Skip to Content

Libraries Home
Contact Us
My Accounts
Give to UH Libraries

Digital Collections

Search
Borrow & Request
Research & Learning
Spaces & Technology
About

Home
About
Using Digital Collections

Search Digital Collections

Search Constraints

Start Over

Filtering by: Genre photographs Remove constraint Genre: photographs Collections Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs Remove constraint Collections: Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs Provenance Houston & Texas History Research Collection Remove constraint Provenance: Houston & Texas History Research Collection Subject Texas City Disaster Remove constraint Subject: Texas City Disaster

« Previous | 1 - 20 of 21 | Next »

relevance
title
date ▲
date ▼
recently added

Number of results to display per page

10 per page
20 per page
50 per page
100 per page

View results as:

Search Results

Parking lot one quarter mile from explosion

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Oil tanks on fire three days later

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Parking area one half mile from explosion

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Road to explosion area

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Row of damaged houses

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Corner view of damaged houses

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Damaged houses

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Warehouse destroyed

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Freight cars one quarter mile from explosion

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Motor convoy for Texas City

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 17, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Aerial Shot of Texas City

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 20, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Aerial Shot of Texas City

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 20, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Slip #2 with ship destroyed in second explosion

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 19, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Slip #2 with boxcars in background

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 19, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Small crane destroyed by second explosion

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 19, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Area between two slips

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 19, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Slip #1 with barge in background

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Five story building beside slip #1

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Fuel tank near slip #1

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Barge from slip #1 on land

Creator:

Townsend, Charles Tellus

Date:

April 18, 1947

Rights:

Copyright Undetermined

Provenance:

Houston & Texas History Research Collection, Texas City Disaster Photographs, and University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

« Previous
Next »
1
2

Limit your search

Type

Image21

Creator

Townsend, Charles Tellus21

Subject

Industrial accidents21
Texas City Disaster[remove]21
Disasters20
Marine debris12
Harbors9
more Subjects »

Place

Texas City, Texas21

Genre

black-and-white photographs21
photographs[remove]21

Collections

Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs[remove]21

Provenance

Houston & Texas History Research Collection[remove]21
Texas City Disaster Photographs21
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections21

4333 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204-2000
(713) 743-1050

Privacy Policy
Hours
Employment
Directory
Give Us Feedback
Contact Us
Give to UH Libraries
Libraries & Collections
Maps & Directions
UH Libraries News
Site Search
Site Map
Search
Borrow & Request
Research & Learning
Spaces & Technology
About
Staff Interface

©2024 University of Houston. All rights reserved.

Report a problem with this page
Texas.gov
Texas Homeland Security
TRAIL
Fraud Reporting
Fraud & Non-Compliance Hotline
Linking Notice
Privacy Notice
Open Records/Public Information Act
Institutional Résumé
Required Reports
Electronic & Information Resources Accessibility
Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Reporting and Awareness
University Policies