H and H Coffee

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

The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas by Hugh Hemphill

Cover image: first-party in-hand capture, 2026-07-24 (TODO-75 intake).

By Hugh Hemphill · year TBD (verify in-hand)

Bibliographic detail

  • Author: Hugh Hemphill
  • Publisher: TBD — verify in-hand
  • Year: TBD — verify in-hand
  • Format: Softcover; pagination/ISBN TBD — verify in-hand

Physical description

Softcover; the cover montage reproduces period railroad photographs, including the Floresville depot and an early San Antonio & Aransas Pass locomotive. Condition and physical details TBD — to be recorded on the bibliographic sweep.

Provenance

Long-held shelf copy; acquisition source, date, and price are unrecorded. Registered to the research library from the 2026-07-24 shelf-photography session. Accession: HH-BOOK-2026-0038.

Why it matters

Rail is how green coffee reached San Antonio and how wholesale shipments left it — the company’s 1912 charter era coincides with the city’s peak rail-hub years. Hemphill’s survey helps identify which roads served the Delaware Street corridor and when.

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