# In the Glory of the Past (Texas) / Happy Hours (Sports) / Sierra Nevada Mountains

In the Glory of the Past (Texas) / Happy Hours (Sports) / Sierra Nevada Mountains Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “The famous siege of the Alamo began on February 22nd and its fall came March 6, 1836.” Alamo, bus, automobile and pedestrian traffic. “When the smoke of this great battle cleared, Santa Anna counted 521 dead Mexicans and as many more wounded, to 170 dead Texas heroes.” Ruins, vines growing on walls. “What would have happened to Santa Anna if David Crockett would have had one of these?” Junk yard with building, pedestrian walking past. “A Mexican Monday.” Women washing clothes in stream. “The San Antonio River is the breathing spot of the city.” River running through residential area. “And also the cause of many wet feet.” Horseback rider and car ford stream. “A mail garage.” Gardener working in park, palm trees, building in background. “Medina Dam, used for irrigation.” View of dam from below. “Fish stories do not have to be told.” Fishermen display catch of large-mouth bass. “Showing what can be done with an old stone quarry and a little water.” Park, terraced and landscaped, shelters - details of stone footbridge, terraces, stairs. “We have San Antonio of today --” Business district, automobile, truck, bicycle traffic. “And shadows of yesterday.” Mission ruin with bell tower silhouetted against sky. \[1920\] b. “Sometimes we think we have found a paradise where everyone plays.”…

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1920
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education, Sports
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/fc-fc-752a-c)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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