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[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

[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

[Photograph of Two Men and Debris After Tornado]

Photograph of a row of badly damaged buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In front of the buildings and all over the ground is a large pile of debris including a door, bricks, and wooden boards. Two men in jackets, gloves, and hats stand on top of a board on the left side of the frame. Behind the men is a row of cars.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McCurry, 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 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 Vehicles and Fallen Structure After Tornado]

Photograph of a fallen wooden structure after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the left side of the frame is a row of vehicles. and a damaged sidewalk. In the background are damaged buildings.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vehicles, People, and Damaged Building After Tornado]

Photograph of six vehicles and five people standing in front of a damaged building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. The windows and the roof of the building are missing. There is a tree and another building on the right side of the frame. In the foreground is the roof of the car dented with bricks with a tennis racket.
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 Workers Helping After Tornado]

Photograph of two women in coats and hats volunteering after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. One woman's hat has a small cross on it, the other woman wears glasses. They are in-between a vehicle and a table with food items on it. On the other side of the table are three men in police hats with cups in their hands. In the background are two men in jackets and coats, one is pointing, and a woman in a headscarf. Also in the background are cars and damaged buildings. In the foreground are tanks.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: McMurry, J. W.
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

[Vehicles and a Damaged Building After a Tornado]

Photograph of a damaged two-story building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In front of the building is a trailer and large pole with a wire going to the ground. There are two old cars and an old truck on the left side of the frame; in the foreground is a dirt road that leads to the building.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys with Dogs and Bunnies

Photograph of thirteen young boys and two women. Twelve of the boys are lined up and hold small dogs and rabbits. Three of the dogs are on leashes by the boys' feet. One boy in a denim jacket watches from the bottom right corner of the frame. All of the boys wear denim pants. One boy wears a hat. There are two trees behind the lineup.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls and Dolls

Photograph of a row of eleven small girls all holding dolls. Every girl wears a dress, one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. A grown woman in a dark print dress stands behind them with a microphone. Behind her is a tree and metal building.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls and Dolls

Photograph of nine small girls holding dolls. They are standing on a stage with a tree and a metal building behind it. Each girl wears a dress and one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. Behind the girls on the right hand side of the photo is a smiling woman holding a microphone and wearing a dark print dress. In the foreground are the backs of two children's heads and the backside of a grown woman in a dark dress and feathered hat.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lipscomb County Fair

Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "Paines Service Station."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Photograph of the destroyed Laubhan and Schwab Hardware store after a tornado. The ground is covered with wreckage, including wooden planks and beams, tables and chairs. Four men in jackets and hats stand on top of the wreckage in the center of the photo. Shelves remain standing in the background. Across the bottom are the words, "Laubhan & Schwab Hdwe. Bring on the Bulldozer."
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1949
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

[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Glazier, Texas]

Photograph of tornado damage in Glazier, Texas. There are three trees stripped bare with broken limbs. Strewn all over the ground are wooden planks and other objects like chairs and couches. In the far background is a two story building.
Date: April 9, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Boone Tyson Well

Photograph of the Boone Tyson Well. Surrounding the well are four cars, three trucks, a camper, four tanks, a pile of long pipe and eight people on or around it. In the foreground are a man and woman standing next to a car. The date is printed on the top border of the photo, "May 56".
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History