3/14/17 New London School Explosion Otis Bryan by Chelsea Purgahn
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Otis Bryan poses for a portrait at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Otis Bryan poses for a portrait at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Otis Bryan rests his hand on the glass case of a model of the New London School as he tells where he was in the building during the explosion in 1937 at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Otis Bryan poses for a portrait at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A glass container of ink sits on a desk, much like the one Otis Bryan was filling at the time of the 1937 New London School explosion, at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Otis Bryan poses for a portrait at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
An exhibit showcasing New London School athletics at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
An exhibit at the London Museum & Cafe in New London, Texas, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Bryan was one of the survivors of the New London School explosion on March, 18, 1937, where a natural gas leak caused an explosion which destroyed the school and killed 294 children and teachers. This year is the 80th anniversary of the explosion. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)