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[Lewis Drive Construction]
Photograph of construction on Lewis Drive. Four men holding shovels are standing on a section of road with no pavement. A truck and construction machinery are to the right side of the men on a paved section of the road. In the background, there are other workers and trucks.
Date:
1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Circle 4 Club Actors]
Photograph of two men identified as John Garner (Cowboy John) and Smiley Burnette. Garner was one of the hosts of The Circle 4 Club, a children's television program in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area of Southeast Texas. Garner is wearing a cowboy hat and bracelet, and Burnette is wearing a hat and bandanna. The television program played on Saturday mornings.
Date:
October 2, 1962
Creator:
Cricchio Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pleasure Island Midway and Ballroom Exterior]
Photograph of an exterior view of Pleasure Island's Midway and Ballroom. A wide cement walkway is in between buildings. In the background, there is a building with a circular window.
Date:
May 1, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of initial meeting of interested citizens pertinent to the "Fair of the America's"
Minutes taken at a meeting held Feb. 15th, 1962, at the Granada Hotel of civic leaders to discuss the idea of hosting a "Fair of the America's" in San Antonio, Texas. Those present expressed enthusiasm for the idea. At this meeting is was agreed that an executive committee be formed to investigate the feasibility of staging such a fair.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Daniels, John A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor John Connally unveils the 1968 World's Fair plans
Photograph of four men standing behind a table, looking at a three-dimensional scale model of the plans for HemisFair '68 on a table. The men are (left to right): John Connally, H. B. Zachry, Frank Manupelli, and Walter W. McAllistr, Sr.; Manupelli is leaning between two of the other men to point at something. A projection screen is visible behind them.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land area covered by HemisFair 1968
Photograph of a portion of San Antonio with an overlay showing the location of HemisFair '68 before construction began. Houses, streets and other buildings that had to be demolished are faintly visible. The HemisFair site occupied 92.6 acres and was located on the edge of downtown San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History