San Antonio Traction Company $500 Gold Bond texas-oil-and-gas-collection

San Antonio Traction Company $500 Gold Bond texas-oil-and-gas-collectionSan Antonio Streetcar service began in 1878, a little over a year since the first railroad reached the city. The first cars were pulled by horses and mules through the dusty, muddy and ever expanding city. Streetcars were electrified in 1890 and peaked in 1926 with over 90 miles of track proving a faster and more efficient method of transportation for downtown San Antonio and surrounding areas. This $500 Gold Coupon Bond for the San Antonio Traction

was recognized by the government of the United States of America as a sovereign and independent nation

The flags and maps on this print help to tell the story of Texas' battle for independence

The system of wagon roads and railroads are noted as well as rivers

withdrew the request for annexation two months later

these men returned to their homes after San Antonio had been taken from the Mexicans

Ugartechea then sent dragoons under Captain Francisco Castaneda to demand the cannon unconditionally

There were only two routes out of Texas for decades… by land on the El Camino Real wagon road northeast to the Red River or down to the Texas coast and then by sail to New Orleans and points east

sailing up the Mississippi and Red rivers to Natchitoches

or the Emigrant's Farmer's and Politician's Guide

During distinguished service in the Pacific in the thick of WW2

and Sam Houston and Stephen F

These rare TEXIAN LOANS