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[Photo Album of Earnest Ruben McElreath]

Description: Photo album compiled by Earnest Ruben McElreath. According to a handwritten note in the front of the album, it "presents pictures of friends, family, ex-sweeties, kinsman, pals, scenery, sports, football players, buddies, chums, and himself." Each page contains pictures as well as handwritten notes. Earnest Ruben McElreath was born Dec. 15, 1905 in Munday, Knox County, Texas and died Sept. 15, 1988 in Bexar County, Texas. He served as a major in the U. S. Army during World War II and is buried… more
Date: [1926-01-01..1926-10-14]
Creator: McElreath, Earnest Ruben
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photo Album Page Covering San Antonio]

Description: Scrapbook page that includes 3 separate photos of architecture near or in San Antonio, Texas. One photo is of a well within the walls of the Alamo. The image on the top left of page 1 is the Base Administration Building at Randolph Field (aka Randolph Air Force Base. At the bottom right, there is an image of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium Building, which has since been incorporated into the newer Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. On the second slide, the image in the upper left is of … more
Date: 1939
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a African American Owned Grocery Store]

Description: Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Crawford inside their Black owned grocery store, Ebenezer's Grocery & Market. Both individuals are standing behind a front counter that has jars and a cash register on it. To the left there are shelves lined with products and behind the couple are small Christmas stocking shaped bags with product in them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Race]

Description: Photograph of boys lined up in a field about to start a race, with a man pointing a pistol in the air behind them. Names are written on the back of the photo: Alfred Bittley, J. A. Martinez, and George Underwood.
Date: 1925
Creator: Smith's Studio
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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