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and practically arranged for such 

 purposes. 



Mexican life and customs 

 around San Antonio always has 

 been of great interest, especially 

 such of olden times; and a few 

 more illustrations, antidatmg our 

 present hustling cosmopolitan life, 

 may interest the readers, relating 

 especially to Mexican children, 

 and dwellings of the poor. The 

 Alazan Creek settlement of olden 



vaccinating the poor, and inspect- 

 ing the tin can houses and prem- 

 ises; and a typical conglomora- 

 tion of Mexican huts inside a very 

 dense chaparral with clothing sus- 

 pended on the brush to dry in the 

 sun ; and also a Mexican corral 

 with tent, wagon, burro and child- 

 ren — all this across the ancient 

 trans-San Pedro districts of our 

 present metropolis. These dis- 

 tricts, I may state also, are now 



San Antonio City Hall, Shortly After Its Completion; (Clinton G. Brown, Mayor, 1913;) 

 Northeast View, by twb Writer 



days is quite well represented in 

 these several original photoillus- 

 trations herein, as well as the va- 

 rious Mexican huts and children; 

 some "views showing the children 

 lined up in front of a row of Mexi- 

 can Carretas for vaccination; and 

 also other Mexican corrals, with 

 my friend and former Assistant 

 City Physician, Dr. FitzSimon, 



mostly all supplanted with fine 

 modern dwellings, railroads, and 

 numerous commercial buildings; 

 and the beautiiul Prospect Hill dis- 

 trict has been cleared of a large 

 number of the olden times but pic- 

 turesque and interesting Mexican 

 villages and jacals of bygone days 

 around the Western districts of San 

 Antonio. 



