The Ernst Wilhelm Raba Photograph Collection - 190 Matching Results

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[View of San Antonio River and Mill Bridge]

Description: A photograph of the San Antonio River and Mill Bridge, looking east at the Navarro Street crossing. There are two wagons in the river below the bridge. At the far left, a man and a woman stand looking towards the camera. The original Nat Lewis mill is visible behind them. The sign painted on its wall advertises "Herrick's Plaster."
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[A view of Scholz Palm Garden]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Scholz Palm Garden, opposite Joske's on Alamo Plaza and facing west towards Losoya Street. Pictured is the garden, with two mezzanine levels containing palms on ledges. People visible In the background on the lower level include: Fred Hummert, Otto Koehler, Adolf Scholz, Otto Wahrmond, and the Boerner family (Scholz's daughter).
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

[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

[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

[View of the intersection of East Commerce and Navarro Streets]

Description: Photograph of the corner of Commerce and Navarro Streets. The camera looks east down Commerce Street towards the Dullnig Building, whose tower is visible in the background (center). A woman and child pause on the corner near two vendors, who are seated across from one another on the sidewalk along Navarro Street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society

[Washday on San Antonio River]

Description: Photograph of a San Antonio River washday, looking west, with the Old Lewis Mill on the right and the foot bridge of Mill Bridge Crossing in the center. Four women are gathered near the water's edge with washtubs and laundry. A single tower of San Fernando Cathedral is visible in the background.
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

[West side of Main Plaza and San Fernando Cathedral]

Description: Copy print of the west side of Main Plaza. The east and north facades of the multi-story Southern Hotel are visible above Paul Asher's dry goods store (far left). A person can be seen hanging linens from a clothesline on the rooftop adjacent to the hotel. San Fernando Cathedral stands in the center with several wagons in front. The two-story Frost Bank is to the right, with the Bat Cave (old city hall) visible in the background between the two buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: Raba, Ernst Wilhelm, 1874-1951
Partner: San Antonio Conservation Society
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