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[Architect Draft Room]

Description: Photograph of a draft room in an architect office located at 2816 Hemphill Park. Ten men can be seen working at drafting tables in the photo and an architectural model can be seen in the foreground. The wall to the right of the room is covered in windows and a partition screen with a photo of a building can be seen partially to the right. A cabinet can be seen in the back left corner.
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Architect Office Exterior]

Description: Photograph of an office building located at 2816 Hemphill Park, designed and owned by Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven. The photo is taken from the street and a foot path coming from the left can be seen cutting through the yard of grass to the entrance. A glass sun room can be seen in the foremost side near the entrance. A cluster of trees can be seen to the the right, and multiple shrubs and bushes are planted around the office's perimeter. A short, rectangular chimney can be seen on th… more
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Description: Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Cent… more
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.276988 -97.749428

[Capitol Truck and Trailer Building]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Capitol Truck and Trailer building. There is a large truck that is carrying a crane parked outsid the building. Two men are leaning against the hood of the truck. Sinclair gas pumps are visible in front of the building, and the Capitol Machine Works building is in the background.
Date: May 30, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Children at School Lunch]

Description: Photograph of a small group of school children having lunch at a long table in the Vic Robertson Elementary School cafeteria. The children can be seen at the center left of the room, surrounded by empty tables. Teachers can be seen helping students in the background to the right, along with windows on the back wall through which lunch ladies can be seen in the kitchen.
Date: November 30, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.523749 -97.663456

[Children in Library]

Description: Photograph of a group of children in the Vic Robertson Elementary School school library. In the foreground, three older children can be seen sitting at a bench looking at several books lined up on its surface. Just behind them, a younger group of children can be seen sitting on the floor as a woman sitting in a chair to the left reads them a story. Short library shelves filled with books can be seen in rows on the right side of the room, and two librarians or teachers can be seen working in the… more
Date: November 30, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.523697 -97.663456

[Classroom with Children]

Description: Photograph of an Vic Robertson Elementary School classroom full of small children. The kids can be seen sitting at clusters tiny, child-sized desks throughout the room, and the teacher can be seen in the background, caught mid-motion on camera. A chalkboard can be seen on the wall behind the teacher, and an open doorway can be seen in the corner to the right in the background. Various classroom charts and signs can be seen on the walls.
Date: November 30, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.523700 -97.663521

[Club Caravan Comedians]

Description: Photograph of a Las Vegas comedy duo on stage at Club Caravan, located at 2360 North Interstate 35. Comedians, Pepper Davis and Tony Reese, can be seen performing a bit, where Davis is telling jokes in a pair of boxing gloves and robe. Musicians from the Ken Ragsdale Orchestra can be seen in the background.
Date: October 30, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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