Historic Photos Of San Antonio

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618586797

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Historic Photos of San Antonio by Anonim Pdf

San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the city took place in 1718 by Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares. The ?River City? is famous for the Alamo and the River Walk, the two most visited tourists attractions in the entire state of Texas, along with Sea World, Six Flags Texas Fiesta and a very strong military concentration. This book follows life, government, events and people important to San Antonio history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of San Antonio!

Author : Frank S. Faulkner
Publisher : Historic Photos
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1596523786

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Historic Photos of San Antonio by Frank S. Faulkner Pdf

San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the city took place in 1718 by Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares. The ?River City? is famous for the Alamo and the River Walk, the two most visited tourists attractions in the entire state of Texas, along with Sea World, Six Flags Texas Fiesta and a very strong military concentration. This book follows life, government, events and people important to San Antonio history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of San Antonio!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618586896

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Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen by Anonim Pdf

The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas’s days as part of the Spanish empire. After that Texas became a province of Mexico and for nearly a decade stood among the nations as an independent republic before becoming the 28th state in the Union in 1845. Beyond the contribution to law and order made by constables, sheriffs, town marshals, city police officers, and federal lawmen, Texas is the birthplace of a law enforcement institution unique in the world, the legendary Texas Rangers. Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen features close to 200 images of Texas lawmen, bad men (and a few bad women), assorted characters with a law enforcement connection like the legendary Judge Roy Bean, and shots of the places they did their work—for good or bad. Each photograph has a story to tell. Some of the images in this volume, coming from the author’s personal collection, are published here for the first time. But all of the images command attention, many as attention-getting as the business end of a Texas Ranger’s .45.

Author : Nancy Haston Foster
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781461709367

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San Antonio by Nancy Haston Foster Pdf

This easy-to-use guide gives you the history, highlights, and hot spots of the nation's eighth largest city. You get extensive listings of historical places, annual events, restaurants, accomodations, shopping areas, and more.

Author : Charles Ramsdell,Carmen Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011361493

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San Antonio by Charles Ramsdell,Carmen Perry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618584168

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Historic Photos of Oakland by Anonim Pdf

Its place directly opposite San Francisco Bay from one of the world’s most visited cities has left Oakland to struggle against comparison from the start. It has greeted that challenge by asserting its identity as an effervescent international port city with a richly diverse, uniquely creative, and highly resilient population. Oakland consistently finds itself at the forefront of the rapid pace of change that California has helped to drive, with its history of daring experiments in social, scientific, and cultural innovation. The camera has preserved glimpses into the impacts of that change—and the ways in which Oakland has adapted to sustain itself as a charming and welcoming gateway to the Pacific. Historic Photos of Oakland collects a small fraction of the record the cameras have left behind, providing a compelling view of the colorful past of the "second” City by the Bay.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618583970

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Historic Photos of Heroes of the Old West by Anonim Pdf

No story in United States history is more compelling than the exploration and settlement of the American West, and the tales of those who blazed the trails will forever enthrall Americans yet unborn. In Historic Photos of Heroes of the Old West, the dauntless adventurers who gave us the legend come alive together in profile. Herein are the early pathfinders Zebulon Pike and Lewis and Clark, James Marshall and men of the gold rush, the lawmen Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok. George Armstrong Custer returns to the Little Big Horn and John Wesley Powell revisits the Colorado River. And Mark Twain, Buffalo Bill, and Charles Russell breathe the legend to life. A sagely written brush with the lore and romance of the Old West, this roundup of the most famous frontiersmen includes nearly 200 photographs, reproduced vividly in black-and-white, with captions and introductions by author and historian Mike Cox. Here are the fables and the faces of Americans double-tough, for every adventurer seeking an encounter with the great American West.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618586254

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Historic Photos of El Paso by Anonim Pdf

El Paso is a city with an international history and culture that is tied to the Rio Grande. Native Americans followed the river and traded with other groups that lived near it. In 1598, Don Juan de Oñate traveled north with a large caravan from Zacatecas, Mexico, to what became known as El Paso del Norte. Near San Elizario, Oñate claimed the area for Spain, and it became a trade center along El Camino Real, the Royal Highway, which went north all the way to the Española Valley in New Mexico.With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in 1848, the Rio Grande became the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, and El Paso became a town of westernmost Texas. Historic Photos of El Paso includes hundreds of images of this great American city, including government, businesses, schools, architecture, military history, and other subjects of historical interest, all showcased in vivid black-and-white.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618584311

