150ft barge Longhorn II in background washed onshore by the enormous wave generated by the explosion. local1259aiffA fire engine destroyed in the blast. WikipediaThe wreckage of the Wilson B. Keene. The large piece of wreckage in the foreground may be from the Grandcamp. WikipediaSmoke from the ensuing fires, seen from a distance. WikipediaA five-story rubber factory beside slip #1 left in ruins. WikipediaAn abandoned street littered with rubble from the destruction. WikipediaA business in downtown Texas City that was destroyed by the shock wave of the explosion. local1259aiffRows of identical coffins resting on boards near the grave sites during the mass funeral service for unidentified victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. Texas City LibraryReceiving a check for disaster relief. Mayor Curtis Trahan is second from the left. Texas City LibraryA close-up view of the altar memorial at Memorial Park in Texas City. On the front of the memorial is engraved In memoriam those who lost their lives in the Texas City Disaster of April 16, 1947. Texas City LibraryThe anchor of the Grandcamp now in Memorial Park. Texas City LibraryA close-up photograph of the Italian marble angel statue in Memorial Park, which honors the Texas City firefighters killed in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Texas City LibraryThe wall at Memorial Park listing the names of those who lost their lives in the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Texas City Library
