A grouping of five (5) stereoviews of San Antonio, Texas, on yellow mounts, ca. 1870s. All feature the backmark of Henry A. Doerr (1822-85), a prolific photographer based in the Alamo City. Doerr, originally born in Prussia, arrived in San Antonio around 1865 and immediately began taking photographs, first with two different partners within a year of each other and then by himself around 1867. He continued to work alone and with others over the next 20 years until his passing, capturing both studio portraits and outdoor scenes, like these stereoviews. 

Included are: 

1. View of the Vance House. Completed in 1859, James Vance built this Greek Revival house for his bride, which would also be used as local headquarters for the Confederate Army, housing guests like Robert E. Lee. It was eventually razed to make way for the Federal Reserve Bank in 1952. 

2. Commerce St. Mexican Mule Train. A shot of one of the city's commercial hubs, Commerce Street, filled with mules pulling several carts. A stamp to the mount verso marks this as being from the Michael McEachern collection. 

3. Street View in / San Antonio / Texas. A look at another business-oriented street in San Antonio. A cart and a man riding some kind of draft animal can be seen on the dirt road. Signs can be seen for "THE WARESTORES," "CONFECTIONARY," "SADDLER'S SHOP" and "BOTICA," a traditional pharmacy doling herbal remedies. 

4. View of a home behind a stone wall. According to the consignor's notes, this was the home of Dr. August Nette, one of the city's first druggists who ran his apothecary out of his house. 

5. New Iron bridge. Paseo St. / S.A. A wide shot of an iron bridge on Paseo Street, later Houston Street. One source claims it was the first bridge built in San Antonio for vehicles, having been erected around 1870. 

[San Antonio Texas, Texas History, The Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Commerce Street, US Arsenal, Military Outposts, Covered Wagons, San Antonio River, 19th Century Texas, American West, Texas Architecture] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Stereoviews, Albumen Photographs, Henry Doerr, Texas Photographers, Urban Views]

Images are very good, displaying strong tones and good clarity. The mounts feature some soiling, with one corner being slightly ripped from the second listed image.