[The Davison home before restoration]

A view of the Davison home before restoration began in the 1990's. The house has three stories with large porches off parts of the lower two stories, and a gabled tower on one corner. A small wooden building can be seen to the far left of the house. The house is in need of repainting. On top of the photograph on the front side is written in cursive writing :"Home of Florence Haver Davison & Frank B. Davison."
Date: [1945..1980]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in conversation with Congressman Clark Thompson and Ray Miller]

Col. Hugh B. Moore stands between Ray Miller and Congressman Clark Thompson outside a governmental building in Washington D.C. The Capitol Building is in the background. All three men are dressed in business suits and hats. At the bottom of the picture is written: "To Col. H. B. Moore with [gap: illegible] and warm regards".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplanes at a small airport]

At the far left, one small biplane sits on a runway. Two men are near that plane. Off the runway, in the grass, is a small airplane with a prop engine on the right wing. It's call number is NC65212. There are barrels and what appears to be an engine part near the plane. Further in the distance is another small plane parked in the grass.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A large round storage tank shows compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A ladder leans against the tank, providing access to the tank's top. Near the tank, two smaller round tanks stand on towers. At the far left, another round storage tank is visible. In the foreground, a round piece of metal lies near a road.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A telephone pole stands amid debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Bent and broken pipelines, wooden railroad ties, and twisted metal litter a slope on which the telephone pole stands with power lines drooping. On the horizon at the top of the slope are storage tanks and other telephone poles.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A house shows extensive damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The middle portion of the roof has collapsed and fallen in, and windows have sustained significant damage.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Longhorn II aground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The cargo ship, Longhorn II, sits on dry land after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Debris is visible in the foreground, and large, twisted pieces of metal can be seen on the far left.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An eductor in front of a commercial building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An unhitched trailer holding what appears to be a foam eductor used for fighting fires sits in front of a commercial building with its front open. A ladder leads up toward the second floor of the brick building. To the right a power pole is braced with another pole.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Seatrain loading crane and the Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A view of the the Seatrain loading crane and the badly damaged Monsanto building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Little damage is visible to the Seatrain structure, but the Monsanto building and a long two-story building to its left appear almost totally destroyed, with only parts of the building framework standing.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A drugstore after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Huge clouds of dark smoke are visible behind and to the left of a commercial building with two store fronts visible. A sign in front of the store on the left reads, in part, "Public Drugs". Windows on the drugstore are boarded closed. In front of the store is a scales. The other store on the right is also boarded up. These buildings were located on the south side of the 300 block of Texas Avenue.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Building rubble, cable and wire are spread over the ground after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the far left, some structure of a long building or the elevated conveyor system remains standing. In the middle of the photograph, a line of posts, with metal wires and cables protruding, can be seen.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

The roof has collapsed on a one story house as a result of the explosions from the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Windows have been blown out, and building debris lies on the ground in front of the house. In the distance on the left, other wooden structures have collapsed, or show visible damage. Thick black clouds of smoke come from burning storage tanks in the distance.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged pipelines and railroad tracks near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A railroad freight car loaded with wooden forms sits amid the debris near the port after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. On the left, the support for the elevated pipelines near the port have collapsed, and pipelines lie on the ground. Metal, concrete and wooden debris are scattered along the pipeline route and the railroad tracks. In the distance can be seen the destroyed pier and dock structures. On the back of the photograph is written: "Loading Dock".
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The High Flyer's engine at the Republic Oil Refinery after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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."
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A damaged house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged storage tank and debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clouds of smoke fill the sky after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Huge clouds of thick dark smoke fill the sky behind a house after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking toward the grain elevator 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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged houses after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged storage tank after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A storage tank shows heavy crushing and compression damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A damaged house 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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men checking a damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A pipe from the High Flyer after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

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".
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History