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[Air Conditioned Village Information Center]

Description: Photograph of four men in front of the information center for the completed Air Conditioned Village housing development. To their right is a large sign with information about the village, its sponsors, and developers. Another person in dark clothing can be partially seen just behind the right of the sign.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Day View of Train Wreck]

Description: Photograph of workers inspecting the aftermath of a train wreck over a bridge. Three men can be seen on the left looking at the undercarriage of one of the train cars that remains on the railway. A fourth man can be seen to their right observing a train car that hangs precariously over the bridge's edge. Another train car can be seen on the road below, leaning up against the bridge. Two parked vehicles can be seen in the background
Date: September 2, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Hospital Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Wadley Hospital with several trees seen on lawn patches in the foreground, along with a winding road leading to the front doors and off to the right. The building is four stories tall with windows seen across every floor. A wall or secondary building can be seen jutting from the right of the hospital with a car parked in front of it.
Date: [1959-01-02..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909

[Air Conditioned Village Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a ceremony being held for the completion of the Air Conditioned Village construction project. A man in a sheriff's uniform is pointing a gun at a log of melting ice resting on stacks of bricks while two men in suits stand on each side of him. Several other men in casual business attire look on in the background, many under the shade of a building's roof to the left. More men around a vehicle can be seen in the background to the right.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Auditorium Foyer Interior]

Description: Photograph of the foyer entrance inside a municipal auditorium. The curved wall to the left is columned, with many large windows. Many cylindrical lights hang from the ceiling, and to the right, an interior balcony can be seen. Below the balcony are several mobile, stair-like structures, some of which are place in front of closed doors on the right wall. The rest of the floor space in empty and open.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260408 -97.751213

[Auditorium Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a municipal auditorium. The building has a domed roof and a glass exterior wall enclosing it. A large brick structure can be seen rising from the right side of the building and an awning can be seen in the foreground in front of the building to the right, and several cars can be seen parked to left.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260428 -97.751210

[Night View of Train Wreck]

Description: Photograph of men investigating the debris from a train wreck over a bridge. Three rail cars can be seen remaining on the bridge to the left, with the third car jutting out over the edge. A fourth car has been thrown from the bridge and can be seen leaning against it from the road. Two men, one in a police uniform, can be seen observing the train car that has fallen off the bridge, and a third man in a light colored jacket can be seen in the right corner looking at something off-camera.
Date: September 2, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Air Conditioned Village Celebration Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of part of the dedication ceremony for the Air Conditioned Village. In the foreground, dozens of onlookers watch as a photographer snaps a photo of several men in cowboy hats riding on horseback past a covered wagon. In the background, dozens of vehicles can be seen parked on the side of a road and in the field beyond. Many buildings can be seen beyond the cars in the distance.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Exterior View of the Stableford Building]

Description: Photograph of the Stableford building car dealership taken from the north-east corner street. The name "Jack Stableford" and the word "Pontiac" are in large letters along the roof. There are two cars in a large glass room on the east side of the building. There is a car parked on the street in front, and a parking lot of cars on the north side of the building.
Date: November 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275758 -97.751915

[Three Men Standing Outside a Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of three men standing outside a chuck wagon eating a plate from a barbecue. The wagon has two sign on it reading, "YOUR HOST FOR THE TEXAS BARBECUE... STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS INSTITUTE 'National Authority on Brick and Tile Construction' Washington D.C." and "WORLD'S ONLY AIR CONDITIONED CHUCK WAGON TEXAS, OF COURSE!"
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Exterior View of the Stableford Building]

Description: Photograph of the Stableford building car dealership taken from the east street. The name "Jack Stableford" and the word "Pontiac" are in large letters along the roof. There are two cars in a large glass room on the east side of the building. There is a car parked on the street in front, and a parking lot of cars on inside the building.
Date: November 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275582 -97.751990
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