San Antonio Police History Archive

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1905Subject: San Antonio City Hall. East elevation. View is WNW. Note the height of the trees. Texas Transportation Museum states that the first automobile to arrive in San Antonio was in 1899.1

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:Subject: Photo crop of a postcard depiction of San Antonio City Hall. East and north elevations.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1935Subject: San Antonio City Hall. East and north elevations. The four roof tops and the clock tower/observatory have been removed and one floor added in 1927.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1980'sSubject: San Antonio City Hall. West elevation. View is ESE from a point in the parking area just east of the Spanish Governor’s Palace.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:  Post 1899Subject: A slightly different crop of photo #1, providing more information at the sides.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:  ca. 1892Subject: San Antonio City Hall. East and north elevations. Note height of trees. There is no plank fence or hedge bordering the sidewalk.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1892-1910Subject: San Antonio City Hall, the Interior of an office in the police department or recorder’s court. Note the calendar. 21 November occurs on a Monday only in 1892, 1898, 1904 and 1910. Note that the several phones sit on a leveling portion of the desk. Immediately below the phones is a line of electrical buttons and a toggle or pressure switch. The “swing out” stool can just be seen. The man seated at the roll top desk is wearing a uniform of some type with his jacket unbloused, the stripe down the leg is clear. The officer standing in the door is assigned to mounted duty.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Post 1892Subject: A photo crop of a postcard depiction of San Antonio City Hall. East and south elevations. The landscaping is artwork. There is a caption at the bottom that is only partially readable CITY HALL----- MILITARY PLAZA.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Early 1900'sSubject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. North and east elevations. The trees have grown tall. A pipe fence can be seen edging the foundation but no plank fence or hedge bordering the sidewalk.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Early 1900'sSubject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. Postcard view of east elevation.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Late 1891-February 1892Subject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. West elevation. The Building is under construction.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1920'sSubject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. East Elevation.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1890'sSubject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. East and north Elevations. Shrubs and trees are young. A tightly planted and edged hedge boarders the sidewalk.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1890'sSubject: Photo crop of: San Antonio City Hall. East and north Elevations. Shrubs and trees are very young. A plank fence borders the sidewalk.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1890'sSubject: Photo crop of a postcard depiction of San Antonio City Hall. East and south elevations. The landscaping is artwork. The bottom boarder of the post card and a corner greeting is present.

Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: CurrentSubject: Photo crop of a current photograph of San Antonio City Hall. East elevation.