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Only John Wayne and The Alamo could cause such a ruckus in San Antonio, and back in 1960, they both came together for a huge Hollywood-style premiere. John Wayne holds a flintlock rifle as producer John Ford looks on during a visit to the Alamo back in 1948. John Wayne and John Ford spent several hours in the Alamo and museum gathering historical data. (Photo courtesy San Antonio Light Collection/UTSA Libraries Special Collections)

While Hemisfair was viewed as a win for the city's business establishment, a now-forgotten pavilion operating under the World's Fair banner that was anything but establishment — especially for the time.

San Antonio long has had an impressive collection of commercial neon signs. Sadly, many have been destroyed, but some have survived for decades.

The Bushnell rose into San Antonio’s skyline when similar buildings were virtually unheard of

The rock singer would be banned from San Antonio and face death threats. 

Some had riot police, arrests of “girl” picketers and one lasted 4 years. As the...

Antonio Medina sculpted Sea Island’s Jolly Jack, Fox Tech buffalo and Karam’s...

Tweet of 1951 San Antonio Light photo a reminder of devastating Texas drought Peter Rasmussen FacebookTwitterEmail In this 1951 photo of Sam J. Smith, a San Antonio farmer, is elated by the rain during the severe drought. The photo, taken by former San Antonio Light photographer Harvey Belgin, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 1952. The photo was highlight on Sunday, April 4, 2021, by Traces of Texas Twitter account. (Harvey Belgin/San Antonio Light) This photo now belongs to the Institut...