[American Cancer Society Conference]

Photograph of a group of attendees for an American Cancer Society conference walking near the entrance to a theater lobby. A vehicle can be seen in the foreground and a man can be seen touching a metal bin as he walks past. Various advertisements can be seen across the top of the theater entrance and a ticket booth can be seen in the right corner in the background.
Date: February 8, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Cancer Society Group Photo]

Photograph of a group photo taken at a panel conference for the American Cancer Society. The group stands in front of a theater concession stand, all dressed in formal attire with ribbon bands around their arms. The stand with a cancer awareness sign laying on the floor in front of the group. Several concessions signs can be seen in the background and a doorway showing a set of carpeted stairs can be seen to the left.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Cancer Society Panel]

Photograph of a panel addressing a crowd of people at an American Cancer Society conference. The panel consists of eight men in suited attire at a table on a theater stage with signs for the American Cancer Society. The photo is taken from an aisle at the left of the room and the curtains on stage are drawn behind the panel.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A band called "The Mello-Tones"]

"The Mello-Tones" playing an array of musical instruments. There is a table to the right of the photo with musical instruments on it. The men are all wearing dark suits.
Date: September 12, 1957
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Canning Plant Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior view of the Gebhardt Canning Plant. A single door entrance with a roof awning can be seen to the left along with three windows. A sign beside the door directing readers to an office can be seen. Two trucks are parked next to a loading dock to the right, and a building sign that reads "canning plant" can be partially seen in the right background.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children in School]

Photograph of several children drawing and playing with blocks at their desks in a elementary school. Some more children use play shops in the right background.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Leaving School]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Playing on Sculpture]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Covered Yard]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dining Room]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elementary Schoolchildren]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Empty Lounge Area]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gebhardt Canning Plant]

Photograph of the Gebhardt Canning Plant, taken near an entrance, in which an empty road can be sen in the foreground and a girl in a light top and dark skirt can be seen to the left. The factory is fenced in with chain-link, and a sign with the factory name can be seen on a building in the background. A water tower can be seen behind the factory,and a parking lot with several cars can be seen to the right.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kitchen near Courtyard]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Pool at Night]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Pool with Swimmers]

Photograph of a large pool at a modern, postwar building. Several people can be seen swimming in the water, while a boy prepares to jump from a diving board. The property is lined with trees.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lester Palmer Auditorium exterior during construction]

Photograph of the exterior of the Lester E. Palmer Municipal Auditorium under construction. One curved beam is attached to the interior center scaffold. The building is now called the Long Performing Arts Center.
Date: November 20, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Living Room with Glass Doors]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luby's Cafeteria Exterior]

Photograph of a Luby's Cafeteria Restaurant taken from the building's empty parking lot at night. Three slender windows can be seen on the left and a lattice fence can be seen over larger windows on the right. An awning roof structure can be seen hanging over an entrance way with a potted plant in the corner.
Date: February 18, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman in Kitchen]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Single-Story House, Covered Patio]

Photograph of a single-story, postwar house, featuring a covered yard. The front door is visible on the right. The house surrounded by extensive landscaping; some trees stand on the far left.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staircase by Pool, b&w]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staircase, Chairs by Pool]

Photograph of a staircase at a two-story, postwar building with a pool front in the foreground, including several wicker chairs, footrests, and metal tables.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staircase leading to Pool]

Photograph of the top of a staircase, behind which is a window showing a large pool. In the foreground are two chairs and a table with a sculpture on it. An opening to another room is visible on the far right.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History