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Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
364
Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
360
Bergstrom-Austin Community Council Records
258
Frank Caldwell Collection
258
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
258
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
258
O. Henry Project
195
Neal Douglass Photography Collection
145
Niles-Graham-Pease Papers
108
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
86
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[Allandale Village storefront]
Photograph of the Allandale Village storefronts. Two stores are open for business: H.E.B. Food Stores and Francis Floorcovering, despite the unpaved parking lot. Other storefronts on the right side of the building appear to be empty.
Date:
February 10, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allen Hall, Tillotson Institute]
Photograph of a five-story brick building with a mansard roof. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Allen Hall, Erected 1880-1881, Demolished 1966." Cabinet card format.
Date:
[1880..1901]
Creator:
Hill, S. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Almanac, 1856.
The almanac includes general information about medicine, statistics, recipes, folk remedies, and meteorology for 1856.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Duffau, Francis T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Airlines Office]
Photograph of a split level American Airlines waiting room with a glass front entrance. The room is filled with various tables and chairs. Two paintings can be seen on the wall to the left and a large map can be seen on the wall to the right. Above the map, a lit up American Airlines sign can be seen.
Date:
[1954-02-16..1954-02-17]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Parade]
Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."
Date:
October 30, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Rodeo Advertisement]
Reproduction of a flyer advertising contests at an event hosted by Travis Post 76 of the American Legion at Lake Austin Ball Park. It has an illustration in the center of a young man riding a bucking bronco and a hat flying behind him. Events include "Broncho Busting" with a $25 prize and a goat-roping contest.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
American Legion. Department of Texas.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson High School [basketball team]
Photograph of the 1956 Anderson High School basketball team. The boys are lined up in one line according to height, facing left. They wear shiny warm-up track suits, which have numbers embroidered on the shoulders. Every other boy holds a basketball under his arm against his left hip. The photo was taken on the basketball court, under one of the baskets.
Date:
March 1, 1956
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson High School [building exterior and students]
Photograph of a group of students outside the entrance to Anderson High School. In the mixture of boys and girls, most students are exiting the building after school, while a few stand and talk to each other. One girl sits on the wall and reads from a notebook. The girls all wear long skirts, blouses, white socks and black shoes. The boys wears slacks and shirts, and one wears a jacket.
Date:
March 1, 1956
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson High School students]
Photograph of Anderson High School students lined up outside the schoolhouse which is either at Olive and Curve Streets or at Pennsylvania Street (currently Kealing Middle school). This class is composed of mostly female African American students.
Date:
[1889..1920]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andrew Jackson Sowell, Texas Ranger]
Photograph of Andrew Jackson Sowell, a Texas Ranger, holding a rifle by the barrel in his right hand, and a knife in his left. Portrait was taken in a studio with a painted background depicting a landscape. Cabinet card format.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Barr, D. P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andy Anderson with Maintenance Worker]
Photograph of Andy Anderson, the chief of maintenance at the Bergstrom Air Force Base, with a maintenance worker. The worker kneels next to a large tire, and holds its hubcap in one hand.
Date:
[1978..1979]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Richards Speaking to Man]
Photograph of Ann Richards wearing a dark-colored jacket and leaning over and speaking to a man who is wearing a dark-colored suit and looking down and smiling.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of E.M. Pease’s candidacy for governor]
A circular in which E.M. Pease announces his candidacy for governor.
Date:
May 26, 1851
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Another Glimpse
Excerpt from an issue of "The Bookman" magazine including the cover, table of contents and a note from the editor about the reception of Arthur W. Page's "Little Pictures of O. Henry" series. Includes a letter to the editor written by Robert H. Davis about the author's first impressions of O. Henry. Illustrated by a self-portrait of O. Henry.
Date:
November 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Apartment Living Area]
Photograph of an apartment interior with a seating and dining area. To the right, two chairs and a dresser with records on top can be seen. To the left, a couch can be seen against the wall with a single painting hanging above it and a coffee table placed before it in the center of the room on top of a striped rug. In the background, a dining table can be seen with three chairs around it and a patterned wall behind it.
Date:
March 21, 1960
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Applying Scotchlite Striping to police cars]
Photograph of members of the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) applying Scotchlight reflective striping tape to the bumpers of police cars. Four Jaycees and two police officers stand around the rear of the vehicle. A roll of striping tape sits on the trunk of the car.
Date:
April 1, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aqua Festival Land Parade #6]
Photograph of a group of children posing with a banner reading "Westenfield" at the Aqua Festival Land Parade.
Date:
August 3, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arc welder at Weigl Iron Works]
Photograph of a member of the Weigl family using an arc welder on a project. The Weigl Iron Works was founded in 1922 by German immigrant and founder Fortunat Weigl. In 1935 Weigl moved his foundry from its Exposition Boulevard location to 100 Red River location where it remained for several decades. He was joined in business by his sons Lee and Herbert who continued to operate after Fortunat's death in 1973 until their retirement in 1977. In 1978, the location was reopened as Iron Works BBQ in honor of the history at that location.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Austin Citizen Photograph
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Architect Office Exterior]
Photograph of an office building located at 2816 Hemphill Park, designed and owned by Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven. The photo is taken from the street and a foot path coming from the left can be seen cutting through the yard of grass to the entrance. A glass sun room can be seen in the foremost side near the entrance. A cluster of trees can be seen to the the right, and multiple shrubs and bushes are planted around the office's perimeter. A short, rectangular chimney can be seen on the roof of the building.
Date:
May 30, 1960
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Armless Man with Piano]
Photograph of a man without arms or legs sitting in front of an organ. The man can be seen wearing a formal suit, and in the background, a parked bus can be seen with "Richard Miller" painted on the side.
Date:
May 2, 1967
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arrival in Italy]
Photograph of a U.S. Air Force pilot climbing out of his plane upon his arrival at the Aviano Air Base in Italy. Five men are lined up at attention on the tarmac.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Leach, Robert C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History