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[Photograph of Group with Belongings After Tornado]
Photograph of two men and one woman bringing belongings into a school building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The woman wears a coat and headscarf, the man in the center is bending down in front of a suitcase and wearing a leather jacket and hat, and the man beside him wears coveralls and a cap and carries blankets. The school building is in the background with trees in front of it. On the left side of the frame are parked cars. In the foreground is a tank and broken tree limbs and wooden beams.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, 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
[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 House and Debris After Tornado]
Photograph of a damaged home after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The home has a front porch with a shrub in front of it. On the right side of the frame is a tree with missing limbs, a gas main, and a large limb in the foreground. The ground is littered with debris.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 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
[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 Man and Woman in Front of Fallen House]
Photograph of an older couple standing beside a fallen house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The house is on the left side of the frame. Within the fallen walls there is a bed frame with blankets and clothing hanging on it. The man wears overalls, a jacket, and a hat. The woman wears a skirt, dark sweater, and a head scarf. Behind them are fallen walls and wooden beams. In the foreground is more debris, a bucket and an ax.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, 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 Man Standing in Debris]
Photograph of a man standing in front of a house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. All around him on the ground is scattered debris and household items. In the foreground is an entire fallen wall with a shower head and knobs still attached. There is a large black area on the right side of the frame.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Man Standing on Debris]
Photograph of a man standing in front of a brick building with damaged windows after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. He is standing on top of pile of debris that includes bricks and wooden beams. He is wearing a flannel jacket, hat, and is smoking a cigarette. On the right side of frame is a street filled more debris and old cars. There are two men in hats standing in front of a car.
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 Men in Debris After Tornado]
Photograph of two men standing on top of a metal beam in front of a damaged building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The building's windows are blown out. One man wear a leather jacket and hat and is pointing at the ground. The man behind him wears overalls and a cap. All over the ground is a pile of debris that includes bricks, beams, and wire.
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 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 People and Damaged Building After Tornado]
Photograph of the Higgins Railroad Depot after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows and part of the roof are blown off of the building. In the foreground are railroad tracks and a railroad service cart. Beside the depot are two women in dresses and hats and four men in hats talking to each other. In the background is debris and an old car. The ground is covered with debris.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Police Car and Debris]
Photograph of an old police car in front of a row of damaged storefronts after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The signs on the stores read, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and, "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In the background are three cars with three men in jackets and hats standing beside them. In the foreground are scattered pieces of wood.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sacks, Barrels, and Salt Licks]
Photograph of a foundation topped with full, piled sacks, barrels and salt licks. In the foreground is a wall with a door that has fallen after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, 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
[Photograph of Texas Town After Tornado]
Photograph of a row of damaged buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. A sign on one building reads, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and another reads, "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In front of the stores are five cars and one truck. There are eight men standing by the vehicles, all wearing jackets and all but one wearing hats.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]
Photograph of a building destroyed by a tornado with cars on the left and large pole in front. In the foreground is a winding dirt road.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
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
[Photograph of Truck and Houses After Tornado]
Photograph of a truck and three houses after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The truck's hood is caved in. Behind the truck are the three houses and trees. All over the ground is debris, mostly wooden beams.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History