[View of Soledad, Main Plaza and Dwyer Street]

Photograph looking south along Soledad Street towards Main Plaza, Commerce, and Dwyer Street. The one-story R. Wulfing store (middleground, left) stands catercorner to the two-story Jack Harris Variety Theater (center), which fronts on Commerce Street. Opposite the theater, the columned façade of the James Vance House on Nueva Street can be seen in the far distance. The two-story Baker House stands across the plaza to the southwest (right) of the theater.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chancel of Mission Concepcion with mural of Lourdes Grotto]

Copy print of the interior of Mission Concepcion's church, facing the chancel. The mural behind the altar depicts the Marian apparition at the grotto (cave) of Massabielle near Lourdes, France in 1858. In 1887, Concepcion's church was repaired and dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Plaza]

Copy print of Military Plaza, showing the west (rear) facade of San Fernando Cathedral on the left and the Southern Hotel to its right. A fruit vendor stands by his wares in the lower right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Original Menger Hotel]

Copy print of an oblique view of the front (east) and south facades of the original Menger Hotel. A horse drawn carriage stands in front of the Alamo Street entrance. Blum Street intersects to the south (at right).
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[East side of Main Plaza]

The east side of Main Plaza at the intersection with Commerce Street. The Salomon Deutsch store stands on the corner. The adjacent two-story building to its right contains the Schram & Co. Dollar Store, the D.A. Oppenheimer store (center) and, possibly, a third business, whose sign is not legible. A line of carriages is parked facing the storefronts..
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Acequia Street from Main Avenue Enlargement]

Photograph of Acequia Street (Main Avenue) taken from the roof of San Fernando Cathedral looking north. First Presbyterian Church is in the background on the left. Wolfson's Store is in the foreground on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casino Club and Opera House]

Photograph of the Casino Club and Opera House, 204 Market Street. Several men stand on the front and side porches. Two more men stand near the horse and buggy in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beethoven Mannerchor, Men's Chorus Member Collage]

Copy print of a collage documenting the Beethoven Mannerchor, or Men's Chorus. It includes several large and small portraits of the members, as well as photographs of the exterior and interior spaces of their meeting house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West side of Alamo Plaza]

Copy print of Alamo Plaza, featuring from left to right: the A.B. Frank Company, Grand Opera House (center), Wickes Building, Crockett Block, and Maverick Bank Building. In the background on the far right, construction has begun on the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office. Horse-drawn carriages are visible in the street opposite the Opera House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the Alamo]

Copy print of the front (west) facade of the Alamo as seen through an archway, looking southeast.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of San Pedro Springs and Park]

Photograph of the springs in San Pedro Park. Several men stand along the banks of the springs, which wind through the center of the image. A frame structure stands on the left and a wooden bridge is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holy Water Font at Mission San Jose]

Photograph of a carved holy water font set into the wall of the church sacristy at Mission San Jose.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freighters]

Copy print of one of the first transport freighters leaving for Mexico. A group of men stand outside a building near the animal-drawn freight wagon.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the River and Twohig House]

Photograph of the San Antonio River, looking west. John Twohig's house is on the left. A wooden foot bridge spans the river.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Courthouse and Post Office in San Antonio]

Photograph of the United States Post Office in San Antonio, taken from the courtyard of the Alamo, looking north. The Gibbs Building stands to the left of the post office.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Early Commerce Street]

Photograph of Commerce Street, looking west from Military Plaza. The old county jail, known as the "Bat Cave," is partially visible on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alamo with Team of Oxen

An enlarged copy print of the Alamo with three covered wagons pulled by ox teams in the foreground. The American flag flies over the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Concepcion interior]

Photograph of a barrel vaulted room with the Mission Concepcion convento. A friar stands by a doorway. Traces of frescoes painted by the mission's Native American artists can be seen above the door and in horizontal bands on the upper walls.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Concepcion]

A negative print that has been reversed shows the west (front) and south facades of the church and convento at Mission Concepcion. A rail fence runs in front of the structures, which include newer buildings constructed adjacent to the convento walls.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Street and Avenue E]

Copy print of the intersection of Houston Street and Avenue E, looking east across Hugo Schmeltzer's Castle (the convento at the Alamo), at the corner of Avenue E where Medical Arts Building stands now.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commerce Street Bridge]

Photograph of the 1880 iron Commerce Street Bridge, looking west along Commerce Street from Alamo Street. The adjacent two-story buildings are (left to right): the Rilling Building and Schultze Hardware.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Twohig's House]

The San Antonio River, looking southeast. John Twohig's house is on the left. A wooden foot bridge spans the river. The rectangular structure in the lower right corner is a fabric covered bathhouse.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Plaza and Chili Stands]

Photograph of the south side of Military Plaza, showing chili stands and their patrons. In the background (left to right) are: A. Heusinger Hardware, Louis Scheihagen Hardware, and the Texas Barrel House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Commerce Street]

Photograph taken looking down on Commerce Street, facing east towards Main Plaza. The Danenhauer Building is the three story building in the background.
Date: [1877..1879]
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History