U.S. Army troops block the road into the Texas
U.S. Army troops block the road into the Texas City disaster area on April 17, 1947. Dark smoke is from fires at the Monsanto Chemical Company plant after the two explosions of April 16. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, claiming at least 581 people. (BSLOC_2014_13_213)
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11002719
Media ID
45260506
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3000px x 2387px
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Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
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