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Alamo Sacristy Frescoes Revealed After Seven Weeks of Work
Historians disclose mid 1700s frescoes hidden in the Alamo sacristy after seven weeks of uncovering whitewash on limestone walls. The floral and geometric designs, likely by friars or Mexican artisans, survived humidity and later U.S. Army occupation, attracting renewed public viewing and study by park officials and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
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San Antonio
Alamo
Brad Breuer
Mission San Antonio de Valero
U.S. Army
Breuer
The
Shrine of Texas Liberty
Helen Burleson Kelso
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Rosalind Rock
National Park Service
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Rock
Park Service
University of Texas At San Antonio
Ciss Jary
Pam Rosser
Restoration Associates Ltd
Rosser
Jary
Mexico City