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an old black and white photo of people on the street
Circa 1897 overview of the Alamo Plaza.
an old black and white photo of construction in the city
1985 - Do you remember when the Fairmount Hotel was moved to its current location at 401 S. Alamo St. It was built in 1906 on Commerce St. It was set to be demolished to make room for the Merriott River Center Hotel. The San Antonio Conservation Society arranged for it to be saved and moved. It holds the Guiness Book of World Records for being the heaviest building ever to be moved.
an aerial view of a large building in the middle of nowhere
Amazing Bird's Eye View of the Alamo in 1836. Art attribution: Gary Zaboly; Texas Historian / Artist
an old black and white photo of a building in the middle of a dirt field
Alamo church and plaza, oldest known photo, 1856.
an old photo of some buildings in the middle of a dirt field with stairs leading up to them
This photo of the Alamo is the oldest known image of Texas
Alamo Church & plaza, circa 1858.From the DRT: "We have long considered this to be the library's earliest original photograph of the Alamo."
a drawing of an old building with people standing outside
"San Antonio de Valero" (aka 'The Alamo') by the artist Edward Muegge 'Buck' Schiwetz, 1967...
an old black and white photo of people on the street
Alamo Plaza in San Antonio in the late 1890s
an old black and white photo of people sitting at long tables in front of a building
1960 - Dinner on Alamo Plaza during the premiere of "The Alamo" starring John Wayne.
an old postcard shows a horse drawn carriage in the middle of a town square
San Antonio, Alamo Plaza San Antonio, Texas. ca. 1909
an old black and white photo of cars driving down the street
San Antonio, Texas - 1950s
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an old black and white photo of some buildings
Alamo Street in San Antonio around 1890
Photo taken from the San Antonio Menger Hotel in 1867. Western Pictures, Old West Photos, Old West Town, Texas Ranger, West Town, Main Gate
Photo taken from the San Antonio Menger Hotel in 1867.
an old black and white photo of people in front of some buildings with horses on the street
Santa Anna's headquarters during the Alamo siege: the Yturri House, in the northwest corner of Main Plaza, San Antonio.
a man standing in the middle of a street next to tall buildings and cars parked on both sides
an old black and white photo of people walking down the street