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- San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. Most of the monument is visible, including the frieze near the base and the top of the column.
- Detail of frieze on the San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of a portion of the frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. The visible corner is labeled "Lamar's School System" and shows three children lined up in front of a woman holding an open book and a man standing in the background. Portions of other images are also visible.
- Frieze of San Jacinto Monument, San Jacinto Advance
- Photograph of a frieze of the San Jacinto Monument. Two men on the far left advance to the right, above the words "Houston and Deaf Smith." Carved into the middle section of the frieze are many men with guns. A drummer and piper stand to the left, a man rides a horse in the middle, and two men roll a cannon forward on the right. The words "San Jacinto Advance" are engraved under the frieze. On the far right side, above the words "Lamar's School System," several children sit at desks in front of a woman who stands next to a tall man.
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Colonists Forced the Mexican Authorities
- Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It says: "In June, 1832, the colonists forced the Mexican authorities at Anahuac to release Wm. B. Travis and other from unjust imprisonment, the battle of Velasco, June 26, and the Battle of Nacogdoches, August 2, followed; in both the Texans were victorious. Stephen Fuller Austin, "Father of Texas," was arrested January 3, 1834, and held in Mexico without trial until July, 1835. The Texans formed an army, and on November 12, 1835, established a provisional government."
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Early Policies of Mexico
- Photograph of engraved writing near the base of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It reads: "The early policies of Mexico toward her Texas colonists had been extremely liberal. Large grants of land were made to them, and no taxes or duties imposed. The relationship between the Anglo-Americans and Mexicans was cordial. But, following a series of revolutions begun in 1829, unscrupulous rulers successively seized power in Mexico."
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, The First Shot
- Photograph of engraved text at the base of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. There is a family walking next to the monument. Text: The first shot of the revolution of 1835-36 was fired by the Texans at Gonzales, October 2, 1835, in resistance to a demand by the Mexican soldiers for a small cannon held by the colonists. The Mexican garrison at Goliad fell October 9; the Battle of ConcepciĆ³n was won by the Texans October 28. San Antonio was captured December 10, 1835 after five days of fighting in which the indomitable Benjamin R. Milam died a hero, and the Mexican army evacuated Texas.
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- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Texas Declared her Independence
- Photograph of writing on side of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It had decorative stonework above. Text: Texas declared her independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos March 2. For nearly two months her armies met disaster and defeat: Dr. James Grant's men were killed on the Agua Dulce March 2; William Barret Travis and his men sacrificed their lives at the Alamo, March 6; William Ward was defeated at Refugio, March 14; Amon B. King's men were executed near Refugio, March 16; and James Walker Fannin and his army were put to death near Goliad March 27, 1836.
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, On This Field
- Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "On this field on April 21, 1836 the army of Texas commanded by General Sam Houston, and accompanied by the Secretary of War, Thomas J. Rusk, attacked the larger invading army of Mexicans under General Santa Anna. The battle line from left to right was formed by Sidney Sherman's regiment, Edward Burleson's regiment, the artillery commanded by George W. Hockley, Henry Millard's infantry and the cavalry under Mirabeau B. Lamar. Sam Houston led the infantry charge."
- Frieze of San Jacinto Monument, Coming of the Pioneers
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument featuring a frieze, "Coming of the Pioneers." Two couples, and a man, and a horse stand in front of a wagon. All three men hold rifles. To the left, there is another frieze, showing a man with a rifle facing a woman holding a piece of paper in her hands.
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, With the Battle Cry
- Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "With the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" the Texans charged. The enemy, taken by surprise, rallied for a few minutes then fled in disorder. The Texans had asked no quarter and gave none, the slaughter was appalling, victory complete, and Texas free! On the following day General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, self-styled "Napoleon of the West," received from a generous foe the mercy he had denied Travis at the Alamo and Fannin at Goliad."
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Citizens of Texas
- Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It says: "Citizens of Texas and immigrant soldiers in the army of Texas at San Jacinto were natives of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal and Scotland."
- Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Measured by its Results
- Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "Measured by its results, San Jacinto was one of the decisive battles of the world. The freedom of Texas from Mexico won here led to annexation and to the Mexican War, resulting in the acquistion by the United States of the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma, almost one-third of the present area of the American nation, nearly a million square miles of territory, changed sovereignty."
- San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the entire San Jacinto Monument in Harris County, Texas. There are people and partial trees visible in the foreground.
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- San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is in the center of the frame, with trees on the left and in front of the monument.
- Fields around the San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the fields around the San Jacinto Monument. There are trees and electrical poles in the background.
- Fields around the San Jacinto Monument with creek
- Photograph of the fields around the San Jacinto Monument. There is a small body of water in the field, and buildings are visible in the distance.
- Fields around the San Jacinto Monument with creek and bayou area
- Photograph of the fields and bayou around the San Jacinto Monument. There is a small body of water in the middle of the field.
- Bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site
- Photograph of the bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site.
- Bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site
- Photograph of the bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site.
- San Jacinto Monument with bayou in foreground
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is in the center of the frame, with the bayou in the foreground.
- San Jacinto Monument with bayou in foreground
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is located in the middle of the frame with the bayou in the foreground. The monument has trees surrounding the base.
- Plaque for the 1960 San Jacinto Day time capsule
- Plaque for the time capsule that was buried for San Jacinto Day in 1960.
- Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument. Cars are parked in front of the monument, and three flags fly behind them. The battleship is in the far distance, in the center of the photograph.
- Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. The view of the ship is obscured by trees and foliage. It is in the middle of the photo.
- San Jacinto Monument
- Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas, taken near the base looking up at the top of the monument. At the bottom of the image, a part of the frieze is visible; it depicts several men going to battle including two with a cannon, two carrying rifles, a cavalryman with a saber, a flag-bearer, and two musicians playing a flute and drum. The scene is labeled "San Jacinto Advance." Other parts of the frieze are visible on the other faces of the monument: to the left, two men with the label "Houston and Deaf Smith;" to the right, a man and woman standing in front of children seated at desks with the label "Lamar's School System."
- Tom Green County Courthouse
- Tom Green County Courthouse
- Veterans Memorial, Tom Green County
- Veterans Memorial, Tom Green County, erected 1967.
- George Julien Bird Memorial Fountain, Tom Green County
- Photograph of the George Julien Bird Memorial Fountain, on the Tom Green County Courthouse grounds.
- George Julien Bird Memorial Fountain, detail
- Close-up view of flower and lily pads at the George Julien Bird Memorial Fountain, on the grounds of the Tom Green County Courthouse grounds.
- Tom Green County, historic plaque
- Historic plaque. "Original Tom Green County on transcontinental trail of California Gold Rush. Until 1846 a part of Bexar Land District, Republic of Texas. Private tracts were surveyed as early as 1847. German emigration company colony (90 mi. SE) had grants here, but in 1840s found Indians blocking settlement. Butterland Overland Mail managers lived in stands in area, 1858-61. R. F. Tankersley family established a permanent home in 1864 in future Tom Green County. By 1874 there were five settlements here, including Bismarck Farm, a colony of 15 German immigrants. The County (12,756 sq. mi., 10 1/2 times as large as state of Rhode Island) was created in 1874, and named for heroic Gen. Green (1814-64), a state official and gallant Texas soldier. After a decade of progress, the original Tom Green County began losing outlying areas. Midland County - halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on newly opened Texas & Pacific Railway - was created in 1885. Settlers remote from San Angelo petitioned for new counties in 1887, and the Texas Legislature created Crane, Loving, Upton, Ward adn Winkler. Coke and Irion Counties were cut out of Tom Green in 1889. Ector and Sterling were created in 1891. Last diversions - Glasscock (1893) and Reagan (1903) - gave Tom Green its present size. It remains influential in the region. (1972)"
- Tom Green County Courthouse, detail of facade and building engraving
- Tom Green County Courthouse, detail of facade and building engraving
- Cactus Hotel, lobby
- Photograph of the ornate lobby of the Cactus Hotel. The front of the concierge's desk on the left side is decorated with tan, green, and blue tiles. The stairs leading up to the rooms is visible on the right side of the photo. This was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel, lobby and grand staircase
- Photograph of the lobby and grand staircase at the Cactus Hotel in San Angelo, Texas. It was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel lobby, detail of chandelier
- Close-up view of a chandelier in the lobby of the Cactus Hotel in San Angelo, Texas. The chandelier is made of wrought-iron, with a ring of electric candles providing light inside. The Cactus was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel lobby, detail of tile work on column
- Close-up view of the tile work on columns in the lobby of the Cactus Hotel in San Angelo, Texas. The tiles are blue, yellow, and tan. The Cactus was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel lobby, registration desk
- Photograph of the registration desk in the lobby of the Cactus Hotel. The tile work on the columns and front of the desk is visible. There is a potted plant in the bottom right foreground. The Cactus was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel, Ballroom
- Photograph of the ballroom of the Cactus Hotel. Four chandeliers hang from the ceiling. The room is reflected in two sectioned mirrors at the end of the hall. The floor is wooden. This building was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel, Ballroom
- Photograph of the ballroom of the Cactus Hotel. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling. The room is reflected in two sectioned mirrors at the end of the hall. The floor is wooden. There is a man standing in the doorway to the right. This building was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel Ballroom, detail of chandelier
- Close-up view of a chandelier in the ballroom of the Cactus Hotel. This was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel Ballroom, detail of ceiling
- Close-up view of the ceiling of the ballroom of the Cactus Hotel. There is a painting of a lake scene above both the air vents. This hotel was the fourth one built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel lobby, detail of ceiling
- Photograph of the ceiling of the Cactus Hotel. Two lamps hang from the ceiling. This was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Cactus Hotel lobby, detail of registration desk
- Close-up view of the registration desk in the lobby of the Cactus Hotel. It is made of carved and gilded wood, and has several cabinets above and below the desk portion. The Cactus was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929.
- Masonic Lodge, San Angelo
- Photograph of the Masonic Lodge in San Angelo, across the street from the Cactus Hotel. A blue flag hangs from the second floor, and a car is parked in front of the building.
- Cactus Hotel
- Photograph of the Cactus Hotel. It was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton, constructed in 1929. It is fourteen stories tall. There are many cars parked near the hotel, or driving past it.
- San Angelo Visitor's Center, viewed from the river
- San Angelo Visitor's Center
- Mural in Sante Fe East Park, San Angelo
- Mural at Sante Fe East Park in San Angelo
- Texas Theatre, San Angelo
- Texas Theatre in San Angelo
- San Angelo City Hall
- San Angelo City Hall, designed by Henri Trost, completed in 1928.