Group of eleven (11) albumen stereoviews documenting San Antonio, circa late 1860s - 1880s. Published by Henry A. Doerr and Doerr & Jacobson, of San Antonio, Texas. Each on cardstock mount. Views include:

1. "Views In and Around San Antonio, by Doerr & Jacobson, Photographers." Plazas & Streets of San Antonio. Manuscript notation on mount recto "Dr. Herff's residence - San Antonio, Texas." Verso with manuscript notation "West from Alamo." Exterior view showing large residence in foreground, on gray mount.

2. Untitled image. Verso with three separate manuscript notations in different hands: "View is 'San Pedro Park'"; "The Lake," and "San Antonio Texas." Backmark "Henry A. Doerr, / Photographer, / San Antonio, Texas" above a decorative illustration of a camera and artist's palette. An exterior view of a serene park with a bridge, on yellow mount.

3. Untitled image. Verso with backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex." An exterior view of a cemetery with a large, gated gravesite in the foreground, on gray mount. Collector note identifies the grave as that of "C.F. Kleine." 

4. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "Waterhole near Uvalde" and backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex."  An exterior view of a body of water with a large tree at left foreground, on yellow mount. Collector research identifies the location as "Turkey Creek, near Cline, Texas, in western Uvalde County," an 1870s watering and stage stop

5. "Stereoscopic Views In and Around San Antonio, by Doerr & Jacobson, 63 Commerce Street." San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view capturing several buildings with a fence in foreground, on gray mount.

6. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "Government Depot" and backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex."  An exterior view of tall stone tower with large complex of buildings behind it, on orange mount.

7. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "Government Tower" and backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex."  An exterior view of the same tall stone tower with complex of buildings but from a slightly different angle, on gray mount.

8. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "St. Antonia River / Fall" and backmark "Henry A. Doerr, / Photographer, / San Antonio, Texas" above a decorative illustration of a camera and artist's palette. An exterior view of a river with falls visible before the treeline, on yellow mount.

9. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "San Antonio Tex / Scene at San Pedro springs." No photographer's imprint. An exterior view of a placid body of water with a man in a boat near center, on gray mount.

10. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notations in two separate hands: "Scene on San Pedro Park" and "San Antonio, Texas." Backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex."  An exterior view of a park-like setting taken from a bridge, on orange mount. Later, collector notations on mount recto.

11. Untitled image. Verso with manuscript notation "Scene on San Pedro park" and backstamp "H.A. Doerr / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex."  An exterior view of a park-like setting with a small group of women and children near the bridge, on faded orange mount. 

Henry A. Doerr (ca 1822-1885) was a Prussian-born photographer active in San Antonio during the last third of the nineteenth century. A March 1867 San Antonio Ledger article describes Henry Doerr as "the first gentleman who took photographs in San Antonio, and has been engaged in this business over seventeen years." Over the course of his more than three-decades in Texas, Doerr operated both independently and in partnership with other photographers. His most enduring partnership was with Samuel E. Jacobson (also known as Sammy E. Jacobson). The pair operated an establishment at 63 Commerce St. from roughly July 1875 to 1879. Arthur V. Lynch's article "San Antonio: As Viewed By Henry A. Doerr Photographic Artist," (Stereo World, Jul/Aug 1981) notes the following: "In December,1872 Henry A. Doerr moved to a new building on Commerce Street where he remained through 1875. Examples of his work during this period are on yellow, round-cornered mounts with a small  'H. Doerr, Photographer, San Antonio Texas' uniformly stamped in the center of the back. For eleven years the titles on Doerr's views were handwritten on the backs. Many in-town views, with images familiar to the purchaser, were sold untitled.... At the end of 1876 Doerr was at 63 Commerce Street where he was joined by Samuel Jacobson....During their association (1876-1879), the views were usually on gray mounts. Apparently, Jacobson was responsible for the new format with backs headed by 'Views In And Around San Antonio, By Doerr & Jacobson...." By 1880, Doerr was again working alone. He passed away in October 1885 and is buried in the Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery New, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Stereoviews, Stereographs, Albumen Prints, Texas, Missions]

Generally good condition overall, showing minor edge rubbing and light corner softening consistent with age. Light soil and occasional dampstaining. Some views with modern collector notations.