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Rescue workers looking for bodies in the water after the 1947 Texas City Disaster

John P. Blazetic

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Two men in a small rowboat search the debris in the harbor for bodies after the explosions. The water is covered with wooden debris. The Longhorn II rests on shore. On the left, two trucks and a jeep are visible on land, with three men looking at the wreckage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion.

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Two men in a small rowboat search the debris in the harbor for bodies after the explosions. The water is covered with wooden debris. The Longhorn II rests on shore. On the left, two trucks and a jeep are visible on land, with three men looking at the wreckage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion.

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Two men in a small rowboat search the debris in the harbor for bodies after the explosions. The water is covered with wooden debris. The Longhorn II rests on shore. On the left, two trucks and a jeep are visible on land, with three men looking at the wreckage. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: From John P. Blazetic with 32nd Medical Battalion.

Key concepts: Debris, Shore, Archaeology, History, Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography

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