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- [Arts and Crafts Booth]
- Photograph of the Tigua Indians' arts and crafts booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several workers are standing on one side of the table, while festival participants are standing on the other side. Jewelry is displayed on the table, along with small dolls.
- Bicycle riders in downtown San Antonio
- Photograph of girls riding bicycles on the street in front of an entrance to HemisFair '68, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Many of the people standing outside of the fair's gates are watching the riders pass by. The central concrete shaft of the Tower of the Americas is visible in the background.
- Corpus Christi enthusiasts at HemisFair '68
- Photograph of a man walking with two women on each side of him, all interlocking arms, in front of the Switzerland Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The four women and the man each are wearing hats that read "Corpus Christi", and three of the women are also wearing pageant-type sashes that read "Corpus Christi". One of the women is wearing a HemisFair '68 hostess dress.
- [Entrance to Mexican Market]
- Slide of the Mexican Market of the Texas Folklife Festival. This is a sampler of "Night in Old San Antonio" sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society. The entrance is bright red with a red and yellow sign overhead. There is a yellow flower painted on it with 1974 in blue painted in the center. Above the flower is the word "mercado" (Spanish for "market") painted in green letters.
- Espectacular Magnifica Gradiosa Maravillosa Estupendo Colosal
- 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 the head of a mustachioed man wearing a tall sombrero that covers his eyes and a scarf. The text "Espectacular Magnifica Gradiosa Maravillosa Estupendo Colosal" appears above the image.
- [Front View of Mexican Food Booth]
- Photograph of the front of the Mexican food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. It is modeled to look like Mission Espada. The facade is two-dimensional, and is painted to look like stone. Figures of a friar and a Native American are also painted on the facade. Above the center doorway, which is actually being used as a serving window, are three archways where artificial bells are hanging. On the far left and right of the structure are two additional serving windows. Colorful streamers are strung from the highest archway in the center, down the sides of the booth. The Institute of Texan Cultures building is visible in the background.
- [Greeting Card from Steve]
- Greeting card from Steve to an unknown recipient. The card has been sent on the occasion of a birthday to a friend and colleague of Steve. "Happy Birthday" has been printed in Spanish on the front of the card along with a six-pointed star.
- [Group Making Paper Flowers]
- Slide of Lose Admiradores at the Texas Folklife Festival making paper flowers. A few members are standing while they make paper flowers. The group is working at a table that has an arrangement of large finished flowers in a container. Behind the table are glass panels where "flores" is written, meaning "flowers" in English.
- HemisFair '68 souvenir booklet
- 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.
- Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop
- Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
- Hemisfair poster- cow with horns and flags
- Image of a HemisFair poster of a cow with horns and flags at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
- [High-Yello Rose Flyer]
- Flyer for the stage musical High-Yello Rose by Sterling Houston and directed by Arnold Aprill. Dates, times, pricing, and cast members are listed on the back.
- [Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston - July 5th, 1996]
- Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston. She tells him she "saw these and knew they were for your altar." She wishes him the best and to keep growing.
- [Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston - November 4, 1997]
- Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She invites him to a celebration honoring MacArthur guests and the stage play "Ofrendas del Alma, del Corazon, y de la Mente" (translated to Offerings from the Soul, the Heart, and the Mind). At the end of her letter, she provides instructions to her home.
- Lone Star Pavilion
- Advertising postcard featuring an architectural illustration of the Lone Star Pavilion, one of the many exhibit halls at Hemisfair '68. It includes people standing at various points on the two-story building, the Tower of the Americas in the background (at left), and boats in the waterway in front of the building.
- [Menudo and Torta Food Booth]
- Slide of V.T. "Cowboy" Williams purchasing a bowl of menudo (a Mexican soup) from a menudo and torta food booth, which is sponsored by Project SER. This image was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
- [Las Nuevas Tamaleras and La Frontera Program]
- Program for the stage play Las Nuevas Tamaleras by Alicia Mena and the stage play La Frontera by Sterling Houston. It appears both were presented at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Short bios are provided for Mena and Houston which discuss professional accomplishments.
- Office of American States at HemisFair '68
- Image of Office of American States at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
- Official souvenir HemisFair 1968 map
- HemisFair souvenir map booklet with pictorial maps of buildings and attractions that make up the fair site. Included is a cut-out model of the Tower of the Americas with instructions on how to make it.
- [Plaza Espana Food Booth]
- Photograph of Plaza Espana, a Spanish food booth sponsored by the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth appears to be selling various food items, as well as sangria; a lot of people are crowded around the booth. People standing at the top of a hill are visible behind the booth.
- [Project SER Sponsored Menudo Booth]
- Slide of a booth serving menudo (a Mexican soup) that is sponsored by Project SER at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are three men to the right posing for the picture. They are standing next to a table where menudo-filled foam bowls are sitting. Behind them are men operating the booth. In the background are people walking in a walkway.
- Proposed tower = Torre en proyecto
- Description of the Tower of the Americas concept drawing by O'Neil Ford. Description is in English and Spanish, and contains short information about the architect, cost, height, elevators, capacity, and tower facilities.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 18, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 1, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 56, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 8, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 57, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 15, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 58, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 22, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 59, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 60, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 8, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 61, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 15, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 62, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 22, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 19, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 67, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 26, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 68, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 10, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 69, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 71, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 31, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 72, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 7, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 73, Ed. 1 Monday, June 16, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 74, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 21, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 75, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 28, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 76, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 12, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 77, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 19, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 78, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 26, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 82, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 83, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 30, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
- El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 85, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 13, 1890
- Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.