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Fort Sam Houston s famed Quadrangle peacocks a tradition still strutting after 120 years at the San Antonio Army post
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A peacock stands among ducks and other peafowl in the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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A photo marked 1947 of peafowl at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Fort Sam Houston MuseumShow MoreShow Less
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A photo circa 1920 of a peafowl at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Fort Sam Houston MuseumShow MoreShow Less
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A photo circa 1967 of woman near a peacock at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle.Fort Sam Houston MuseumShow MoreShow Less