Photograph of an arched doorway at Mission Concepción. The doorway opens up onto a sidewalk and yard. A person sits on a bench in the background.

Photograph of an arched walkway at Mission Concepción in San Antonio, Texas. On the right side of the walkway, there is a wrought-iron bench, and two lamps on the wall next to two doorways. Another bench and a trash can can be seen on the left side of the walkway. A man stands outside the walkway in the background.

Photograph of an arched walkway at Mission Concepción in San Antonio, Texas. On the right side of the walkway, there is a wrought-iron bench, and a lamp on the wall next to a doorway. Another bench and a trash can can be seen on the left side of the walkway. A woman stands outside the walkway in the background.

Photograph of an arched walkway at Mission Concepción with brick floors. To the right side of the walkway, there is a bench and two lamps on the walls above doorways. On the left side, there is another bench, and at the end of the walkway, a trash can. Several people stand outside the walkway in the background.

Photograph of the detail of an arched window at the Alamo. Three vertical wooden bars have been set in the window. Behind the wooden bars, glass has been set in. Tourists can be seen through the window.

Photograph of the outside wall of the barracks located on the grounds of the Alamo, located in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph is taken from Alamo Plaza of the outside of the barracks. The front of the Alamo is visible in the background, as well as trees located behind the barracks inside the Alamo grounds.

Photograph of the side of a building at the Alamo site. Benches are interspersed with bushes along the wall of the building. A woman in a blue skirt is taking a picture to the left of the photo.

Photograph of a canon at the south entrance of the Texas State Capitol. The base that it is bolted to reads, "Presented to the Republic of Texas by Maj. Gen. T. J. Chambers, 1836."

Photograph of a chandelier hanging from dome at Mission Concepción. There is a painting of Jesus hanging on the wall behind the chandelier.

Photograph of an interior wall of a chapel at Mission Concepción. There are carvings on the the wall and remnants of painted stucco; the floor is made of paving stones.

Photograph of a plaque honoring Clara Driscoll at the Alamo. It reads: "Lest we forget: title to the Alamo Mission property, acquired through her efforts and her personal fortune, was conveyed by Clara Driscoll to the State Of Texas. Sept. 5th 1905: 'That the sacred shrine be saved from the encroachments of commercialism and stand through eternity a monument incomparable to the immortal heroes who died that Texas might not perish.' March 2nd, 1927."

Photograph of the monument in front of the Alamo site, showing close-up detail of the sculptures. A group of men are depicted, most of whom are standing, on the left; toward the right, two men are moving a cannon and two others are seated. Two of the standing men are identified as William B. Travis and Davy Crockett. Beneath the sculpture, there is a list of names for the men who died at the Alamo.

Photograph of detail in a decorative painting on the stucco at Mission Concepción in San Antonio, Texas. The image appears to be a sunburst pattern in yellow and brown with red accents. There is a rope attached to the wall in part of the image.

Photograph of the detail of decorative painting on stucco at Mission Concepción. There is an electric candle placed in the wall to the right of the door.

Photograph of a detail of decorative painting of a sun on stucco at Mission Concepción. The sun has a red face, and is surrounded by a blue circle and yellow rays.

Photograph of a detail of decorative painting on stucco next to an entrance at Mission San José. A long time ago the entire exterior of the mission church was colorfully painted.

Photograph of an entryway to the church at Mission San José, featuring carved religious sculptures. There is a balcony on the second floor with a wrought iron fence, and a cross on top of the building.

Photograph of a detail of the roofline at Mission Concepción featuring a crucifix.

Photograph of a detail of the church face at Mission San José, featuring Mary and two cherubs.

Photograph of a detail of the church at Mission San José, featuring a sculpture of St. Ann holding her daughter the Virgin Mary. Carved cherubs can be seen on the church to the left.

Photograph of a detail of one of the towers at Mission Concepción. It has a window on each face of the tower, and a turret at each corner.

Photograph of a detail of a tower at Mission San José. The tower boasts a dome with a cross at the top.

Photograph of a window and decorative painting at Mission Concepción, in San Antonio, Texas. The window is set in an alcove near the ceiling and has four wooden segments, each with two panes of glass; there are several latches holding the window closed. The walls and window frame are painted white and there is a decorative, dual-colored circle motif painted along the arched corner of the wall and the ceiling.

Photograph of a detail of a wooden interior doorway at Mission Concepción, with a sign placed in the latch. It says "Please do not open this door."