The Alamo
name: label: maker
content: Doerr, Henry A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Stereo view by H.A. Doerr of the facade of the Alamo. Printed on verso: "Views in and Around San Antonio, by Doerr & Jacobson, Photographers. / The Alamo(underlined) is the first and most important of Texas Missions. After several changes of the location as well as the name of the Mission, it was finally transferred to its present location, when it took the name of "Alamo" - Popular Church; the corner stone of the building was laid May 8th, 1744; a slab in the front wall bears date 1757; it ceased to be used as a parish church in 1793. The siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna in 1836 is the most interesting and important event which occured in our historical city. Col. Travis, with 145 men held the fort for ten days against the Mexicans, variously estimate at from 1500 to 6000 men."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Texas, San Antonio
topic: label: Subject
content: Missions
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3033.0018
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3033
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3033.0018
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stereograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 7 in; 8.5725 cm x 17.78 cm