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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

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

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?
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Group of people in an office

Description: Photograph of at least 12 men and women crowded around a desk in a small office. Most of the people are around college age and one of the men is wearing a military uniform. Some of the people are holding papers or writing pads. The desk is covered with papers, one of which bears the symbol of HemisFair '68. Many sheets of paper have been attached to the office walls.
Date: 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

HemisFair '68 souvenir booklet

Description: Souvenir booklet for HemisFair'68 providing general descriptions about all of the main attractions and rides with artistic illustrations and photos of architectural models. It also has a generic map of the area with information about the location and nearby accommodations.. The colorful cover illustration shows smiling characters representing many different nations dressed in national costumes.
Date: 1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: None

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

225 Lafitte Lot No. 340-multi-family dwelling

Description: Black and white photograph of a house at 225 Lafitte, San Antonio. It is a large two story house with balconies on both levels at the front of the house. The balconies are supported by thick square columns and have wooden railings. The upper floor has four large windows and there is also an attic window. Four steps lead up to the front door. There is a large bush in the front yard. The house is located in an area that was redeveloped because of HemisFair '68.
Date: 196X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Spain Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: Color image of the Spain Pavilion at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio. The pavilion has a white stucco exterior finish and has two doors with light brown trim that are a distance apart and separated by a square decorative pattern. There are also several potted plants in front of the building.
Date: 1968?
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Leon Valley PTA Speaking Engagement

Description: Text of a talk given by William Sinkin to the Leon Valley PTA on February 9th, 1967. The title of the talk was "HemisFair '68: a Progress Report". Mr. Sinkin first gave some general remarks about HemisFair and then talked about HemisFair financing and the economic impact that HemisFair '68 would have on San Antonio.
Date: 1967
Creator: Sinkin, William, 1913-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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