Interior of Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940

Subjects: Interiors Native American Life Theaters & Opera Houses
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Interior of Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

View from the darkened seating area of the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, looking toward the stage, where red velvet curtains are drawn back to reveal a painted mural of Spanish explorers and Native Americans meeting on a plain. Rows of empty seats fill the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message

No message detected

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

INTERIOR OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—49 --- Erected by the city of San Antonio at a cost of $1,500,000.00, with seating capacity of 6,500. The building also has numerous committee rooms and a separate floor, with 32,000 square feet, for exhibit purposes. It is the most beautiful auditorium, architecturally, in the entire South. The Curtain is a great Mural Painting, picturing the founding of San Antonio, painted by the distinguished artist, Hugo D. Pohl. 7182 N POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE FIVE CENTS TO ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE

Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

Series	49
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
Place mentioned	San Antonio, TX
Publisher	Milwaukee, WI
Notes	White border around the image; linen-textured stock; card number 49 printed at the end of the caption. Postmark: none. Divided-back card with white border, linen texture; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint; no message, address, or stamp present — only dealer pencil marks ("112", "2.00") at top.

Cite this card

Interior of Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/interior-of-municipal-auditorium-san-antonio-texas-circa-194. Accessed October 5, 2026.