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20th Anniversary Speech (open access)

20th Anniversary Speech

Text of speech given by William Sinkin at the 20th anniversary luncheon of HemisFair '68.
Date: April 4, 1988
Creator: Sinkin, Bill
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of the Amusement Park section at HemisFair '68

Image of the Amusement Park section at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of the Amusement Park section at HemisFair '68

Image of the Amusement Park section at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of the Amusement Park section at HemisFair '68

Image of the Amusement Park section at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of the Amusement Park section at HemisFair '68

Image of the Amusement Park section at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of the Amusement Park section at HemisFair '68

Image of the Amusement Park section at the 1968 World's Fair (HemisFair '68) held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alamo City Jazz Band

Photograph of a jazz quintet performing on a stage in front of a small group of people who are seated at three small tables. The name of the quintet is "Alamo City Jazz Band". Most of the people visible in the foreground are drinking beer, and a woman is taking a photograph of the people that are sitting at one of the tables. Chuck Reilley, a local dentist and the bandleader plays trombone and James Carroll Bell is on trumpet, while Randle Tankersley plays the bass saxophone.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

An announcement for the next water ski show at HemisFair '68

Photograph of a woman and a man riding in a small motorized boat in the three-acre lake at Fiesta Island, at HemisFair '68. The man is wearing clown-like face paint, and is holding a sign announcing the next water ski show at 12 o'clock. The free show was sponsored by Mercury Outboard.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arena at HemisFair '68

Image of the Arena at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Body Works

Exterior view of Austin Body Works building at 510-512 E. 6th Street.
Date: April 30, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Electro Plating Company]

Photograph of front of building at 2406 E. 1st Street.
Date: April 8, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby in Crib]

Photograph of Ralph Dorsett baby in a crib, lying under a blanket.
Date: April 22, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Couger with Two Mules]

Photograph of Bill Couger with a team of two mules. Couger is wearing a hat, buttoned shirt, and dirty blue jeans. The group is standing on a field in front of a wooden fence.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Birthday Party

Photograph of elderly man seated at table with birthday cake. Birthday party was for 104-year-old man, Thomas Riddle.
Date: April 16, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat on Lake]

Photograph of a boat in the water at the lake. John W. Gainer was a partner in the Hammerman and Gainer Insurance Company in Austin.
Date: April 19, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat on Lake]

Photograph of a man drving a boat on the lake. John W. Gainer was a partner in the Hammerman and Gainer Insurance Company in Austin.
Date: April 19, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boat ride near the Texas Pavilion

Image of Boat rides near the Texas Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat Speeding across Water]

Photograph of a boat speeding across the water of a lake. John W. Gainer was a partner in the Hammerman and Gainer Insurance Company in Austin.
Date: April 19, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bob Hope

A close-up profile view of Bob Hope speaking to or entertaining a group of people. Bob Hope was one of the entertainers who performed in the convention center theater at HemisFair '68.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bolivia Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Image of Bolivia Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bolivia Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Image of the Bolivia Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bromfield]

Photograph of three men in business suits.
Date: April 27, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calhoun Baby

Photograph of a baby seated in a chair surrounded by toys.
Date: April 14, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History