Another city it's hard to get tired of visiting, though the cost of hotel rooms on the river front have been astronomical so we now stay outside of town and drive in for site seeing.
Day 1, or rather the second half since this was travel day, was a visit to The Witte Museum, which is completing a $100 million renovation and expansion. Two of the temporary exhibits drew our attention and led to this trip.
Connecting Texas: 300 years of trails, rails and roads - a selection of maps from the General Land Office.
Confluence and Culture: 300 years of San Antonio history.
This is the 300th year of San Antonio.
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Day 1, or rather the second half since this was travel day, was a visit to The Witte Museum, which is completing a $100 million renovation and expansion. Two of the temporary exhibits drew our attention and led to this trip.
Connecting Texas: 300 years of trails, rails and roads - a selection of maps from the General Land Office.
Confluence and Culture: 300 years of San Antonio history.
This is the 300th year of San Antonio.
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| Inside the foyer of the Witte |
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| Beginning of Fiesta 2018 brings out the beautiful dresses for display in various buildings around town. |
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| Traveller's Map of the State of Texas 1867. Made by Charles W Pressler, one of the preeminent mapmakers of 19th century and a stalwart of the General Land Office. Pressler arrived in Texas as the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas. |
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| 1879 |
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| The photo is deceitful on the size, but this caught my eye. It's a perfume carrier. |
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| You can move the the boards from one side to the other to show how the load must be balanced. |
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| Mapa de la Provincia de Texas 1822. |
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| Equinoctical 1700. Based on the navigational tool astrolabe this version was used to make maps and layout the missions according to Spanish designs. |
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| Gun powder tester. Powder varied in strength. Some was better for cannon fire or signal gun than a musket or pistol. |
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| Quilt 1870-1880. Made by Maria Antonio Ruiz Herrera. |
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| Woods Victoria-Electronic Automobile, 1906. Owned by Mrs. T.T. Vanderhooven. Powered by a bank of batteries under the carriage that were connected to an electric motor. |
ALL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. AS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF THE BLOGGER THEY MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED IN ANY WAY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE BLOGGER.
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