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[Murals in Downtown Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of a historic mural on the side of Verna's Cafe in downtown Port Arthur, Texas. The mural consists of two couples dancing beside a river. On the opposite side of the river, there is a row boat and fish net. Above the net, there is a building that says "Verna's" on the roof; a dock attached to the building stretches into the river. The mural was painted by local artists. On the actual Verna's Cafe, there are signs that say "Verna's Cafe," "7-Up," and "Cafe." A sign on the sidewa… more
Date: 1977
Creator: Nicar, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Carlos Merida mural

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an illustration of a portion of the mural designed for the HemisFair theater building. Printed on back: "Carlos Merida Mural. Abstract, impelling symbolism of Carlos Merida mural in San Antonio Convention Center captures the spirit of the HemisFair '68 theme: Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Family in front of the Carlos Mérida mural

Description: Photograph from the ground floor of the San Antonio Convention Center, looking up toward the decorative domed ceiling. In the center of the image, a family is standing along the railing of a spiral staircase in front of the Carlos Merida mosaic mural and the father is holding up a camera pointed toward the ground floor.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.422080 -98.486443
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Family in front of the Carlos Mérida mural

Description: Photograph of people inside the San Antonio Convention Center, including a family of four at the top of the staircase in front of the Carlos Merida mosaic mural, facing out toward the interior. The man is looking down toward the floor and taking a photo. Curved staircases are visible at right and other people are standing in front of another portion of the mural on the ground level.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.422080 -98.486443
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Merida’s Mural- Civic Center

Description: Photograph of people inside the San Antonio Convention Center, including a family of four at the top of the staircase in front of the Carlos Merida mosaic mural, facing out toward the interior. The man is looking down toward the floor and taking a photo. Curved staircases are visible at right and other people are standing in front of another portion of the mural on the ground level.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.422080 -98.486443
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Convention Theater

Description: Photo of the Theatre of the Performing Arts, which was used to house special HemisFair '68 attractions, and has a mural by Juan O'Gorman along the rooflie. Two workers standing on a scaffold are applying the finishing touches to the exterior.
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.421671 -98.485115
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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