San Antonio Police History Archive

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1914-1918. Subject: Photo crop of what appears to be a book page. View is WSW across the Houston Street-Alamo Plaza intersection. Taken from in front of the US Post Office building showing the Maverick Bank Building(1884) and the intersection. The page is captioned incorrectly. The building was named the Swearingen-McCraw Building in 1894. Area of interest within the photograph is the umbrella which has been lowered and under which the officer controlling the intersection, is standing. The umbrella is an integral part of the semaphore (stop-go device above the umbrella) that the officer is operating. Note the markers indicating the width of the streetcar lane.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1920s. Subject: Photo crop of intersection of Avenue C (Broadway after 1923) and Houston Street. View is north and elevated from, most likely, a building on south side of intersection. Area of interest within the photograph is the semaphore device which can be seen quite clearly over the intersection. Some of the devices were on a block and tackle arrangement and could be lowered as needed. This one is mounted high and requires a rod to be attached from below.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure window of subject photo (pre-1902) is framed by the completion of the southern belfry (1902) of San Fernando Cathedral not being present. Subject: Photo crop of intersection of Soledad and Main Plaza. View is SSW and elevated across the plaza. Taken, almost certainly, from the Kampmann Building showing Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, the Southern Hotel and hack stands at the NE corner of the plaza. Area of interest within the photograph is the semaphore device suspended from wires above the intersection. This device is of the block and tackle variety which allowed it to be drawn down or raised for the passage of wagons or streetcars. 

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1918Subject: Photo crop of intersection if East Commerce and North Alamo Street. View is NNW across the intersection. Taken from the SE corner of the intersection showing the Dullnig Building. Area of interest is the semaphore, above the intersection. The draw line can be seen hanging from below the stop-go sign.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1925-1926. Subject: Photo crop of Traffic Officer G.W. Walston, seated on the sidewalk near the Texas Theater operating a traffic control device for intersection lights along Houston Street.

Captain Sam Street, Chief of Detectives. San Antonio Light. 29 October 1925. Note: See 2nd Image.

Captain Sam Street, Chief of Detectives and Albert Friedrich, enjoying a shared memory. 

Funeral at home of Chief of Detectives Sam Street at 323 West Park Avenue.

Funeral of Captain Sam Street, Chief of Detectives.

W.M. McIntosh, publisher, San Antonio Light presents Sam Street's widow with $3221.25 in donations from the Sam Street Memorial Fund, established in her husband's honor. 29 October. 1927.

The weapons used by the murderer of Captain Sam Street, Chief of Detectives on the night of Sept 10, 1927.

This image of Officer porter is of special significance due to his cap piece. Most officers simply had their badge number placed in the slot at the bottom of the piece. Some officers, however, had their job assignments designationed. As can be seen under magnification, Officer Porter's cap piece reads BICYCLE, which would indicate he was at some point in time, a bicycle officer.     

Four Sergeants in the Nueva Street Headquarters role call room. Sgt Teel is on the far left. Sgt M. Seguin on the far right. Unknown two in the middle. September 1971.