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O’Gorman Mural- Theater of performing arts- Convention Center

Description: Photograph of a family standing on the stairs outside the Convention Theater. The focus of the top half of the picture is of the mural “Confluence of Civilization in the Americas” by Juan O’Gorman This 110-by-22-foot mosaic glass mural is located over the western entrance to the Convention Theater.
Date: 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.421873 -98.485079
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Merida’s Mural- Civic Center

Description: Photograph of people inside the San Antonio Convention Center, including a family of four at the top of the staircase in front of the Carlos Merida mosaic mural, facing out toward the interior. The man is looking down toward the floor and taking a photo. Curved staircases are visible at right and other people are standing in front of another portion of the mural on the ground level.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.422080 -98.486443
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Humble Pavilion

Description: Artistic illustration of the front and one side of the Humble Oil and Refining Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The building is a two-story stone building with decorative metalwork around the overhang along the long side of the building and the two-story balcony on the front. There is a red brick fence along the long side of the building and a decorative metal fence in the center of the image. People are walking around the building and musicians wearing striped costumes are playing in a four-piece… more
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.420658 -98.487549
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Construction of the Tower of the Americas, San Antonio, Texas

Description: Photograph of the HemisFair construction site, with the shaft of the Tower of the Americas visible in the center background of the image. The tower's tophouse has not yet been put in place. In front of the tower, three carriages of the Swiss Skyride are suspended by cables and one of the canals is under construction beneath.
Date: 1967?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Convention Theater

Description: Photo of the Theatre of the Performing Arts, which was used to house special HemisFair '68 attractions, and has a mural by Juan O'Gorman along the rooflie. Two workers standing on a scaffold are applying the finishing touches to the exterior.
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.421671 -98.485115
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Overview of Downtown and HemisFair

Description: A black-and-white photograph of an artistic illustration of downtown San Antonio during HemisFair '68. Prominent buildings of the fair visible include the Tower of the Americas, the Convention Center and Arena, the United States Confluence Theater, and amusement rides. Fireworks and search lights are lighting up the night sky. The San Antonio landmark, the Alamo, is illustrated in the lower left-hand corner.
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Tower of the Americas

Description: Photograph of the 622 foot Tower of Americas and four carriages from the Swiss Skyride passing in front. The Swiss Skyride was one of the forms of transportation at HemisFair '68, and it carried visitors 80 ft. above the ground.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Lagoon boat ride alongside the monorail

Description: Photograph of people riding in a lagoon boat alongside the Mini-Monorail as they pass by the Plaza of Flags at the 1968 World's Fair. Other people are walking in the plaza, where a number of international flags are flying on individual poles.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

George H. W. Bush and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York in front of the monorail

Description: George H.W. Bush (Texas House of Representatives) and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York in front of the monorail at the 1968 World’s Fair known as HemisFair ’68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio. The Swiss-Sky ride gondolas, and the Tower of the Americas can be seen in the background.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

A-Bar Hotel

Description: Side view of The A-Bar Hotel. The A-Bar was a private men's dormitory located at 2612 Guadalupe. This view is from the 27th Street side. The building is still standing as of 02/28/10.
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.291997 -97.741333
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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