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The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City. It was one of the deadliest industrial accidents in U.S. history. The disaster started with a fire onboard the French-registered SS Grandcamp, which was docked in the port and carrying…
15 kwi 2022 · Saturday, April 16, 2022, marks the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, in which nearly 600 people died.
Texas City Disaster Photographs. Collection Overview. Finding Aid View. Container Inventory. This set of 21 photographs was taken between April 16 and 21, immediately after the 1947 explosion in Texas City. At some point the photos were removed from a small album.
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4 mar 2021 · These 21 black and white photographs document the aftermath of the “Texas City Disaster,” an industrial catastrophe that killed well over 500 people on April 16, 1947. Images include aerial views, oil tanks on fire, blown-out freight cars, damaged houses and other buildings, destroyed barges, boat slips strewn with debris, and burned ...
Browse 24 texas city 1947 photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. The smoking remains of the Monsanto chemical plant in the aftermath of the Texas City Disaster, in which nearly 600 people were killed by an...
14 kwi 2010 · See the grim photos taken of the scene on April 16-17. On April 16, 1947, more than 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer ignited and detonated aboard a vessel in the Port of Texas City. We...
