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Hondo's Sign Spans the Decades
Hondo,
Texas Old
postcards of Hondo's Welcome Sign |
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Sign Card 1: This black and white card dates from the late 1930s and appears to
be placed well outside the city proper. Printed with no caption, the photographer
evidently decided to let the sign speak for itself. |
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Sign Card 2 was published by Don Bartels in Mc Allen with the caption: As you
travel west out of San Antonio, the busy and growing community of Hondo Texas
will greet you with these signs. |
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Sign Card 3: Published by The Peterson Company, photo by Sharon Reagan. Some landscaping
has been added and the word ‘please’. This represents a kinder, gentler Hondo.
Also "through" has been spelled out, abandoning the ‘modern’ spelling
of the past. Caption reads: This famous sign has greeted travelers through Hondo
since 1930. It has appeared in worldwide publications and on national T.V. This
much-photographed sign is the trademark of Hondo, Texas, founded in 1881, Medina
County, and 40 miles west of San Antonio on US 90. |
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Sign Card 4: Nearly the same as number three, but more growth on the shrubs. Photo
by Whitney Zinsmeyer. Caption nearly the same but calls the sign "A tourist’s
photographic delight."It also says: "Hondo, a city of 6,000 was established
in 1882." | | |
