[American Cancer Society Conference]

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Photograph of a group of attendees for an American Cancer Society conference walking near the entrance to a theater lobby. A vehicle can be seen in the foreground and a man can be seen touching a metal bin as he walks past. Various advertisements can be seen across the top of the theater entrance and a ticket booth can be seen in the right corner in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Mears, Dewey G. February 8, 1957.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 48 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a group of attendees for an American Cancer Society conference walking near the entrance to a theater lobby. A vehicle can be seen in the foreground and a man can be seen touching a metal bin as he walks past. Various advertisements can be seen across the top of the theater entrance and a ticket booth can be seen in the right corner in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Client/Job: American Cancer Society

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Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive

Dewey Gerald Mears was a noted architectural photographer based in Austin, Texas from the 1940s through 1990s. Photographs from his collection document the architecture, commercial businesses and people of Austin and Central Texas during the mid-to-late 20th century.

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  • February 8, 1957

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  • June 9, 2018, 8:26 a.m.

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  • Sept. 7, 2018, 9:26 a.m.

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Mears, Dewey G. [American Cancer Society Conference], photograph, February 8, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011371/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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