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[Herb Fields Band on Stage]

Description: Photograph of a band on stage with their instruments. From left-to-right is a man at a piano, a woman, a man behind drums, a man with a guitar, and a man with saxophones. The piano and a small stand on the right have the words "Herb-Fields" painted on them. A microphone stands at center stage; an amplifier cabinet with a potted plant is visible on the right.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Villa Capri Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Villa Capri Hotel. In the right foreground is the hotel's lobby, including a carport with two 1950s-era cars parked in it. On the hotel's sign is a "AAA" certification. The rest of the street and some business on it are visible on the far left, running away from the camera to the horizon.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Herb-Fields Band and Others around a Piano]

Description: Photograph of four women and seven men standing and sitting around a piano. The woman in the black dress, the man at the keys in the silver jacket, and the three men in tuxedos are the Herb-Fields band. The piano has a table set on top of it making it appear larger. In the left background is a brick counter with taps and a mixer.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Palmer Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas, as seen from Barton Springs Road. A tree stands in the left foreground, obscuring a parking lot with several 1950s-era cars parked in it. Buildings of downtown Austin are visible in the left background across the Colorado River. The auditorium is now the site of the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Hotel Pool]

Description: Photograph of a hotel pool. Two women in bathing suits sit at a table underneath an umbrella in the right-foreground; another women sits to the left. In the background is the pool with several people swimming in it, behind which is a brick building, probably the hotel office.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Study Room]

Description: Photograph of a study room. A couch and two cushioned chairs sit against the left wall, with a corner table, coffee table, and lamp. In the right foreground is a round table with four cushioned chairs. All tables have ashtrays on them. In the right background is a bookshelf stocked with hardcover series, above which is a set of windows.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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