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1968 Buyers Guide

Description: Guide for San Antonio, including membership roster for San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, recommendations and advertisements for local businesses, and the 1968 national business outlook. Advertisers index starts on page 93.
Date: January 1968
Creator: San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

1968 Texas HemisFair License Plate

Description: Photograph of an unidentified blonde woman wearing a suit, seated on the edge of a table or ledge and holding up a license plate near her face. A world globe with North and South Americas visible is on the table to her right and she is holding the plate over it. The special edition plates were issued to promote the international exposition in San Antonio and have "TEXAS" in small capital letters along the top with "68 HEMISFAIR 68" at the bottom of the plate.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial photo of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph looking straight down on the HemisFair site before it opened. Visible buildings in the fairgrounds include the roofs of the circular United States Exhibit Pavilion and Confluence Theater (right of center); the Texas Pavilion is in the back middle ground; and the Convention Center, Theater, and Arena buildings (left of center). The top of the Tower of the Americas is visible in the center with the tower itself casting a long shadow toward the left. A San Antonio public housiā€¦ more
Date: 1968?
Location: None
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of downtown San Antonio, Texas

Description: Photograph of downtown San Antonio, Texas with the partially-constructed central concrete shaft of the Tower of the Americas (without the tophouse) and the HemisFair Arena visible in the background. A highway interchange is visible in the foreground, at the bottom of the image. The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena were constructed for HemisFair '68.
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds, looking north, with downtown San Antonio, Texas behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible near the center of the image, with the circular HemisFair Arena behind it, slightly left.
Date: 1968
Location: None
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Oblique aerial view of the HemisFair '68 site near the completion of construction, including the Tower of the Americas (center-right) which has a crane working on the observation structure at the top. Other buildings in the fairgrounds are visible, including the Arena (center) and the United States Exhibit Pavilion (left foreground), which are both circular buildings. Portions of downtown San Antonio, Texas can be seen in the background.
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, looking east, with downtown San Antonio visible in the background, to the right. The Tower of the America is in the center of the image; other buildings on the fairgrounds include the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater (at right) as well as the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion (at left).
Date: 1968
Location: None
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Oblique aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds and downtown San Antonio buildings behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible in the center of the image and the circular HemisFair Arena is visible to the right of the tower's base.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, including the 622-foot Tower of the America in the center; the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater to the right; and the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion at left. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date: 1968
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68 construction site

Description: Aerial view of the HemisFair '68 construction site where a number of prominent buildings are incomplete, including The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena in the center of the image. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Aerial view of HemisFair '68 construction site

Description: Aerial view of the HemisFair '68 construction site, including partially completed buildings that will be the Institute of Texan Cultures, the Tower of the Americas, and the HemisFair Arena in the center of the image. Buildings of downtown San Antonio, Texas are visible in the background.
Date: 1968?
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Alamo City Jazz Band

Description: Photograph of a jazz quintet performing on a stage in front of a small group of people who are seated at three small tables. The name of the quintet is "Alamo City Jazz Band". Most of the people visible in the foreground are drinking beer, and a woman is taking a photograph of the people that are sitting at one of the tables.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 5 -Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the Anderson family's travel and vacations in the Southwest region. The film begins with a trip to HemisFair' '68 and Sharon's birthday dinner. The film continues with the ruins of the Tassie Belle Blast Furnace in New Birmingham and the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas (7 min., 28 sec.) , an unidentified downtown area (11 min. 22 sec.), a Valentine's Day celebration (12 min., 14 sec.), a trip to Salado, Texas (13 min. 28 sec.) and The Alamo (17 min., 48 sec.), and cā€¦ more
Date: 1968/1970~
Duration: 34 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Anderson, James
Partner: UNT Media Library

"The Bad Seed" play

Description: Photograph of a scene during the play "The Bad Seed," which was performed in the auditorium at St. Philips College. In the scene, actress Tijuana Collins playing the mother, is seated on the edge of a couch consoling her daughter who is having a tantrum and lying on the couch. Other furniture and decorations in the set are also visible in the background.
Date: 1968
Partner: St. Philips College

Barrister News, Volume 15, Number 2, Winter, 1968

Description: Quarterly newsletter published by The Barristers Student Bar Association of St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas. Includes news and information of interest to members and law school affiliates along with advertising.
Date: 1968
Creator: The Barristers Student Bar Association, St. Mary's University School of Law
Partner: St. Maryā€™s University School of Law

Barrister News, Volume 16, Number 1, Summer, 1968

Description: Quarterly newsletter published by The Barristers Student Bar Association of St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas. Includes news and information of interest to members and law school affiliates along with advertising.
Date: 1968
Creator: The Barristers Student Bar Association, St. Mary's University School of Law
Partner: St. Maryā€™s University School of Law
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