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    John Wayne leaving "It's Movietime in Texas, U.S.A." rally during the Council of Motion Picture Organization's promotional tour, Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas, 1951

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    Article in San Antonio Express (Saturday, October 10, 1951) reads: "....Movie fans who turned out en masse at the forenoon introduction of stars Greer Garson, John Wayne, Keenan Wynn and Jeff Chandler, plus Hollywood starlets, writers, and directors who appeared in front of the Alamo will not soon forget the unrehearsed and 'neighborly' greetings....After the appearance before a crowd of 2,000 fans on Alamo Plaza, the group retreated briefly to the Menger Hotel [for luncheon] and returned to tour the Alamo Shrine. John Wayne, billed the biggest boxoffice attraction in the world, tipped off his many fans with news of pre-production plans for a saga about the Alamo. Wayne and Mayor Jack White spent part of the day discussing filming of the picture....Not one of the stars seemed to know just why they were making this trip other than this year being the golden anniversary of the movie industry....

    E. Houston Street looking west toward intersection of Broadway, San Antonio, Texas, ca. 1944

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    Photograph shows Hicks Building (right) at northwest corner of E. Houston and Broadway. To the left of it is the Burns Building at corner of Jefferson Street.Negative stamped on lower right: "Edwin Schroeder Co. / 621 Travis Building / San Antonio, Texas.

    W. Houston Street looking east from N. Flores Street, San Antonio, Texas, ca. 1945

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    Photograph shows Stowers Building on left; F. W. Woolworth Co. on far right. To the left of it is the Houston Building. Large building in center is the Rand Building, southeast corner of W. Houston and Main Avenue
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