[Jacal]

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Photograph of a jacal. Two boys and a girl stand in front of the structure. A bridge can be seen to the left of the jacal, with the field behind the jacal visible to the right.

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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 601 times, with 24 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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Photograph of a jacal. Two boys and a girl stand in front of the structure. A bridge can be seen to the left of the jacal, with the field behind the jacal visible to the right.

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

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Original view taken by Delfraisse Photographic Studio, A. Leon Delfraisse. A jacal is a structure with walls made from upright poles or sticks covered with mud or clay. It typically has a thatched roof and is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

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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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  • 1892 - 1897

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  • Aug. 6, 2014, 8:27 p.m.

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  • Oct. 23, 2014, 9:42 a.m.

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Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951. [Jacal], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth460005/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Antonio Conservation Society.

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