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Alamo Beach [Postcard]Description
Circa 1909-1915 real photo postcard by Percy Prentice Parks of a group of men under a ''Alamo Beach'' arch on the beach in Port Lavaca, Texas. The seaside pavilion in the background.Context
The Alamo Beach settlement was established on the beach in Port Lavaca during the first decade of the twentieth century. About 1915, residents erected a seaside pavilion to attract tourists. Pictured is a group of eighteen tourists under the ''Alamo Beach'' arch and the seaside pavilion in the background. The size of this group represents one-third of the estimated town population of fifty-five.