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Humble Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an artistic illustration of the Humble Oil and Refining Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The Pavilion is a two-story stone building with decorative metalwork around the overhangs and the two-story balcony on the end of the building at right. People are walking around the building and a four-piece band, with musicians wearing striped costumes, is playing at the right side of the image.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.420876 -98.487856

IBM Lakeside Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an illustration of the IBM Lakeside pavilion, a single -story building that appears to be open, or have glass walls. People are inside looking at various displays. Printed on back: "IBM: Lakesde. Key feature of the IBM Lakeside Pavilion, one of two the corporation has constructed on site, is a light-hearted informative move explaining the operation of modern computers."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

The International Section of HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an artist's drawing of the HemisFair '68 International Section. In this colorful rendition, the area of the fairgrounds devoted to country pavilions is crowded with visitors. Signs for the country pavilions for Panama and Peru in historic buildings are visible, as well as a skyscraper in downtown San Antonio in the background.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Kodak Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph of a three-dimensional model of the Kodak Pavilion. Printed description on the back: "Eastman Kodak Pavilion. Visitors to the pavilion were introduced to the complexities and delights of film and filmcraft in its many forms."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Lone Star Brewing Company Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising Heemisfair '68, featuring a photograph of several women water skiing on a pool in front of buildings and spectators in bleachers. Printed on the back: " Lone Star Brewing Company Pavilion. The girls of the Mercury Outboard Water Ski Show pass in front of the Lone Star's lakeside Hall of Texas History. The pavilion features realistic life-size dioramas of scenes from Texas' rich history."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Lone Star Pavilion

Description: Advertising postcard featuring an architectural illustration of the Lone Star Pavilion, one of the many exhibit halls at Hemisfair '68. It includes people standing at various points on the two-story building, the Tower of the Americas in the background (at left), and boats in the waterway in front of the building.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Mini-monorail

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring an image of people on a paved walkway near the Plaza of Flags (at right) and a multi-car monorail train above ground level at left. Printed on back: "Mini-Monorail is one of the chief transportation means on the HemisFair '68 site. It is quick, colorful and provides a breathtaking view of the exposition's entire 92 acres. Here it passes by the Plaza of Flags representing the twenty-six ethnic groups which have contributed to the greatness of the Am… more
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Model of the Institute of Texan Cultures

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photo of a model of the Institute of Texan Cultures, with a fountain in front of the building, multi-colored people, and a group of international flags at left. Printed text on the back: "Institute of Texan Cultures. In a main display area the size of four football fields, visitors to the Texas State Pavilion will view an exciting dramatization of the cultural history and future of this incredibly diverse state."
Date: 1965
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Model of the Spain Pavilion at HemisFair '68

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of a model of the Spain Pavilion, advertising HemisFair '68. Printed on back: "Shown is the architect's model of Las Plazas del Mundo (Plazas of the World), HemisFair's international area, where more than thirty foreign governments will have exhibits."
Date: 1965
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

San Antonio Convention Center

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a color drawing of the San Antonio Convention Center. Description printed on back: "San Antonio Convention Center. Much of HemisFair's unique entertainment and fine arts program will be held in this 2,800-seat theatre, a 10,500-seat arena, and 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall -- the largest single complex of buildings on the site."
Date: 1967?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.422842 -98.487119

Sculpture Garden

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a photograph labeled "Sculpture Garden" of several modern outdoor sculptures, near the Pavilion of the United States (left), the United States Confluence Theatre (in the background at right), and the top portion of the Tower of the Americas. Description printed on back: "Tower of the Americas. HemisFair's 622-foot theme structure, is the tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere. View from the observation decks or revolving restaurant a… more
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.418363 -98.486846

Theatre and Rivercourt

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68 featuring an image labeled "Theatre and Rivercourt" of a boat full of people in a pool outside the front of the Theatre of the Performing Arts. The building is fronted with a mural by Juan O'Gorman. The top of The Tower of the Americas is visible in the background, near the center of the image.
Date: 1968?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.421844 -98.485351

Los Voladores de Papantla

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68, featuring a painting of one of Los Voladores de Papantla (the Flying Indians of Papantla) who performed ancient dramatic rituals. In this picture, the a man wearing a traditional costume is standing on a mountain top with his arms outstretched to hold up the edges of a decorated blanket. He is also wearing traditional ornaments and a very elaborate headpiece composed of skulls and feathers.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

The Woman's Pavilion

Description: A model of the Woman's Pavilion at HemisFair '68. The four main themes exhibited in the pavilion were beauty, the mind, heart and emotion, and work, and served as a tribute to the contributions women have made to culture and civilization in the western hemisphere.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Hemisfair $200 Million Dollar Dream

Description: Typed document by William Sinkin, President of San Antonio Fair, Inc. about San Antonio hosting a world's fair in 1968, called HemisFair. The document summarizes the administrative and financial work accomplished to date and outlines the road ahead for financial, local and state government support in order for the fair to become a reality.
Date: 1964
Creator: Sinkin, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Major purposes of the Hemis-Fair

Description: Text of a speech given by William Sinkin who served as President of the Board of Directors of San Antonio Fair, Inc. from April 1963 to November 1964. He outlines the major purposes of HemisFair '68 in five points: how it will benefit San Antonio, build community leadership, promote ties between San Antonio and Latin America, economic advantages for staging the fair, and leaving a heritage of permanent facilities and institutions for San Antonio.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Sinkin, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

HemisFair $200 Million Dollar Dream

Description: Typed document by William Sinkin, President of San Antonio Fair, Inc. about San Antonio hosting a world's fair in 1968, called HemisFair. The document summarizes the administrative and financial work accomplished to date and outlines the road ahead for financial, local and state government support in order for the fair to become a reality.
Date: 1964
Creator: Sinkin, William, 1913-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Leon Valley PTA Speaking Engagement

Description: Text of a talk given by William Sinkin to the Leon Valley PTA on February 9th, 1967. The title of the talk was "HemisFair '68: a Progress Report". Mr. Sinkin first gave some general remarks about HemisFair and then talked about HemisFair financing and the economic impact that HemisFair '68 would have on San Antonio.
Date: 1967
Creator: Sinkin, William, 1913-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Speech by William Sinkin about HemisFair '68

Description: Draft of a promotional speech by William Sinkin, the first president of the Executive Board of San Antonio Fair, Inc., about HemisFair '68. He describes progress made in planning for the fair and some of the benefits that would result, including cultural, and educational. There are numerous hand-written annotations and revisions to the typed text.
Date: 1966?
Creator: Sinkin, William, 1913-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Remarks, Executive Committee Meeting

Description: Remarks made by H.B. Zachry, chairman of the board of San Antonio Fair, Inc. just before the closing of HemisFair '68. His remarks focus on financial aspects of the fair, in a 'setting the record straight' manner. He emphasises that all San Antonio Fair Inc. bills will be paid and that there would be no costs to taxpayers. He also talks about the income and jobs generated by the fair for the city of San Antonio and future benefits to the city resulting from having hosted the fair.
Date: October 1968
Creator: Zachry, Henry Bartell, 1901-1984
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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