San Pedro Creek Bridge [Stereoview]
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San Pedro Creek Bridge [Stereoview]Description
Two boys standing on a bridge above the San Pedro Creek. Orange mount includes "F. HARDESTY. PHOTO." printed in black on left and "SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS" printed in black on the right. Frank Hardesty's San Antonio, TX, imprint on recto. Stamped on verso: "Setereoscopic Views, / of / San Antonio, Texas / F. Hardesty Photographer" Below that there is a chart that lists a variety of other locations that stereoscopes had been made by this company. Below the chart, stamped it reads: "All from Original Negatives and Guaranteed the Finest / ever Made in the South. Also A Large Variety of Miscellaneous Views / of San Antonio, and Vicinity." Below that reads, "Parties wishing Special Views made anywhere will please address:- / F. Hardesty / 32 North Flores Street. (near Military Plaza,) / San Antonio, Texas."Context
San Pedro Creek rises in springs in north central San Antonio in central Bexar County and flows southeast for two miles through an artificial channel to its confluence with the San Antonio River Creek. The springs, in present San Pedro Park, were named by members of the Ramón Expedition, who reached the site on May 14, 1716. The location of the springs determined the site of the villa of San Fernando de Béxar and the mission of San Antonio de Valero. The stream traverses rolling terrain surfaced by calcareous clay soil that supports mesquite, liveoak, cacti, and grasses.Category
Texas in Focus: Early Photographs from the Lew Anvil Texas Collection