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Tower of the Americas construction

Description: Worm's eye view of the Tower of Americas being constructed. In this photograph only the central concrete shaft has been completed and the tophouse has not yet been added. A mechanical crane is visible at the top of the concrete shaft.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Tower of the Americas construction

Description: Photograph of the construction site for HemisFair '68 in downtown San Antonio on an overcast day. The central concrete shaft (without the tophouse) of the Tower of the Americas is visible, and the upper most portion reaches into some light cloud cover.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

United States Confluence Theater

Description: An artistic illustration of the United States Confluence Theater, one of two pavilions of the United States at HemisFair '68. It is a 70 foot high structure which had the largest curvilinear motion picture screen in the world. The Francis Thompson film, "Confluence, U.S.A." was shown in the theatre during the fair.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Hemisfair Model

Description: A color photograph of a three-dimensional model of the HemisFair '68 grounds. The most prominent building shown is the Tower of the Americas, which includes an observation deck and revolving restaurant at the top. A portion of the 10,500 seat arena is visible to the left. Also visible is a part of the lake at Fiesta Island, along with lagoon boats on some of the waterways.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Water-ski show at HemisFair '68

Description: Black and white photograph of performers at the HemisFair '68 water-ski show which took place in the 3-acre lake at Fiesta Island. The show was sponsored by Mercury Outboard. Professional water skiers jumped off of ski ramps. In this photograph the performers are shown in mid-air.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

La Fitte D-single family dwelling

Description: Photograph of a single story wooden dwelling with a small front porch. There is a driveway from the street that is parallel to the home and a small yard in the front and the back of the house. The house is located in an area that was redeveloped because of Hemisfair '68.
Date: 1968~
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Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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