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[Aerial view of the construction of Palmer Municipal Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of the construction of the old Palmer Municipal Auditorium as seen from the air looking south toward Barton Springs Road at the top of the view, with Riverside Drive at the bottom. Portions of the Auditorium's concrete frame are completed, and the metal framework for the flyloft is under construction. Several commercial buildings are visible on Barton Springs Road. The site is littered with construction debris, and various construction support buildings are visible.
Date: 1957
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Location: 30.260677 -97.750651

[Children Leaving School]

Description: Photograph of a line of children leaving a school building while their teacher stands in the door. They are walking down a concrete sidewalk, lined by a brick wall on the left side, with stones, saplings, and a bench lining the right. The school building is a brick, single-story, postwar design.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Children Playing on Sculpture]

Description: Photograph of three children playing on a sculpture of a giraffe, while three more children interact by a bench to their left. Behind them is a single-story, postwar brick school building. The ground is a wide, concrete walkway, lined with white stones and saplings. Dewey Mears' shadow is visible in the center-foreground. In the far-right background some tree branches obscure a nearby house.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Covered Yard]

Description: Photograph of a covered yard or garden area. The roof is partially open with timbers and spaced wooden panels. The yard is partly gravel, partly concrete, with islands of dirt with short trees and foliage. In the center-right foreground is a wooden table with chair; on the table is an assortment of fruit and some cups on a tray. The yard is surrounded by the walls of the house with windows and an open door.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Dining Room]

Description: Photograph of a dining room at a restaurant or club. Rows of wooden tables with four chairs each are set up throughout the room. The right and rear walls are lined with booths. The floor is carpeted and the walls are a mix of tile and blue-painted brick.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Elementary Schoolchildren]

Description: Photograph of 19 children sitting at tables in a elementary school. In the left background, a poster board hangs from a brick wall, with a small table beneath it and two large metal cabinets to its right. The board and the cabinets are covered in children's drawings. In the center and right background is a wall with a door on the left side, followed by a blackboard, various posters and drawings, and a desk. Above both walls are a set of windows, some with stickers on them.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Empty Lounge Area]

Description: Photograph of a lounge area in a building of postwar-design, outside of which is a pool visible through windows in the left background. The lobby is set up around four large couches, among which are wooden tables and chairs. A painting hangs on the wall in center background; in the right background is a piano.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Kitchen near Courtyard]

Description: Photograph of a kitchen in a postwar home. A crescent-shaped island counter stands in the center with three wooden chairs and set with cups, plates, utensils, and a coffee pot. An in-wall oven is visible on the right. The left wall is made up of large windows with a door in it, leading out to a cloistered yard with trees in it.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Large Pool at Night]

Description: Photograph of a large pool and a two-story, postwar building at night. The pool has some diving boards and is surrounded by wicker chairs. The building is illuminated by internal and external lights but appears empty. The property is surrounded by trees, and lights on a radio tower can be seen in the center background.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Living Room with Glass Doors]

Description: Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. A stone fireplace stands in the center of the room, with a couch and coffee table on the nearer side and a table with chairs on the far side. The mantle has a clock, two paintings, and some other tapestries on it. Four more paintings hang on the wall in the right background. Sliding glass doors lead out to a wooded yard on the left side.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Man and Woman in Kitchen]

Description: Photograph of a postwar kitchen. A woman stands behind a counter on the left drying a plate; a man sits on the opposite side with a magazine or newspaper. The kitchen includes an oven, refrigerator, stove, and sink; a table with four chairs stands at an angle next to the counter.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Men Playing Fidle and Banjo]

Description: Photograph of two elderly men playing music; one is playing a banjo and the other is playing fiddle. They are sitting in chairs in front of a piano at Hancock Recreation Center. Caption on back reads "Old Fiddlers Club, Hancock."
Date: 1957
Creator: Recreation Department
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[Staircase by Pool, b&w]

Description: Photograph of a staircase in a two-story, postwar building next to a large pool. Some wicker chairs sit by the edge of the water. The building is illuminated by internal and external lights but appears empty.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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