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[Woman Modeling Tape Player]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing headphones plugged into a Wireless Lab reel-to-reel tape player. She can be seen seated at a table reading a piece of paper. She is wearing a patterned jacket with dark buttons and piping. A light colored brick wall can be seen behind her.
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Postmodern Architectural Model]

Description: Photograph of an architectural model for an unidentified building. The model features a multi-arched, geometric roof and geometric, diamond shaped dock. A model sailboat can be seen near the small dock, implying the building could be a marina. A spire with multiple diamond shapes can be seen behind the model to the left.
Date: August 23, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Ragsdale Terminal Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the Ragsdale Terminal with an exterior facade that is dark with matching dark columns that can be seen on the left wall, along with a glass door entrance. The roof is a very light color and has a multi-arched scalloped shape to it that extends far past the edge of the building. The terminal sign can be seen to the right in a garden area with boulders and palm trees.
Date: August 23, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Language Class Example]

Description: Photograph of a woman's hands resting on a desk with a sample of Spanish writing along with a Wireless Lab reel-to-reel tape player designed, for use in school language classes. Two wires can be seen plugged into the the tape player and the woman has a wedding band and engagement ring on her left hand.
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Ragsdale Terminal Airplane]

Description: Photograph of the interior view of the small Ragsdale Terminal, which has a postmodern design with minimalist decor and a multi-arched ceiling. Chairs and decorative plants can be seen in both the left and right foreground. A wall of windows can be seen to the right, through which a desert garden and a small airplane can also be seen.
Date: August 23, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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Location: 30.301089 -97.698348

Early computers and office

Description: Photograph of two men in an early computing office. Two men observe a printer readout. One man sits in front of the machine, one stands behind the machine and leans over to read. The paper feeds from a shelf under the printer, through the machine, and into a box on the floor behind the machine. Reel-to-reel cabinets sit behind the men on the right, and a large IBM switchboard sits on a desk to the left. Exposed overhead ducts and vents are cooling the room.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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[Two Men at early computers]

Description: Photograph of two men reading the printouts of an early dot-matrix printer. Reams of paper sit on a shelf underneath the printer and feeds into the machine from below. The printout feeds directly into a box that sits on the floor behind the printer. One man sits in front of the machine and the other looks over the printout from behind. In the rear of the image are reel-to-reel cabinets. On the desk at the front is an early IBM switchboard. Florescent lights are overhead, and exposed vents cool … more
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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[The exterior of the Kress store]

Description: The exterior of the Kress store. A sign in the front window of the store says "open." There is a car parked under a light to the right of the photo. There are also flags hanging over the parking lot and on the exterior of the Kress building.
Date: April 23, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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[Men posing in front of vans with Brice Floral Company shop in the background]

Description: Photo of men posing in front of vans with Brice Floral Company in background. Austin, Texas. Brice Floral Company was located at 2221 East Avenue in Austin and owned by Billy M Brice. In order of left to right, the top row are Neil Elder, Billy Brice, Patrick Noack and the bottom row are Willy Brooks, Alfred Moffet, O'quinn Cairo, Harold G. Carter.
Date: April 23, 1960
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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