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[Menger Hotel Postcard]

Description: Copy print of a postcard featuring an oblique view of the front (east) and south facades of Menger Hotel in the 1930s. Cars are parked head-in in front of the building. The caption reads, " A Famous Hotel and Famous for Excellent Foods for More than 75 Years."
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[View of Soledad Street]

Description: Photograph of Soledad Street, looking south towards the Commerce Street intersection. The remains of the Veramendi Palace are on the immediate left with the mansard tower of the Masonic Building visible above it. The three story building at the far end of the street is the Danenhauer, with the Kampmann building to its left. Streetcar tracks run down the middle of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[View of Soledad Street]

Description: Photograph looking north up Soledad Street, taken from the corner of Commerce and Soledad. On the left is the future Jack Harris Variety Theater, and on the right is the three story Masonic Building with the Veramendi Palace beyond it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[North and east side of Main Plaza]

Description: Copy print of Main Plaza, looking north towards Commerce Street across a landscaped park. From the intersection of Main Avenue at the left (west) to the intersection of Soledad Street at the right (east) are: the Wolfson Building, White Elephant Saloon, Chas. J. Langholz Saddles and Harness, an unidentified building, and the Smith Block . Buildings visible on Soledad Street, from top (north) to bottom (south), are: Old Bexar County Courthouse, four-story Kampmann Building, Dannenhauer Building… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[View of Soledad, Main Plaza and Dwyer Street]

Description: Photograph looking south along Soledad Street towards Main Plaza, Commerce, and Dwyer Street. The one-story R. Wulfing store (middleground, left) stands catercorner to the two-story Jack Harris Variety Theater (center), which fronts on Commerce Street. Opposite the theater, the columned façade of the James Vance House on Nueva Street can be seen in the far distance. The two-story Baker House stands across the plaza to the southwest (right) of the theater.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[East side of Main Plaza]

Description: The east side of Main Plaza at the intersection with Commerce Street. The Salomon Deutsch store stands on the corner. The adjacent two-story building to its right contains the Schram & Co. Dollar Store, the D.A. Oppenheimer store (center) and, possibly, a third business, whose sign is not legible. A line of carriages is parked facing the storefronts..
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[Casino Club and Opera House]

Description: Photograph of the Casino Club and Opera House, 204 Market Street. Several men stand on the front and side porches. Two more men stand near the horse and buggy in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[West side of Alamo Plaza]

Description: Copy print of Alamo Plaza, featuring from left to right: the A.B. Frank Company, Grand Opera House (center), Wickes Building, Crockett Block, and Maverick Bank Building. In the background on the far right, construction has begun on the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office. Horse-drawn carriages are visible in the street opposite the Opera House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[Freighters]

Description: Copy print of one of the first transport freighters leaving for Mexico. A group of men stand outside a building near the animal-drawn freight wagon.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[John Twohig's House]

Description: The San Antonio River, looking southeast. John Twohig's house is on the left. A wooden foot bridge spans the river. The rectangular structure in the lower right corner is a fabric covered bathhouse.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society
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