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Historic Photos of Texas Oil by Anonim Pdf

On January 10, 1901, near Beaumont, Texas, an unremarkable knoll of earth the world would soon call Spindletop shot a geyser of oil a hundred feet into the air, confirming the belief of Pattillo Higgins that black gold lay buried there. The Texas oil industry had begun in earnest, and neither Texas nor the world would ever be the same. In the years to come, Texas oil would fuel the nation’s automobiles and help to bring victory to the Allies in both world wars, shaping America’s destiny throughout the twentieth century. Join author and historian Mike Cox in this photographic visit to the heyday of Texas crude as he recounts the stories of key oil-patch discoveries around the state. Nearly 200 images in vivid black-and-white, with captions and introductions, offer a roughneck-close look at this uniquely American tale of dry holes and gushers, ragtowns and riches, boomtowns, blowouts, and wildcatters gone broke.

Author : Michael V. Hazel
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Dallas (Tex.)
ISBN : 9781596522909

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Historic Photos of Dallas by Michael V. Hazel Pdf

Historic Photos of Dallas takes a look into the past of the Big D"" through striking historic photographs from the city's finest archives. From the rugged west to the largest corporate headquarter concentration in the United States, Historic Photos of Dallas provides a unique look into the city's past. With over 200 archival photos reproduced in multiple inks on heavy art paper in large format, many of which have never been published. This book is a perfect additin to any historian's collection.""

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618584212

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Historic Photos of Outlaws of the Old West by Anonim Pdf

From our earliest history, Americans have had an uneasy affection for our outlaws, especially those from the romantic period of the Old West. Whether it is the fearlessness and freedom they represent or some other psychological need, we often overlook the misdeeds of these people in our fascination with them. This book is about their photographs. Some of the mythology is perpetuated in the captions and some new truths put forth as well. Viewing these photographs allows us to look these fellows in the eye and assess their character—something we probably wouldn’t have been allowed to do in real life and live to tell about it. Historic Photos of Outlaws of the Old West includes nearly 200 photographs, reproduced in vivid black-and-white, with captions and introductions by writer and historian Larry Johnson. Here are the most legendary outlaws and many of the less infamous characters whose lives found a place in the story of the American West.

Author : Paula Allen
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781910496015

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San Antonio Then and Now® by Paula Allen Pdf

Putting archive and contemporary photographs of the same landmark side-by-side, San Antonio Then and Now® is a visual chronicle of the city's pastSan Antonio has a history stretching back almost three centuries. It was established as a Spanish military garrison in 1718, the home of Mission San Antonio de Valero, later renamed the Alamo. During the Mexican War of Independence, Americans fought alongside Mexicans, and at the war's end Texas became a Mexican state. With more than 3,000 American settlers moving into the area, peace didn't last for long. The Texan settlers fought their own war of independence between 1835 and 1836, culminating in the historic last stand at the Alamo. By 1879, Fort Sam Houston was established by the U.S. Army. Throughout the last century San Antonio vied with Galveston, Dallas, and Houston as the largest city in Texas. Today the city is known for its medical and biotechnology industries and is the hub for many multinational companies. Its reputation as a center for business was enhanced when San Antonio hosted the World's Fair in 1968; however, the tourist trade will always be a significant employer thanks to the enduring appeal of that last stand by a small, determined force at the Alamo. Prominent sites shown here include Alamo Plaza, Cenotaph, Menger Hotel, Medical Arts Building, Bexar Courthouse, Governor's Palace, Empire Theatre, Smith-Young Tower, Travis Park, San Antonio River, and Fairmount Hotel.

Author : Lewis F. Fisher
Publisher : Maverick Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1595346953

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San Antonio's Historic Plazas, Parks and River Walk by Lewis F. Fisher Pdf

Vintage postcard portrait panoramas of San Antonio that illustrate a city's transition into modern times

Author : Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781623492724

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A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County by Kenneth Hafertepe Pdf

This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century. Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants. The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style. This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.

Author : Charles Ramsdell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258443384

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San Antonio by Charles Ramsdell Pdf

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