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[Portrait of a Woman and Young Men's Group]

Description: Portrait photograph of 38 young men posing with 1 woman in front of a drawn curtain. The subjects are arranged in four rows: the rearmost two are standing, while the second from front sits and the front kneels, plus one man front-and-center sitting cross-legged. The woman stands in the middle of the second row from back, wearing a belted dress. The men are all wearing suits and ties of varying shades and styles.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Print of proposed Bradford Paint Company Building]

Description: Photograph of a print pinned to a wall, depicting a proposed building for the Bradford Paint Company in Austin, Texas. The image shows a building in a modern style, with an awning over the entrance and drive-thru, connecting the store to an adjacent building. A woman is depicted entering the store next to two men interacting at a walk-up window, while a couple windowshops around the corner.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company]

Description: Photograph of the San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company building, located at Nathan and South Alamo St, San Antonio, Texas. A sign on the left corner advertises "Reda Pumps," beneath which is a parked, black 1950s-era car. Lettering spells out "San Antonio Pipe & Supply Co." on the center of the building. In the far right background the Pioneer Flour Mill is visible.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.410747 -98.499517

[School Building Walkway]

Description: Photograph of a covered walkway connecting school buildings. The doors on each building are open. Tall trees surround a building in the background to the left; left of that in the distance several people can be seen.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Seaholm Power Plant]

Description: Photograph of four metallic exhaust stacks at Seaholm Power Plant in Austin, Texas. A 1940s-era pickup truck and a coupe are parked in the foreground. Workmen can be seen walking at the base of the stacks.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Seymour Fogel's House "Southwind" Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, TX. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.243887 -97.774300

[Single-Story Building and Landscaping]

Description: Photograph of a single-story, postwar building used as a club or restaurant. The structure is set on top of brick and stone landscaping that leads down to a sidewalk. An overhanging room extends out, with large curtained windows, a door, and a wooden staircase. A tree stands in the right-foreground, behind which is a water tower.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Single-Story, Elevated House]

Description: Photograph of a modern, postwar house. The structure is on a slope with one-half overhanging a driveway, supported by concrete pillars and serving as a carport or garage, in which are parked two 1950s-era cars. The overhanging section has a balcony and two large windows with drawn curtains. A landscaped yard leads up to the house's entrance on the left. The left foreground and right background are framed by various trees and foliage.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Single-Story House, Car Bumper]

Description: Photograph of a single-story, postwar house, taken from across the street. The front is a modern, plain design with a mixture of paneled and stone walls. A carport is visible at the end of a paved driveway on the left side with a 1950s-era car parked in it. Two large, bare trees and some smaller trees stand in the front yard. The front bumper of a 1940s-era car is visible in the left foreground; a neighboring house can be seen on the far-right in the background.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Single-Story House, Walkway and Wall]

Description: Photograph of a postwar, single-story house. A concrete path with benches on it leads from the camera to the porch on the right side. The front yard is bordered by a low brick wall to the left; there is a carport behind it in the left background, with a 1950s-era station wagon parked in it. A segment of the yard on the left has wooden benches and trees in it; the rest is open grass, with one small, bare tree in the center. The house has shrubs planted around it, some in the ground and others po… more
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Single-Story House with Carport]

Description: Photograph of a single-story home with a paved driveway and attached carport, in which are parked two 1950s-era cars. The house's foundation is lined with shrubs and the yard appears barren. In the background on the left a neighboring house is visible; behind and above the subject house are powerlines.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Single-Story House with Hydrant, Small Trees]

Description: Photograph of a postwar, single story house on a paved street. The walls feature a mixture of paneling and stone. Various short plants line the house's foundation, while two budding trees, a fire hydrant, and a sign stand in the yard to the left of walkup. A neighboring house with a stone wall is visible on the the far-right. In the background are telephone lines and another house.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Sketch of Austin Municipal Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of a sketch of the Municipal Auditorium (later the Palmer Auditorium) in Austin, Texas, built by the firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven. The sketch is laid out on a wooden floor. A pole runs up to the camera in the bottom-left foreground, and a person's shoe is visible in the bottom-left corner.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Small, Furnished Room]

Description: Photograph of a furnished room, arranged as a combined sleeping and living room. On the left under a window is a wide couch with a back cushion and pillows; next to that in the middle of the room is a metal table with a statuette, ashtray, and magazines on it. Behind the couch in the left corner is a lampstand, a chair, and a table with vase, all in front of a curtained window and a door leading to a balcony. A cushioned chair is pushed against some cabinets on the right.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Small, Furnished Room]

Description: Photograph of a furnished room arranged as a combined living and dining room. In the left-foreground is a table and chairs, set with plates and cups. Behind that are shelves with decorative jars and vases. In the left-background is the entrance to a hallway with an A/C unit hanging on the corner-wall. Just past that corner is a small table with a statuette, a desk, two chairs, and wallshelves with books and a potted plant. In the right-background is another A/C unit, a chair, a painting on the … more
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[St. Austin Catholic School]

Description: Photograph of the porch and entrance to St Austin's Parish School, now St. Austin Catholic School, at 1911 San Antonio St., Austin, Texas. The corner of the building has "St. Austins Parish School" in metal letters on the right side of the wall, and a large metal cross on the left. Two trees and a bush stand to the right near the entrance.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.282861 -97.743045

[Swimming Pool]

Description: Photograph of an in-ground swimming pool at a motel or apartment complex. The concrete pool is surrounded by tables set with folding chairs and umbrellas. A low diving board is on the bottom-right, and a palmtree stands in the left foreground. In the background a car can be seen parked under an awning, with other cars in parking spaces behind it. A man walks away from the pool in the center background, while a wisp of low smoke floats over the horizon from the left side.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Terrace Motor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a car parked under the covered entrance of the Terrace Motor Hotel, located at 2100 South Congress Avenue, in front of the main doors. A bellman can be seen greeting guests getting out of the car and two more staff can be seen inside the building.
Date: February 17, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Terrace Motor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Terrace Motor Hotel's entrance, taken from across the street. At center-left is the motel sign, reading "Terrace Motor Hotel. Air Conditioned. No Smoking, Pools, Restaurants." A man poses at the sign's base. The office and lobby building has an overhanging roof above the parking lot, behind which are three Jeeps and another 1950s-era car. A 1940s-era car is parked at the building's right corner.Trees line the background.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Three-Story Building with Parked Cars in Front]

Description: Photograph of a unidentified three-story building. The structure has what appears to be a terracotta tile roof. There are two-story wings of the building on either side, both with flat roofs. Nine 1940s and 50s-style cars are parked in the foreground in a line, with one more car visible on the far left. Three men stand in front of the line of cars looking toward the structure; a fourth man is standing ahead and to the right of them. There are sprinklers active on the lawn. A large tree stands i… more
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Trade Winds Motel]

Description: Photograph of a Trade Winds Motor Hotel. A neon sign stands on the left that says "Trade Winds Motor Hotel, Restaurant, Heated Pool," and includes a AAA certification sign. Several 1950s-era cars are parked at the center and right of the picture in front of the motel office.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 27.797735 -97.482586

[Two Boys with University of Texas Merchandise]

Description: Photograph of two boys standing with University of Texas merchandise. On the left a smiling boy is facing the camera, wearing a hat with the T for Texas, a t-shirt with the Texas Longhorns' logo, and shorts. The boy on the right is facing away from the camera, wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the Longhorns' logo on the back and white trousers. Between them on the floor and hanging on the wall are UT shirts, pennants, stuffed animals, a blanket, and a "Crying Towel."
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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