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[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
Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado
Photograph of an old car amidst fallen buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The buildings are roofless, only parts of the walls remain standing. All over the ground are piles of debris that include wooden beams and bricks.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Damaged Houses After Tornado
Photograph of damaged houses after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the far right side of the image, the roof of a badly damaged building is in the midst of some debris; in the center of the image, another house has no roof and the walls are sagging. Other homes are partially visible in the row behind them. In the foreground, there is a sidewalk and a fence enclosing the near yard.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsed House After Tornado
Photograph of a collapsed house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The house was two-stories tall. The ground is covered in wooden beams and there is a broken tree in the foreground.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of House and Debris After Tornado]
Photograph of a damaged house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The awning of the porch is caving in. There are three trees on the sides of the house. In front of the house is a large pile of of debris that includes wooden beams and tree limbs.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Windmill, Fallen Trees and Debris After Tornado]
Photograph of fallen trees and a windmill with bend blades after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. There is a truck and a fence on the left side of the frame. The ground is covered with wooden beams and debris.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of School, Cars, and Debris]
Photograph of six cars parked in front of a school building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In-between the cars and the building are trees. On the right side of the frame is a pile of debris. In the foreground is a cement driveway.
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
Denison Family with Covered Wagon
Photograph taken in 1900 of the Denison family next to a covered wagon hitched to a team of mules. Five people and one dog sitting on a chair.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-drawn Buggy with People and Sod House
Photograph of sod house and wooden structure on left side of the frame. Woman sitting in horse-drawn buggy with a colt in front on the right side of the frame. There are men on horses in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
People with Model-T Car
Photograph of a group of people - 4 men, 4 women, and 4 children - sitting in and on top of a Model T car. They are dressed in suits and dresses, almost all wear hats. In the background is a fence and a few buildings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman Smiling
Photograph of a young smiling woman standing in front of a porch. She is wearing a light colored dress with an ornament hanging from the waist, a pearl necklace and a headband.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four Hunters
Photograph of four men at a hunting retreat. Each man wears a white shirt with high-wasted pants, three wear suspenders. All four wear hats, 3 have canteens and rifles, one holds a bow and arrow. All four also have cigars in their mouth. In front of them lie two dogs. They stand in front of a wooden hut with a sign that says "The Hunters Retreat". There are many trees in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
One Man and Two Boys
Photograph of two young men and one older man in hats and overalls standing next to a building with window.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Children with Doll and Dog
Photograph of two children, one boy and one girl. The boy is on the right side of the frame with his hands on a dark dog that is facing him. The girl stands on his right wearing a white dress with white tights and a white bow in her hair. Her hand is on a stroller that contains a doll and blanket. Both stand next to the wall of a building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith Shop
Photograph of a blacksmith shop with two men standing in the doorway. One man wears overalls and a hat, the other man wears denim pants, a shirt and a hat and has his hands on his hips. In front of the shop on either side are two buggies and one plow. In the background are three buildings and in the foreground is a dirt road.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Courthouse
Photograph of a straight on view of the Lipscomb County Courthouse. It is a two story building with a basement. There are four large pillars in the front of it with stairs leading to the front doors. A woman in a white shirt and long dark skirt stands in front of the doors. On the right side of the frame, behind the courthouse, is a small white church. There is another small white house on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airplane with Unknown Pilot
Photograph of an airplane with an unknown pilot that is wearing a helmet and goggles. The airplane is a double wing with "NC 6425" and on the back end. The propellers of the plane are in motion. The plane is sitting on a dirt ground with tire tracks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]
Photograph of buildings and concrete destroyed by the tornado. On the left side of the frame in the foreground is the front end of an old truck.
Date:
April 9, 1949
Creator:
Russel Minton
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
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
[Piled Debris from Higgins Tornado]
Photograph of a view of piled wooden planks, other debris from tornado destruction and cloudy sky from dirt road.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building and People After Tornado
Photograph of three damaged buildings due to tornado. There are piles of wooden planks and other objects in front of the buildings. A group of people are collected on the right side of the frame and a man, woman, and child looking at them from the left side.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
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