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[Adobe House, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of two children and a dog in front of a small house. The house is made up of adobe, branches, brush, and planks. Laundry hangs from a line behind the house. Cabinet card format.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hardesty, F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of the front of the Alamo. A wooden building to the left has a sign reading "Alamo Building."
Date: unknown
Creator: Delfraisse, A. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audiometer]

Photograph of a man inspecting an audiometer inside of a traveling hearing lab van. The man is wearing a light toned, checked suit, and a small sign on the wall can be seen displaying who built the interior frame of the van.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beauties of San Antonio River

Photograph of the San Antonio River. The silhouettes of three individuals are visible in the bottom left corner of the image. The other side of the river has buildings behind a wooden fence. The back of the photograph has a printed history of the city of San Antonio.
Date: 1889
Creator: Jacobson, M. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beverly Studios Photography]

Photograph of Beverly Studios with the the business's sign attached to the left side of the foremost wall. To the right of the studio sign, three large photography samples can be seen, and a glass door entrance can be seen further to the right. In the background to the right, a columned, two-story building can be partially seen displaying a sign that reads "City Upholstery".
Date: [1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bud Nash Dance Studio]

Photograph of a dance studio owned and run by dance instructor, Bud Nash. The building is single story and mid-century modern design. Chairs in a waiting room can be seen through the large windows with a glass door entrance. To the right of the glass entrance is a handicap ramp leading to another entrance to the building.
Date: [1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Canning Plant Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior view of the Gebhardt Canning Plant. A single door entrance with a roof awning can be seen to the left along with three windows. A sign beside the door directing readers to an office can be seen. Two trucks are parked next to a loading dock to the right, and a building sign that reads "canning plant" can be partially seen in the right background.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of the Cathedral of San Fernando in San Antonio, Texas. Several shops are visible in the street to its right. A hrose adn carriage is parked in front of one of the shops. The plaza in front of the buildings is muddy. The back of the photograph has a detailed history of the building and its predating missions printed on it. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1889
Creator: Paris, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Century Plant, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a man standing by a century plant. The century plant has a long stalk that stretches several meters into the air, with flowers blooming on the top. The back of the photograph has a printed history of the city of San Antonio. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1889?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster]

A letter from Sheriff W.B. Knox of Bexar County notifying Governor E.M. Pease that some prisoners had escaped from the county jail and asking Pease to post a reward for their capture, and an accompanying “Wanted” poster. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: May 26, 1855
Creator: Knox, W.B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio] (open access)

[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]

A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, who says that he is returning Graham’s copy of the book A Maverick American, which Maverick wrote, with his autograph.
Date: February 23, 1940
Creator: Maverick, Maury
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eddie's Restaurant]

Photograph of a restaurant named, "Eddie's", nestled in between other stores on a sidewalk strip. A large, prominent sign with the restaurant's name, the tagline "Just Good Food!", many lights, and a character of a smiling chef can be seen in the top half of the photo. The same chef character can be seen on the wall below, next to a window advertisement for a lunch special. Partial signs for two other stores flanking the restaurant can also be seen.
Date: [1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of many soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. The photograph was taken from the nearby tower. There is a handwritten letter on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a residential area at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. This shot captures a walkway leading up to a line of apartments slanting downhill to the right. Cabinet card format.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. The rectangular field's perimeter is lined with trees. Cannons are visible at the base of the flagpole in the center of the image. A tower is in the background and other buildings are at the right. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1889
Creator: Paris, A. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. There is a gazebo in the center. At the edge of the field are trees with houses visible behind them. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1889
Creator: Paris, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Sam Houston Tower

Photograph of the clock tower at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gebhardt Canning Plant]

Photograph of the Gebhardt Canning Plant, taken near an entrance, in which an empty road can be sen in the foreground and a girl in a light top and dark skirt can be seen to the left. The factory is fenced in with chain-link, and a sign with the factory name can be seen on a building in the background. A water tower can be seen behind the factory,and a parking lot with several cars can be seen to the right.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harry Cooper Store Front]

Photograph of the storefront of a clothing store. A lit up neon sign spelling the store's name can be seen across the top of the store in the photo and in the store's window displays, smaller lights are directed to showcase several mannequins wearing various items of women's clothing, such as dresses, shirts, and shoes. To the right, a partial car and and partial sign to another store front can both be seen.
Date: [1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hearing Test Van]

Photograph of a portable hearing test lab in a large van named, Rudmose Audiometer Travel Lab. The van can be seen parked center in the foreground at the top of a hill and the company's information can be seen painted onto the side. Several people can be seen with bikes in the left background, and a woman driving a car can be seen in the background to the right.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luby's Cafeteria Exterior]

Photograph of a Luby's Cafeteria Restaurant taken from the building's empty parking lot at night. Three slender windows can be seen on the left and a lattice fence can be seen over larger windows on the right. An awning roof structure can be seen hanging over an entrance way with a potted plant in the corner.
Date: February 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lungkwitz Family Portrait]

Photograph of the Lungkwitz family, who are sitting around a table outside under a tree. There is a stone building in the background. Identifications from the back of the print: Alice Lungkwitz, Guido Lungkwitz, Martha Lungkwitz, Helene Lungkwitz, Ralph Kuechler, Eva Lungkwitz, Max H. Lungkwitz, Camilla Kuechler, Richard Kuechler.
Date: 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Plaza in San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a line of horse-drawn carriages in a street at downtown San Antonio, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "North east corner of Main Plaza." A sign on the building at right reads "Solomon Deutsch & Co., Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Hats." A sign on the building at left reads "Lambert's Ideal, Gents, Furnishings, Goods." Cabinet card format.
Date: 1880
Creator: The "Little Brick" Photograph Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mill Bridge, San Antonio, Texas

Photograph of a bridge in San Antonio, Texas. Horse-drawn carriages are wading through the water below. A building in the background has hand-painted signs reading "Herrick's". Cabinet card format.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History