From back of photograph: Police Headquarters. This is the main section of town - about 1.5 miles from explosion.
Citation
"Law enforcement vehicle and automobiles parked next to Jewel movie theater, Texas City.." (1947) Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/37035.
Publisher
Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
This image is in the public domain and may be used without requesting permission, but should be cited as "From the Texas City, 1947 Disaster Photographs. Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries."