Lassie – February 1963

Posted on February 16, 1963May 13, 2021

Lassie shakes hands with fans between appearances in the rodeo entertainment programs at Freeman Coliseum...

Aretha Franklin – January 1962

Posted on January 27, 1962May 13, 2021

Aretha Franklin gets some R-E-S-P-E-C-T at the Freeman Coliseum on Saturday, January 27, 1962.

James Brown – January 1962

Posted on January 20, 1962May 13, 2021

Good Golly, Miss Molly - James Brown rocks the Freeman Coliseum on Saturday, January 20,...

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans – February 1961

Posted on February 14, 1961May 23, 2021

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans arrive in San Antonio, February 14, 1961 Zintgraff Studio Collection...

Johnny Cash – October 1958

Posted on October 28, 1958May 24, 2021

Johnny Cash hits the stage at the Joe Freeman Coliseum on October 28, 1958

ELVIS – October 1956

Posted on October 14, 1956May 10, 2021

ELVIS TAKES SAN ANTONIO - Elvis Presley rocks out with Bill Black on upright bass...

1st San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo – February 1950

Posted on February 17, 1950May 13, 2021

An ad for the first San Antonio Livestock Exposition and Rodeo ran in a small...

Freeman Coliseum Construction – May 1948

Posted on June 16, 1948May 11, 2021

Construction of Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum Source San Antonio Light Photograph Collection, MS 359,...

Construction Begins – November 1947

Posted on November 17, 1947May 11, 2021

Freeman Coliseum begins construction -  November 17, 1947

Breaking Ground – November 1947

Posted on November 1, 1947May 17, 2021

Mayor Alfred Callaghan, Joe Freeman and Judge E. W. Anderson at ground breaking ceremony for...