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Theatre

Description: Image of the theatre under construction for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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~
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~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Theatre

Description: Image of the Theatre under construction for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: unknown
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~
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~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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