Originally Posted by Birdwatcher

Here's his depiction of the Alamo, as it appeared in 1844...

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One thing common to his paintings is the depiction of the background as being open plains, in commonality with the eyewitness descriptions at that time.

Birdwatcher


Looks a whole lot different now, don't it? grin

I too am curious as to what San Antonio looked like in those days. One of the things I find a bit surprising about Texas is that there are very few building still standing that are much older than 100 years. Quite a change from Wisconsin, where buildings and houses pre-dating the Civil War are fairly common.

"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars