame looking at the vehicle. Both wear leather jackets, one wears a cap and one wears a hat. In the background is a row of trees, another vehicle, and tall buildings in the distance.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men and Tornado-Damaged Truck]

Photograph of two men inspecting a badly damaged truck after the Higgins/Glazier tornado. The man on the left side of the frame wears khaki pants, a leather jacket, sunglasses and a hat. The other man wears a leather jacket and a cap. The truck is upright but the top half is crumpled. In the background are telephone poles, a tree, and an old car.
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

[Photograph of Higgins and Glazier, Texas Tornado Aftermath]

Photograph of destruction after the Higgins and Glazier, Texas tornado. In the foreground is the shadow of a person wearing a hat. In the center is a piece of machinery covered in dirt. In the background on the right side of the frame are four men looking right. There is also an automobile, a fallen building, and a standing telephone pole.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb Lime Light and the Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1931 (open access)

Lipscomb Lime Light and the Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Follett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1931
Creator: Skaggs, Ethel J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb Lime Light (Lipscomb, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914 (open access)

Lipscomb Lime Light (Lipscomb, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Lipscomb, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb Lime Light and the Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1936 (open access)

Lipscomb Lime Light and the Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1936

Weekly newspaper from Follett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1936
Creator: Skaggs, Ethel J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 9, 1963 (open access)

The Kiowa Valley Independent (Darrouzett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 9, 1963

Weekly newspaper from Darrouzett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1963
Creator: Ehrlich, Dorothy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Circle Register (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 9, 1963 (open access)

The Circle Register (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 9, 1963

Weekly newspaper from Follett, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1963
Creator: Ehrlich, Dorothy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Truck Damaged After Tornado]

Photograph of a truck damaged by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows of the truck are busted out and the hood is dented with bricks. There is a license plate on the front of the truck. A man in a button-up shirt and cap stands looking at the truck. On either side of the truck is another truck and an old car. Behind the car on the right side of the frame is a truck with a tank that says, "TEXACO". In the background is a damaged two-story building.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, 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

[Photograph of Man and Fallen House After Tornado]

Photograph of an elderly man picking up an object from the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The man is wearing a jacket and cap. The ground is covered with fallen walls, clothing, and wooden beams. Behind him is a house who's walls are caved in. Within the walls is a bed frame with blankets and clothes on it. In the background is a car with people standing by it.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Damaged House After Tornado

Photograph of two houses damaged by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The white house in the center of the frame is missing half of its roof and a second building is partially visible on the right side of the image. The ground is covered with debris including wooden beams and planks, tree limbs, pieces of metal and stripped trees.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Overturned Train After Tornado]

Photograph of an overturned train after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The view is of the underside of the train. In the foreground are railroad tracks and piles of debris that include wooden beams, pieces of metal, and wires.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Overturned Train After Tornado]

Photograph of an overturned train after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The train is turned on its side and we see the underside of it. Piled in front of the train is a pile of debris that includes wooden beams and pieces of metal. There is an upright train car on the right side of the frame. There is a large puddle in the foreground.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Train After Tornado]

Photograph of an old car and a train after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The car is on the left side of the frame. In the center is a railroad car and in front of the railroad car on the left side of the frame is an overturned railroad car. The ground is covered with debris that includes wooden beams and pieces of metal.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
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

[Photograph of Man Cleaning Debris After Tornado]

Photograph of a man in a button-up shirt and hat loading an object into the back of a truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. He is in front of a two-story brick building. The building's roof is blown off and the windows are blown out. The ground is covered in debris that includes wooden beams, wires, and a tire.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Overturned Truck and Destroyed Houses After Tornado]

Photograph of two buildings, two houses, and an overturned truck after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The foreground is covered with wooden beams and other debris. The overturned truck is on its side in the left side of the frame. On the right side of the frame in the background are the damaged buildings and an upright truck. Behind the houses are leaning telephone poles.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, J. W.
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 Farm Equipment and Debris]

Photograph of a piece of farm equipment with large tires covered and surrounded by debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. There are wires across the top of the photograph. The debris includes many pieces of wooden beams and there are cinder blocks in the background.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History