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[Bowling Center]
Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the front of a bowling center. The drawing is an aerial view from the southwest and the building, located on Burnet Road, features a prominent sign on a large portico that has a vehicle underneath it. A single car is parked in the parking lot, and two figures are drawn walking near the building.
Date:
June 11, 1958
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boys at Pecan Springs School Festival]
Photograph of a group of young boys walking in a circle at a festival for the Pecan Springs School. They are wearing dark-colored pants and Native American headdresses.
Date:
May 18, 1951
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boys at Rosewood Courts Housing Project]
Photograph of three small boys standing outside the Rosewood Courts Housing projects located at 2001 Rosewood Avenue. The building behind them is a two-story modern residential structure.
Date:
February 22, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boys on Bikes in Front of Brick Building]
Photograph of four boys on bikes in front of a single-story, brick, postwar structure. In the foreground is a ditch, over which runs a concrete sidewalk with a bridge. The boys ride their bikes in the grass on the opposite side of the sidewalk. Telephone poles and houses can be seen in the background on the far left.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brackenridge Hospital Construction]
Photograph of the exterior of Brackenridge Hospital under construction. Scaffolding can be seen on nearly every floor of the building. Parked cars and other city buildings can be seen in the foreground and around the construction site perimeter. In the background to the right, the state capitol building can be seen.
Date:
August 22, 1969
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of the Bradford Paint Company building, formerly located at W 4th Street and Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. The photo was taken from across Guadalupe. 1940s and 50s-era cars are parked on the street at the bottom right and center-left of the photo; more cars are parked in the lot beneath and just past a covered walkway connecting the two-story Bradford building to a nearby one-story building.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bread on Conveyor]
Photograph of several conveyor belts carrying loaves of bread through the Austin Baking Company factory. Various steps, ladders, and machinery can be seen amidst the conveyors, and fluorescent lights can be seen hanging from above.
Date:
December 23, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bread Oven]
Photograph of a Butterkrust bakery (Austin Baking Company) bread oven. A very large machine stretches towards the back of the room that is intended for baking multiple loaves of bread. A worker can be seen in the background walking towards the end of the machine. In the foreground, unbaked bread loaves can be seen on a conveyor belt heading toward the front of the oven.
Date:
January 18, 1960
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brick House Colonnade]
Photograph of the exterior of Sigma Nu Fraternity, a two story, light colored brick house, featuring a colonnade porch. Fourteen windows can be seen on the foremost house wall and a tree can be seen in the left foreground. Two men in light shirts and slacks can be seen standing on the right end of the porch next to a set of steps.
Date:
September 13, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bride and Groom Standing at Their Wedding Cake]
Photograph of a Wayne Riddell and his bride standing at their wedding cake on their wedding day. The groom is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the bride is wearing a light-colored dress.
Date:
September 11, 1948
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bride Getting Ready on Her Wedding Day]
Photograph of a bride getting ready on her wedding day. She is wearing a light-colored dress, and there is a vanity in the background.
Date:
September 11, 1948
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brownie Girl Scout Getting Badge]
Photograph of a woman pinning a badge to a Brownie Girl Scout's dress. They are both wearing a dark-colored dresses and dark-colored shoes. There is a large old truck in the background.
Date:
November 27, 1950
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brownie Girl Scout Saluting]
Photograph of a woman and a young girl doing a Brownie Girl Scout salute and shaking hands. They are both wearing a dark-colored dresses and dark-colored shoes.
Date:
November 27, 1950
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bud Nash Dance Studio]
Photograph of a dance studio owned and run by dance instructor, Bud Nash. The building is single story and mid-century modern design. Chairs in a waiting room can be seen through the large windows with a glass door entrance. To the right of the glass entrance is a handicap ramp leading to another entrance to the building.
Date:
[1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buffet in Club]
Photograph of an elaborate food-spread for a luau themed buffet in the Westwood Country Club. The decorative food spread, along with a fish-shaped ice sculpture, can be seen in the foreground across a large table. In the background, multiple tall, potted plants can be seen lined along the back wall.
Date:
August 28, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building in Hill]
Photograph of the exterior of a the Northwest Recreation Center that appears to be partially built into the side of a hill. A set of glass doors can be seen at the first floor entrance and two stairways that flank the entrance can be seen leading up to the exterior of the second level. A grassy lawn can be seen in the foreground, along with a sidewalk that can be seen from near the bottom left of the photo to the bottom center.
Date:
June 29, 1983
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building near Water]
Photograph of a modern, postwar, multi-story building near a river or lake. A treetrunk takes up the right foreground. Several leafless trees line a field between the water and building.
Date:
1975~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building on Lamar Boulevard]
Photograph of one side of a light-colored, single story, mid-century-modern building owned by the Texas Medical Association, with three tall windows that can be seen to the right. The photo is taken downhill from the building with three to four trees in the foreground. The building is located at 1801 North Lamar Boulevard.
Date:
January 15, 1953
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building on the Colorado River and Palmer Auditorium]
Photograph of a small building, possibly a restaurant, on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The photo was probably taken from the Congress Avenue Bridge; South 1st Street runs past the building towards the river on the right, off of which turns a 1950s/60s-era car. Palmer Auditorium is prominently visible in the background right; on the left is a business called Nelson's. A double-billboard is visible on 1st St. in the center, featuring advertisements for Yellow Pages and Buick.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buildings nears Austin]
Photograph of unidentified buildings on a hill northwest of downtown Austin, Texas. In the center is a four story brick building rising from the middle of a matching single story section. To its right are low structures obscured by trees and a freestanding four story building with a covered walkway next to it. A single story building is visible nearby to the left, behind which on an adjacent ridge is a watertower. The hills are covered with short trees, with a road winding through them in the left-background. The University of Texas Tower and the Texas State Capitol are visible on the horizon above the trees to the right, along with a second watertower.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burglar Attempting to Enter a Home as a Girl Watches]
Photograph of a burglar attempting to enter a home with a screwdriver as a young girl watches as an advertisement for D. G. B Advertising. The young girl is wearing a light-colored dress, and the man is wearing dark-colored clothing, a light-colored bandana, and a dark-colored hat.
Date:
October 29, 1951
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bus Assembly Line]
Photograph of an assembly line for bus construction. There are men on scaffolding beside the buses.
Date:
July 27, 1956
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Trade Show]
Photograph of a trade show where several people can be seen observing various booths and business samples. People can be seen in the foreground to the left near a GE booth, many carrying various sacks with food and product samples. Another group including two girls can be seen to the right showing interest in a booth selling tea tables. More booths and people can be seen beyond a curtain partition in the background to the right.
Date:
[1961-03-03..1961-03-05]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Trade Show Crowd]
Photograph of attendees to a business exposition observing multiple booths that are lined up in front of a curtain. The attendees are walking around in front of the booths observing various products. Multiple signs and electronic products can be seen on display. Some of the attendees can be seen carrying food, such as cotton candy, and carrying sample bags from other booths.
Date:
[1961-03-03..1961-03-05]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History