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[Commerce Street west of Military Plaza]

Photograph of Commerce Street looking eastward, towards Military Plaza. San Fernando Cathedral's tower is visible in the background on the left. The two-story building has "Alojamiento" (lodging) painted on the wall facing the street. Part of the sign on the building at the far right reads, "Carpinteria" (carpenter's shop).
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission Espada]

Photograph of an oblique view of the east (front) and south facades of the church at Mission Espada. Father Francis Bouchu's residence, reconstructed from the main part of the old mission convento, stands to the left of the church. A well is centered in the foreground between the two structures.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A View from the Baptismal Chapel at San Jose Mission]

Photograph taken inside the Baptismal Chapel at Mission San Jose, looking through the doorway on the chapel's east wall. A shell-shaped arch above and elaborate carved panels ornament the doors. The arcaded south wall of the cloister is visible outside.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of South Alamo Street]

Photograph of the intersection of Blum Street (lower right corner) with South Alamo Street. This view is taken from the roof of the Menger Hotel, looking southwest.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two photographs of the Mission San Jose]

Copy print of two photographs featuring Mission San Jose. At the top is a 4" x 6" landscape view with the bell tower visible in the background, and the words "Historic San Antonio AD 1542" in script at the top. Below it is an oblique view of the front (west) and south facades of the mission church.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Lewis Mill]

Photograph of the Lewis Mill, located at the Navarro Street crossing of the San Antonio River, looking east towards La Villita.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[French Building]

Photograph of an oblique view of the front (west) and north facades of the French Building at the intersection of Dwyer Avenue and Dolorosa Street on Main Plaza. This building housed Chrysler Anderson & Co, the office of the County Clerk, a drug store and the San Antonio National Bank.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza]

Photograph of Alamo Plaza looking northwest. Automobiles are visible in the foreground parked next to the curb. In the background, from left to right, are: the Reuter Building, Opera House, Crockett Block, Wickes Building, Gibbs Building, and Post Office (tower only visible).
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza]

Photograph Alamo Plaza looking north. Grenet's Store and the Alamo are centered in the background. The meat market stands in the center of the plaza in the foreground. Men are gathered at the end of the streetcar tracks to the left of the market house as a streetcar approaches.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza at Houston Street]

Copy print of the north end of Alamo Plaza, looking west at streetcars traveling on Houston Street. The Maverick Bank Building stands at the far left, opposite the eight-story Gibbs Building. Three automobiles and a bicycle are parked curbside in front of the 1890 U.S. Federal Courthouse and Post Office in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission San Juan de Capistrano Painting]

Photograph of the painting by Hermann Lungkwitz titled "Mission San Juan de Capistrano."
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trail Drivers Parade]

Riders Hiram Craig (mounted on horse at center) and Thad Rees (mounted on horse at left) with Municipal Market House in background. The two men, who recreated a 300-mile Pony Express ride, took part in the October 8-10,1925 State reunion of Old Trail Drivers. They led the October 8th parade, which started and ended at Haymarket Plaza (Market Square).
Date: 1925/1925
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Main Plaza" painting]

Copy print of the painting "Main Plaza" by Herman Lungkwitz. A donkey carrying hay, an ox cart, a coach-and-four, and various people fill the plaza in front of San Fernando Cathedral.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commerce Street Painting]

Photograph of a painting by Herman Lungkwitz, looking east on Commerce Street (originally called Alameda).
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Washday on San Antonio River]

Photograph of a San Antonio River washday, looking west, with the Old Lewis Mill on the right and the foot bridge of Mill Bridge Crossing in the center. Four women are gathered near the water's edge with washtubs and laundry. A single tower of San Fernando Cathedral is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza]

Photograph of Alamo Plaza looking south. From left to right are: the three-story Menger Hotel; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with its steeple still under construction; the Gallagher Building (center) and the Dullnig Building, distinguished by its dome (upper right). A streetcar travels up the open plaza across from where horse drawn carriages are parked in front of the Gallagher Building and Menger Hotel.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza]

Copy print of Alamo Plaza looking south on South Alamo Street. Dullnig Building, Scholz Palm Garden, Joske's and Dreiss Drugstore are visible on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jose Antonio Navarro Portrait]

Copy print of a portrait photograph of Jose Antonio Navarro. He is standing with his left hand resting on the back of a chair in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo With Ruins of Convento]

Photograph of the Alamo and ruins of the two-story Convento, looking north. The 1890 post office is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Plaza at Crockett Street]

Photograph of Alamo Plaza at the intersection of Crockett Street, looking southeast. Identified buildings from left to right are: the Hugo Schmeltzer Building, the Alamo (behind turret), a saloon, a livery stable, and an undertaker. The north wall of the three-story Menger Hotel runs behind the livery stable, parallel to Crockett Street. Horse drawn carriages stand at the edge of the park.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Trail Drivers]

Photograph of four trail drivers dressed in suits and seated in a row on chairs in a courtyard. Each man holds his hat on his knee. The man second from the right, Charles Goodnight, also has his cane propped against his leg.The man second from left is George W. Saunders, co-founder of the Old Trail Drivers of Texas Association.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
System: The Portal to Texas History