Call NumberNS-224Alternate TitleWild West Show troupe at mess [sic]Datecirca 1885SummaryView of an open market in Military Plaza, in San Antonio (Bexar County), Texas. Stoves and cooking supplies, hay wagons, mounds of chilis, and people crowd the scene. Kerosene lamps, dishes, pitchers and glasses cover the vendor tables. Buildings on the 500 block of West Commerce Street have lettering: "L. [Leon] Moke and Company," "Jacob Dullnig's Dry Goods & Groceries," and "Kalteyer Drugstore."Physical Description1 photoprint 19 x 12 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) on cabinet card 13 x 20 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMilitary Plaza (San Antonio, Tex.)Kalteyer Drugstore (San Antonio, Tex.)Jacob Dullnig Building (San Antonio,Tex.)Street vendors--Texas--San AntonioMarkets--Texas--San AntonioEating customsDrinking customsPicnicsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105224Type of MaterialPhotographic printsCabinet photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotesGiven by the family of Nate Salsbury from his collection in 1938, "Buffalo Bill's Wild West in San Antonio, Texas," "mess'" and "date unknown" handwritten on back of cabinet card over printed label [source of alternative, erroneous title]. Photograph adhered to cabinet card with printing on front: "F. Hardesty, Photo," and "San Antonio, Texas," and "(see title on back)." Printing on back of card gives information about San Antonio, Texas and the siege of the Alamo. Blank for "Title" has not been filled in. Additional information provided by user: "This is a cropped version of same image [available elsewhere] with "CHILE CON CARNE TABLES" printed at bottom of photo." Image also identified as "F38873." Title supplied by cataloger. ; R7001052246
Military Plaza, San Antonio, Texas (circa 1885). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1015875
