Statement release: City Marks HemisFair's 25th Anniversary with Citywide Celebration

Speech commemorating the 10th anniversary of HemisFair '68.

Architectural drawing in pencil of several buildings and the surrounding grounds overlaid on a second, colored drawing. There is a compass in the upper righthand corner and two floorplans outside of the main drawing. In the upper lefthand corner, there is a floorplan of the stable and carriage house with the scale listed as 1/8"=1'.0" (Scale= 1:96) and in the lower righthand corner is a floorplan of the loft at the same scale. Along the right side of the page, the "Legend" lists five numbered issues that the drawing represents: (1) Rebuild stable and carriage house, (2) Remove brick terrace, (3) Replace outswing'g. casements, (4) Remove brick chimney caps, and (5) Complete stone walls. Near the lower right portion of the drawing, there is a raised stamp that says "Registered Architect, State of Texas." Courtesy of Mr. Ray R. Stripling.

Photograph at the center point of the construction for the Tower of the Americas, San Antonio, Texas. Marshall T. Steves, Sr. & John White with hard hats on shake hands at the base point of the Tower. Behind them a construction worker sits in the driver's seat of a bulldozer.

Photograph of Marshall T. Steves, Sr. and John White standing inside the construction hole of the Tower of Americas, San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of a building identified as the Municipal Building on Lakeshore Drive and Dallas Avenue. A staircase leads to the entrance, and text says "Municipal Building" above it. In the foreground, an unidentified man is standing in between two trees.

Photograph taken at the HemisFair second annual dinner meeting held February 18, 1964 at the St. Anthony Hotel. William Sinkin is speaking to the dinner guests from a podium.

Photograph of two men standing near the wrecked tail fin of Lyndon Johnson's CV-240.

Photograph of the wreckage of the Convair CV-240 airplane used by Lyndon Johnson.

Photograph of the wreckage of the Convair CV-240 airplane used by Lyndon Johnson.

Photograph of the wreckage of the Convair CV-240 airplane used by Lyndon Johnson.

Photograph of a woman and Watt Matthews posing for a photo in front of two cars. The woman is holding a fur coat and wears a sun hat, sunglasses, and a brown blouse and skirt. Matthews is wearing a hat and a brown two piece suit. He is holding a picnic basket in his left hand and an umbrella in his right. They are standing in a parking lot in front of an obscured man, cars, and a flat roofed building.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students at recess in the schoolyard near a shed.

Photograph of bride, groom and parents standing behind the table.

Photograph of man sleeping in chair with his feet on desk during an all-night session of the legislature.

Photograph of man, woman and chld at desk in the legislature.

Photograph of Bascom Giles signing a document. Giles was Texas Land Commissioner from 1931-1955.

Photograph of Bascom Giles holding an old ledger and a map of Gregg County.

Photograph of small girl blowing out candles on birthday cake.

Photograph of young girl standing behind birthday cake.

Photograph of a group of children seated on the floor around the birthday girl.

Photograph of the library.

Photograph of an office area with people at work.

Photograph of the interior of the plant. Jefferson Chemical Company was located at 7114 Lamar Blvd. (The Georgetown Rd.)