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2-J Hamburgers

Description: Photograph of 2-J Hamburgers in Austin, Texas. A large sign reading "2-J / Hamburgers / Over 6 million sold" is visible on the left side of the image and the restaurant is visible on the right. A parking lot surrounding the restaurant is full of cars. Crowds of people are lined up to order food at the windows. On the left side of the roof of the restaurant there is a large model of a man in a white suit with white hair who holds a sign reading "Colonel / Sanders / Recipe." Across the top of the… more
Date: 1960
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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Location: 30.307531 -97.741620

AWPLGA at Muny

Description: Group portrait of golfers from AWPLGA, the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association, drinking Jax beer. The stand outside under some strands of lights. A small truck is in the foreground.
Date: [1960..1974]
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[Construction of the control tower at Mueller Municipal Airport in Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the aircraft control tower under construction at Mueller Municipal Airport. There is scaffolding around the concrete interior support structure, and board formwork is in place for pouring a flared level near the top of the tower. In front of the tower, the scalloped metal terminal roof is under construction, and there are several wooden construction shacks in foreground.
Date: 1960
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[Cows on Ranch]

Description: Photograph of three cows grazing next to a pond at a ranch. Two trees frame either side of the picture in the foreground. In the background surrounded by short trees is a very large, white house, with a long stable or barn to its left.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Empty Bedroom]

Description: Photograph of a bedroom, possibly in a hotel. On the left side against a wall, on which hangs three framed paintings, is a desk with a lamp on it. To the right of that is the door, followed by a TV set and a couch with a coffee table in front of it. In the right foreground is a angled desk beneath a mirror, with a lamp and chair. A side of the bed is visible in the bottom-right foreground. Another chair and lamp are visible in the mirror's reflection against a curtained window.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Frosty Acres Vegetable Display]

Description: Photograph of a man advertising Frosty Acres vegetables to a woman. Between them on a table are several boxes sampling different kinds of frozen vegetable products, along with signs displaying their prices. On the curtain behind the man are posters advertising the company's "grade certificates."
Date: 1960~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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[Lobby and registration desk at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the front desk and a portion of the lobby at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, located at 701 Congress Avenue in Austin. The registration area is made of wood, trimmed in a darker wood, and there are rows of key or letter boxes behind the desk. A rack filled with brochures sits on the desk. A large circular chandelier with shaded lamps hangs from the recessed lobby ceiling, just in front of the registration desk. Wooden, upholstered arm chairs sit in front of square columns on either … more
Date: 1960~
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