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[Alamo with Team of Oxen]

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A copy print of the Alamo during its time as an Army Depot, with three covered wagons pulled by ox teams in the foreground. The American flag flies over the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951 Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: The Ernst Wilhelm Raba Photograph Collection and was provided by the San Antonio Conservation Society to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 260 times, with 5 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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San Antonio Conservation Society

The Society documents the history of San Antonio and South Central Texas with an emphasis on the built environment. This history includes photographs of San Antonio street scenes and a few portraits, taken by professional photographer Ernst Raba between c. 1853 and c. 1939.

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A copy print of the Alamo during its time as an Army Depot, with three covered wagons pulled by ox teams in the foreground. The American flag flies over the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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The Ernst Wilhelm Raba Photograph Collection

Photos by early San Antonio artist Ernst Raba. The bulk of the materials documents the changing landscape of the city in the late 1800s - early 1900s. Funded by San Antonio Conservation Society's Capital Club.

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  • Aug. 6, 2014, 8:27 p.m.

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  • Oct. 30, 2014, 11:30 a.m.

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  • 29.425967, -98.486142

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Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951. [Alamo with Team of Oxen], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth459968/: accessed May 15, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Antonio Conservation Society.

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