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The Ford Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an image of the Ford Pavilion, one of nineteen corporate pavilions. The photograph shows people outside the circular-shaped pavilion with several automobiles on display.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Fowler Saloon in Skidmore

Description: Postcard showing men standing in the Fowler Saloon in Skidmore. Skidmore In the early 1900’s the population of Skidmore was close to 3,000. Skidmore had eight stores, three saloons, two drug stores, three garages, three churches, a lumber yard, bakery shop, two gins, a newspaper, and the First State Bank of Skidmore (1907-1937). Most of these businesses were burned in the fires that almost destroyed Skidmore through the early years of the 1900’s.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Golden Cycle Oil Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.
Date: 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Gulf Oil Company Building

Description: Photograph on postcard of a white building with eight exhaust stacks on the side. The building belongs to the Gulf Oil Company and is located at the McElroy oil field in Crane County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Gulf Oil Gusher

Description: Photograph on postcard of a Gulf Oil Company oil well in Breckenridge, Texas spouting a 12,000 bbl. gusher. Oil is blasted high into the air over the derrick.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Texas Studio
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Hello from San Antonio Texas : the HemisFair '68 city

Description: Folding postcard illustrated with a picture of a blue, grinning character below the text, "Hello from San Antonio Texas" with text inside that says "The Hemisfair '68 City," The side of the card for writing addresses includes a picture of the Tower of the Americas and an line-drawing of downtown San Antonio.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

HemisFair '68 headquarters

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph of the building used as the headquarters. Printed on the back: "Headquarters, HemisFair '68. Strung with Mexican lanterns by night, the center of HemisFair activity by day, this beautifully restored 109-year-old structure was originally the German-English School, the grammar school for the children of German families in San Antonio."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

HemisFair '68 : just a hasty note from San Antonio

Description: A folding postcard with the words "HemisFair '68" written on the front and the words "just a hasty note from San Antonio ..." printed on the back. The side of the card for writing addresses includes a picture of the Tower of the Americas and an idealized view of downtown San Antonio.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

HemisFair '68 Texas World Fair model

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a model of buildings on the fairgrounds around the Tower of the Americas in the center. Text on the back: "Tower of the Americas. Rising majestically from the 92-acre downtown HemisFair site is the 622-foor Tower of the Americas, the tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere. The view stretches as far as a hundred miles from the tower's revolving restaurant."
Date: 1967?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

The HemisFair Mini-Monorail

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an artistic drawing of people riding the "Monorail" in both directions with the Tower of the Americas in the background at left. From the monorail, visitors could have a "bird's eye view" of the pavilions, the fair, the Tower of the Americas and downtown San Antonio.
Date: 1965
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

HemisFair water course

Description: A brightly colored artistic illustration of one of the water courses that meandered through the HemisFair '68 grounds. In this picture, a large sailing ship or galleon rests near a small row boat. In the background people are standing at the edge of the water or strolling among the fairgrounds.
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Historic Downtown Arlington

Description: Postcard of Main Street in Arlington on Trades Day. There are people with cars, horses and wagons gathered in the street. Buildings stand on the left and right including a bank and the Corner Drug Store. There is a note from Belle to Mr. J. M. Anderson on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Howdy You-All From Us All

Description: Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Humble Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an artistic illustration of the Humble Oil and Refining Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The Pavilion is a two-story stone building with decorative metalwork around the overhangs and the two-story balcony on the end of the building at right. People are walking around the building and a four-piece band, with musicians wearing striped costumes, is playing at the right side of the image.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Location: 29.420876 -98.487856
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

IBM Lakeside Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an illustration of the IBM Lakeside pavilion, a single -story building that appears to be open, or have glass walls. People are inside looking at various displays. Printed on back: "IBM: Lakesde. Key feature of the IBM Lakeside Pavilion, one of two the corporation has constructed on site, is a light-hearted informative move explaining the operation of modern computers."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

If I had a penny for every time I've thought about you

Description: Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The text "If I Had a Penny for Every Time I've Thought About You ..." appears against a black background.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

The International Section of HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an artist's drawing of the HemisFair '68 International Section. In this colorful rendition, the area of the fairgrounds devoted to country pavilions is crowded with visitors. Signs for the country pavilions for Panama and Peru in historic buildings are visible, as well as a skyscraper in downtown San Antonio in the background.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Interurban at Lake Erie

Description: Slide of a postcard featuring the Interurban train at Lake Erie in Fort Worth. The train has a banner on the side reading "Lake Erie To-night." Some people are on the train, and others are walking beside it. There are fields and trees in the background. The postcard is stamped April 18, 1908.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Interurban Station

Description: Postcard of Interurban Station in Arlington around 1900. The Interurban Depot is on the left with people in front of it. A trolley is in the middle with people boarding it. Another building with "Capadura" advertised on the side is on the right.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

It's Boss, Man

Description: Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The image on the card shows a bearded man with sun glasses on with a big toothy grin on his face. He is barefoot, wearing stripped trousers and a cut-off shirt with a flower pattern on it. The text "It's Boss, Man" appears above his head.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

John F. Pettus Homestead

Description: Postcard of the John Pettus Homestead, the name sake of Pettus, Texas. Virginian, John Freeman Pettus, was one of Stephen Austin’s original “Old Three Hundred” settlers. Mr. Pettus’ land grant was in Goliad, but he bought thousands of acres near what is now Pettus in north Bee County because he needed more grazing land. He paid 25 cents to $1.25 per acre. In order to watch his stock Mr. Pettus built an adobe one-room cabin with a chimney. Here he lived for approximately twenty years, but we… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Kodak Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph of a three-dimensional model of the Kodak Pavilion. Printed description on the back: "Eastman Kodak Pavilion. Visitors to the pavilion were introduced to the complexities and delights of film and filmcraft in its many forms."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Lake and Oil Field

Description: Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Lake and Oil Field

Description: Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.
Date: unknown
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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