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Boat tour

Description: Photograph of people embarking and disembarking two large boats that are part of LaSalle’s Riverboat Adventure at Six Flags over Texas. The waiting area at the left part of the image is designed like an old wooden outpost and is decorated with palm trees and wooden barrels, with a dock where visitorsare lining up. The background of the outpost is overflowing with trees and lush foliage.
Date: October 1966
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Bob Hope

Description: A close-up profile view of Bob Hope speaking to or entertaining a group of people. Bob Hope was one of the entertainers who performed in the convention center theater at HemisFair '68.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Canada Pavilion Interior

Description: A colorful conceptual sketch of the interior of the Canadian Pavilion. In the illustration, a kayak is shown on display, and in the lower left corner is a native Canadian dressed in winter clothing. Canada was one of almost thirty countries participating in HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Canopies over a sidewalk at a park

Description: Photograph of a rest area at an amusement park with triangular canvas canopies suspended by wires and central poles, arranged at an angle over a paved walk area with seating benches. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Clearing land for HemisFair '68

Description: Land is being cleared for the HemisFair construction site. In the center of the photograph a worker operates a bulldozer. Around him are bare trees, some of which have been uprooted. A lone shack can be seen in the background.
Date: 1966~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Clown puppets

Description: A group of seven Sid & Marty Krofft clown puppets. Two of the puppets are in the backseat of a tricycle being driven by a clown puppet facing in the wrong direction. Another puppet appears suspended in the air by balloons.
Date: 196X
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Coca-Cola Pavilion

Description: Photograph of an artistic illustration of people around the Coca-Cola Pavilion at HemisFair '68. It is a large, round building with multi-colored flags flying from a taller segment of the building at the back. A waterway is visible in the foreground, along the right side of the building and a lagoon cruise boat is passing alongside the pavilion.
Date: 1968?
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Coca-Cola Pavilion

Description: Artistic illustration of people outside the Coca-Cola pavilion at HemisFair '68 as well as a waterway with a lagoon boat at right. The pavilion presented the puppets of Sid and Marty Krofft in a special play called Kaleidoscope in a 500 seat theater.
Date: 1968~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Colombia Pavilion

Description: Image of the Colombia Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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