H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

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By Frank S. Faulkner Jr. · 2007 · Turner Publishing (Historic Photos series)

Bibliographic detail

  • Title: Historic Photos of San Antonio
  • Author / editor: Frank S. Faulkner Jr.
  • Year: 2007
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing (typically — to be confirmed in-hand; the Historic Photos series is Turner’s franchise)
  • ISBN: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand
  • Pagination: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand (Turner Historic Photos volumes are typically ~200 pp)
  • Format: Large-format hardcover; high-resolution archival photo reproduction is the volume’s selling point

Physical description

Standard Turner Publishing Historic Photos series format: large-format hardcover with high-quality reproductions of archival images. Each volume in this series prioritizes legible, browsable prints over deeply captioned scholarly apparatus.

Provenance

Physically in-hand prior to formal library accessioning; registered to the library 2026-05-24. Original purchase date and source not separately recorded. Accessioned as HH-BOOK-2026-0009.

Why it matters

Historic Photos of San Antonio is the large-format archival photo reference for the SA visual research thread. The Turner Historic Photos format emphasizes big, legible prints — useful as a visual anchor for what a street or skyline looked like at a given period.

For H and H research, the book functions as:

  1. A visual reference for the H and H operating decades — 1910s through mid-century streetscapes, downtown towers, commercial districts. When H and H newspaper clippings or factory photographs need contextual visual support (“what did Commerce Street look like in 1920?”), this is a first stop.
  2. A complement to narrative SA histories — pairs with Saving San Antonio (Fisher, 1996) (preservation narrative), Downtown San Antonio (Korte & Pech, 2013) (Arcadia visual timeline), and Greater San Antonio: City of Destiny (c.1915) (period booster volume).
  3. A potential source of unattributed business photographs — Turner Historic Photos volumes draw on local archives (institute / library / newspaper photo morgues); H and H or H and H-adjacent buildings may appear without identification, and the captions may have leads.

Notable contents

  • Large-format archival reproductions across SA’s history (River, missions, downtown towers, military presence, neighborhoods).
  • Date range: typically late-19th through mid-20th century in the series.
  • Photo provenance / archive credits typically printed per image.

Open questions

  • Does any photograph show the 601 Delaware Street area, 1223 W. Commerce, or other documented H and H addresses?
  • Does any caption mention Hoffmann, Hayman, or H and H?
  • What’s the date range of the photographs? (verify by browsing in-hand)

Related: Downtown San Antonio (Korte & Pech, 2013) · Saving San Antonio (Fisher, 1996) · Greater San Antonio: City of Destiny (c.1915) · 601 Delaware Street · Library