[Alamo With Ruins of Convento]

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Photograph of the Alamo and ruins of the two-story Convento, looking north. The 1890 post office is visible in the background.

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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 777 times. 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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Description

Photograph of the Alamo and ruins of the two-story Convento, looking north. The 1890 post office is visible in the background.

Physical Description

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

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The walls of the former mission Convento had been hidden behind a wooden facade when the building had been used as the Grenet Store and, later, as the Hugo Schmeltzer Building.

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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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  • 1905 - 1920

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Aug. 6, 2014, 8:27 p.m.

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  • March 21, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

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  • 29.425603, -98.486389

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Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951. [Alamo With Ruins of Convento], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth460073/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Antonio Conservation Society.

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