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"The Bad Seed" play

Photograph of Actors Robert Biggers, Aaron Wallace and Tijuana Collins in the SPC play "The Bad Seed" held in the auditorium.
Date: March 8, 1968
Creator: Biggers, Robert; Wallace, Aaron & Collins, Tijuana
System: The Portal to Texas History

Migration Fountain at HemisFair '68

Close-up photograph of the Migration Fountain at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. Created by the artist Bill Bristow.
Date: 1968
Creator: Bill Bristow
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sculptures of birds in water at HemisFair '68

Image of Sculptures of birds in water at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The fountain, located outside the United States Pavilion, was called Migration Fountain.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Bill Bristow
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States Pavilion and Migration Fountain

Photograph of a portion of the U.S. pavilion at HemisFair '68. Outside of the pavilion is the Migration Fountain, with a 100 foot wide cascade of water. The fountain decoration includes sculptures of stylized birds attached to metal rods. Created by Bill Bristow, artist and Trinity University Art Professor.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Bill Bristow
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0261]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In San Antonio at the HemisFair Monday were Campfire girls from Oklahoma City."
Date: June 28, 1968
Creator: Fisher, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

People looking at a concept model of HemisFair '68

Six men and one woman looking at an early concept model of HemisFair '68 at an indoor formal event.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Harichrome Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Viva HemisFair, San Antonio 1968 World's Fair color poster

Image is of the exhibition poster Viva HemisFair by Robert Indiana for the 1968 World’s Fair known as HemisFair ’68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio. The original poster is 46 in. x 30 in.
Date: 1968
Creator: Indiana, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Woman's Pavilion

A model of the Woman's Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The four main themes exhibited in the pavilion were beauty, the mind, heart and emotion, and work, and served as a tribute to the contributions women have made to culture and civilization in the western hemisphere.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fountain at Hemisfair Park]

Photograph of a fountain located on the fairgrounds at Hemisfair Park located in San Antonio, Texas. The fountain is shaped like a ball and has long rods spraying water coming out from the center sphere. Behind the fountain there is a red and white striped carnival booth and some unidentified buildings. A red aerial car and wires can be seen above the fountain.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fountain at U.S. Pavilion]

Photograph of the outside of the U.S. Pavilion at Hemisfair tower in San Antonio, Texas. There are bird like sculptures and a fountain outside of the building and a group of people near the entrance.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hemisfair Tower]

Photograph of the Hemisfair tower from the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, Texas. There are buildings and flags located at the base of the tower.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tower of the Americas at Hemisfair Park]

Photograph of the base of the Tower of the Americas at Hemisfair Park. A variety of flags are around the base of the tower and a red and white striped tent is visible. Accompanying information identifies one of the individuals in the photo as Paul Streng and several other unidentified people are visible.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View From Tower of the Americas]

Photograph of the view of Hemisfair grounds from the observation deck of the Tower of the Americas. The image shows several carnival rides and groups of people walking around the fair grounds. Hemisfair park is located along a river and several small boats and fountains are visible.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History

IBM Exhibit

Photograph of IBM Pavilion visitors viewing a computer operating a Jacquard loom at the Lakeside Pavilion during the 1968 World's Fair.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Zintgraff
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0282.0068]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "RED CARPET WELCOME awaited Guy Fraser Harrison, Oklahoma City Symphony conductor, when he arrived at San Antonio airport Friday night."
Date: 1968
Creator: Zintgraff Photographs
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

1968 Texas HemisFair License Plate

Photograph of an unidentified blonde woman wearing a suit, seated on the edge of a table or ledge and holding up a license plate near her face. A world globe with North and South Americas visible is on the table to her right and she is holding the plate over it. The special edition plates were issued to promote the international exposition in San Antonio and have "TEXAS" in small capital letters along the top with "68 HEMISFAIR 68" at the bottom of the plate.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Actors at HemisFair '68

Photograph of female actors in a play at HemisFair '68, including two adult actors standing to the left -- one wearing a tiger-like costume and the other dressed in an oriental-patterned robe. A small group of child actors are kneeling in the background to the right, and some are wearing Oriental-type dresses.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial photo of HemisFair '68

Aerial photograph looking straight down on the HemisFair site before it opened. Visible buildings in the fairgrounds include the roofs of the circular United States Exhibit Pavilion and Confluence Theater (right of center); the Texas Pavilion is in the back middle ground; and the Convention Center, Theater, and Arena buildings (left of center). The top of the Tower of the Americas is visible in the center with the tower itself casting a long shadow toward the left. A San Antonio public housing development is visible across the highway from the Texas Pavilion.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of downtown San Antonio, Texas

Photograph of downtown San Antonio, Texas with the partially-constructed central concrete shaft of the Tower of the Americas (without the tophouse) and the HemisFair Arena visible in the background. A highway interchange is visible in the foreground, at the bottom of the image. The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena were constructed for HemisFair '68.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds, looking north, with downtown San Antonio, Texas behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible near the center of the image, with the circular HemisFair Arena behind it, slightly left.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Oblique aerial view of the HemisFair '68 site near the completion of construction, including the Tower of the Americas (center-right) which has a crane working on the observation structure at the top. Other buildings in the fairgrounds are visible, including the Arena (center) and the United States Exhibit Pavilion (left foreground), which are both circular buildings. Portions of downtown San Antonio, Texas can be seen in the background.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Photograph from a helicopter of the HemisFair '68 site in San Antonio, Texas, a few weeks from opening day. Prominent structures include the 622 foot high Tower of the Americas (center-right), the United States Confluence Theater and United States Exhibit Pavilion at left foreground, and the Convention Center, Arena, and Theater in mid-ground. Downtown San Antonio buildings are visible behind the fairgrounds.
Date: March 12, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, looking east, with downtown San Antonio visible in the background, to the right. The Tower of the America is in the center of the image; other buildings on the fairgrounds include the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater (at right) as well as the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion (at left).
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Oblique aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds and downtown San Antonio buildings behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible in the center of the image and the circular HemisFair Arena is visible to the right of the tower's base.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History