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1968 Buyers Guide
Guide for San Antonio, including membership roster for San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, recommendations and advertisements for local businesses, and the 1968 national business outlook. Advertisers index starts on page 93.
Date:
January 1968
Creator:
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1968 Texas HemisFair License Plate
Photograph of an unidentified blonde woman wearing a suit, seated on the edge of a table or ledge and holding up a license plate near her face. A world globe with North and South Americas visible is on the table to her right and she is holding the plate over it. The special edition plates were issued to promote the international exposition in San Antonio and have "TEXAS" in small capital letters along the top with "68 HEMISFAIR 68" at the bottom of the plate.
Date:
1968~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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 photo of HemisFair '68
Aerial photograph looking straight down on the HemisFair site before it opened. Visible buildings in the fairgrounds include the roofs of the circular United States Exhibit Pavilion and Confluence Theater (right of center); the Texas Pavilion is in the back middle ground; and the Convention Center, Theater, and Arena buildings (left of center). The top of the Tower of the Americas is visible in the center with the tower itself casting a long shadow toward the left. A San Antonio public housing development is visible across the highway from the Texas Pavilion.
Date:
1968?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of downtown San Antonio, Texas
Photograph of downtown San Antonio, Texas with the partially-constructed central concrete shaft of the Tower of the Americas (without the tophouse) and the HemisFair Arena visible in the background. A highway interchange is visible in the foreground, at the bottom of the image. The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena were constructed for HemisFair '68.
Date:
1968?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds, looking north, with downtown San Antonio, Texas behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible near the center of the image, with the circular HemisFair Arena behind it, slightly left.
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Oblique aerial view of the HemisFair '68 site near the completion of construction, including the Tower of the Americas (center-right) which has a crane working on the observation structure at the top. Other buildings in the fairgrounds are visible, including the Arena (center) and the United States Exhibit Pavilion (left foreground), which are both circular buildings. Portions of downtown San Antonio, Texas can be seen in the background.
Date:
1968?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Photograph from a helicopter of the HemisFair '68 site in San Antonio, Texas, a few weeks from opening day. Prominent structures include the 622 foot high Tower of the Americas (center-right), the United States Confluence Theater and United States Exhibit Pavilion at left foreground, and the Convention Center, Arena, and Theater in mid-ground. Downtown San Antonio buildings are visible behind the fairgrounds.
Date:
March 12, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, looking east, with downtown San Antonio visible in the background, to the right. The Tower of the America is in the center of the image; other buildings on the fairgrounds include the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater (at right) as well as the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion (at left).
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Oblique aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds and downtown San Antonio buildings behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible in the center of the image and the circular HemisFair Arena is visible to the right of the tower's base.
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, including the 622-foot Tower of the America in the center; the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater to the right; and the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion at left. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68 construction site
Aerial view of the HemisFair '68 construction site where a number of prominent buildings are incomplete, including The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena in the center of the image. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date:
1968?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of HemisFair '68 construction site
Aerial view of the HemisFair '68 construction site, including partially completed buildings that will be the Institute of Texan Cultures, the Tower of the Americas, and the HemisFair Arena in the center of the image. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date:
1968?
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
Aerial view of the Tower of the Americas construction site
Photograph of the Tower of the Americas near the completion of construction. The tophouse has been attached to the top, but is lacking its interior structures. Other buildings and construction for HemisFair '68 are visible in the vicinity of the tower.
Date:
1968?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After A Few Minor Problems
Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Agriculture Pavilion at HemisFair '68
Illustration of Agriculture Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The text reads, "Agricultura".
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Reserve Element Training Newsletter, HemisFair Edition, April 29, 1968
Monthly newsletter for Air Force Reserve personnel containing news and events as well as information about training courses offered by the Continental Air Command.
Date:
April 29, 1968
Creator:
United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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.
Date:
1968~
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