
This post was chartered June 15, 1917. The organizers of VFW Post 76 were veterans of the Spanish American War.
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Priscilla handing out registration cards.
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Heinz manning the registration table.
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Susan stamping books before we head out to walk. |
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Ed at the VFW Riverwalk gateway.
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Decorated lamp post.
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Nice decorations.
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Ed and a different style lamp post decoration.
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Nicely decorated bridge.
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This tile mural created some 70 years ago by Ethel Wilson Harris
at her Mexican Arts and Crafts workshop on the banks of the San
Antonio River has returned home.
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Remnants of Hugman Dam which was built as part of the original
River Walk to create a constant water level elevation through town.
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Bougainvilla on our side of the Riverwalk. Cement trees on the other side.
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Lamps in the Riverwalk wall look to be WPA era.
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Mosaic portrait of Texas patriot and signer of the Texas Declaration
of Independence, Jose Navarro.
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Cement bench may be an original WPA bench.
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Lovely bridge .
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I think this building has decorations that are called Freize Art.
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Steps leading up from the Riverwalk with a fountain flowing beside them.
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San Fernando Cathedran as it now appears was completed in 1873.
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Crypt containing the remains of Davy Crockett, James Bowie,
William Barret Travis and other heroes of the Alamo in the
San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.
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Bexar County Courthouse
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Purple Heart Memorial
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WPA built pedestrian bridge along the Riverwalk between Villita
Street and Market Street where the river forms a loop.
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View of the Riverwalk from the balcony of the Lone Star Cafe.
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Waiting for dinner to arrive at the Lone Star Cafe.
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Heading back to the VFW post after eating.
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A River Walk mosaic depicting the San Antonio skyline with the
Tower of the Americas in the middle.
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Decorations across the river.
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Wreath reflected in the river.
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Tree at the dam and locks.
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Post all lit up when we finished the walk.
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