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Bolivia Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Image of the Bolivia 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]

Item Type: Photograph

Canada Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Image of the Canada 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]

Item Type: Photograph

Canada Pavilion Interior

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~

Item Type: Photograph

Canopies over a sidewalk at a park

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

Item Type: Photograph

Clearing land for HemisFair '68

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~

Item Type: Photograph

Close up of a scale model of the Tower of the Americas observation levels

Close-up photograph of a scale architecture model of the Tower of the Americas' revolving restaurant and observation levels.

Date: 1965

Item Type: Photograph

Coca-Cola Pavilion

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?

Item Type: Photograph

Coca-Cola Pavilion

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: Photograph

Coca-Cola production Sid & Marty Krofft “Kaleidoscope”

Photograph of a graphic illustration of a scene from Sid and Marty Krofft's puppet production, Kaleidoscope. The scene shows a cow dressed as a ballerina jumping over the moon, and several other unusual looking characters. Kaleidoscope was presented in the Coca-Cola Pavilion at HemisFair '68.

Date: 1968?

Item Type: Photograph

Colombia Pavilion

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]

Item Type: Photograph

Concrete piers for exhibit hall

Image of the Concrete piers for the exhibit hall for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.420115 -98.486225

Conference at HemisFair '68

Image of the Conference 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]

Item Type: Photograph

Construction of Exhibit Hall

Image of the construction of the Exhibit Hall for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

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

Photograph of the HemisFair construction site dominated by the shaft of the Tower of the Americas. The tower's tophouse has not yet been put in place. In front of the tower, two carriages of the Swiss Skyride can be seen.

Date: 1967?

Item Type: Photograph

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

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: Photograph

Construction Site

Image of the HemisFair construction site for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Construction Site

Image of construction site for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Construction site

A view of a construction site for HemisFair '68, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Two tractors are shown moving dirt out of a large hole in the ground. Two buildings of downtown San Antonio can be seen in the background.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Convention and exhibit construction

Image of the Convention and exhibit construction for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Convention Center

Artistic illustration of the San Antonio Convention Center, viewed from above at the corner of two major streets. The HemisFair theater and arena buildings are partially visible behind the main building and a portion of the Riverwalk is visible on the right side of the image, along one of the strets.

Date: 1968~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.421384 -98.480960

Convention Theater

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: Photograph

Location: 29.421671 -98.485115

Convention, theatre, and exhibit buildings

Image of the Convention, theatre, and exhibit buildings under construction for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

Downtown San Antonio at HemisFair '68

Aerial view of downtown San Antonio 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]

Item Type: Photograph

Drawing- Site development

Drawing of the site development of the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.

Date: [1960..1968]

Item Type: Photograph

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Bolivia Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Canada Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Canada Pavilion Interior

Canopies over a sidewalk at a park

Clearing land for HemisFair '68

Close up of a scale model of the Tower of the Americas observation levels

Coca-Cola Pavilion

Coca-Cola Pavilion

Coca-Cola production Sid & Marty Krofft “Kaleidoscope”

Colombia Pavilion

Concrete piers for exhibit hall

Conference at HemisFair '68

Construction of Exhibit Hall

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

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

Construction Site

Construction Site

Construction site

Convention and exhibit construction

Convention Center

Convention Theater

Convention, theatre, and exhibit buildings

Downtown San Antonio at HemisFair '68

Drawing- Site development