Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing the aftermath of the second explosion during the Texas City Disaster. The caption identifies the freighter Wilson B. Keene, loaded with flour, lying broken in half after the nitrate-laden freighter High Flyer drifted into it and exploded on April 17, 1947. A dramatic image documenting the continuing destruction following one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history.
This photograph measures approximately 10½" x 6½". It came from a Pittsburgh area newspaper archive and is mounted on black paper. The photo retains its original AP Wire Photo caption. Moderate age-related wear, handling marks, and edge wear are present consistent with newspaper archive storage. Please see photos.
This photograph measures approximately 10½" x 6½". It came from a Pittsburgh area newspaper archive and is mounted on black paper. The photo retains its original AP Wire Photo caption. Moderate age-related wear, handling marks, and edge wear are present consistent with newspaper archive storage. Please see photos.
