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[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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Single-story School Buildings]
Photograph of three school buildings. The doors on each are open and they appear empty. Tall trees line the background.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chapel Interior]
Photograph of a modern chapel. Several pews with hymnals stand in the foreground. In the left background against a brick wall is an altar, flanked by candle stands. Above the altar hangs a plain cross; to the altar's right is a lectern, as well as a stand in the wall for a missal or prayer book. The right side of the room has an abstract mixture of stained and clear glass windows in small, joined segments.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Print of proposed Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of a print pinned to a wall, depicting a proposed building for the Bradford Paint Company in Austin, Texas. The image shows a building in a modern style, with an awning over the entrance and drive-thru, connecting the store to an adjacent building. A woman is depicted entering the store next to two men interacting at a walk-up window, while a couple windowshops around the corner.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dining Room near Living Area]
Photograph of a dining room. Four set tables with chairs stand in the foreground and centerground. The left wall is composed of windows looking into a courtyard. In the background is an array of couches and tables, and two wooden doors. A potted plant stands in the far right corner. The courtyard has stone tiling and a concrete island with shrubs and a small tree, behind which is a metal table and some chairs.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stone Church]
Photograph of a church made from stone, with large, sloping roofs. On the building's front is a large cross. A tree stands on its right side. Nearby homes are visible on the right.
Date:
1961~
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
[Cars by Modern School Building]
Photograph of two wings of an unidentified, multi-story school building, taken from across the street. The building is in a plain, brick, postwar design. Arranged windows for a chapel are visible in the right wing's first floor. The wings are joined by a two-story section in the center background. On the street in the foreground are parked three 1950s-era cars. Tree branches emerge from the top-left side, and in the background on the far left more trees can be seen behind a playground.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Construction and Five-Story Building]
Aerial photograph of an unidentified five story building, next to which is the foundation and walls for a large complex. The five-story building has several cars parked around it, and the property is filled with trees. On the left side is a road, with a crossing road in the upper-third of the picture; both are lined with houses and cars.
Date:
1956~
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
[Mechanics Working in a Garage]
Photograph of a large garage. In the centerground is a jacked 1967 Buick Wildcat with the hood up; behind it is a Chevrolet C/K with the hood up. A stationwagon is visible in the garage door in the left background. The cars are attended to by several mechanics, possibly students, while others work with machinery at desks along the right wall.
Date:
1975~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Secretaries]
Photograph of two women secretaries, one smiling at the camera, on the phone, and the other going through a filing cabinet behind her. Two more women sit on a chair and couch behind them to the left. On the desk is a large typewriter, rotary phone, a logbook, and some standing books.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diorama of a Building and Parking Lot]
Photograph of diorama featuring a one-story building and parking lot with a man, two cars, a Texas flag, foliage, and a chain fence. The building has "LCRA" written on it.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family at River]
Photograph of a man, woman, two boys, and a girl sitting next to a river. The river cascades overs small rocks in a valley lined with tall trees.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Room with Kitchen, Dining, and Living Spaces]
Photograph of a large room in a postwar dwelling featuring a living, dining, and kitchen space. A table with chairs sits in the foreground, featuring a small vase and large ashtray. In the right centerground is a dining table with two candelabras. Behind that in the background is a kitchen with an island counter, refrigerator, stove, and cabinets. In the left centerground is a metal fireplace and chimney, behind which are large glass windows revealing a balcony, on which a girl sits in a hanging chair.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diorama of Island Complex]
Photograph of a diorama of buildings and automobiles surrounded by trees on an island or peninsula.
Date:
1974~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Truck at Austin Lacquer Company]
Photograph of ten men posing in front of a truck at the Austin Lacquer Company's building. The truck, belonging to Central Freight Lines, is parked so that it blocks the road, with a station wagon belonging to the company perpendicular to it. At the center of the men on the ground are cans of lacquer. The bumpers of 1950s-era cars are visible in the bottom right, as well as a car behind the truck.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Graham General Hospital]
Photograph of the entrance to Graham General Hospital in Graham, Texas. The building was constructed in 1956 in a modernist, brick style.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Single-Story House, Walkway and Wall]
Photograph of a postwar, single-story house. A concrete path with benches on it leads from the camera to the porch on the right side. The front yard is bordered by a low brick wall to the left; there is a carport behind it in the left background, with a 1950s-era station wagon parked in it. A segment of the yard on the left has wooden benches and trees in it; the rest is open grass, with one small, bare tree in the center. The house has shrubs planted around it, some in the ground and others potted. The walls are a mix of brick and paneling.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herb-Fields Band and Others around a Piano]
Photograph of four women and seven men standing and sitting around a piano. The woman in the black dress, the man at the keys in the silver jacket, and the three men in tuxedos are the Herb-Fields band. The piano has a table set on top of it making it appear larger. In the left background is a brick counter with taps and a mixer.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch of Viking Marina]
Photograph of a proposal sketch for the Viking Marina in Austin, Texas, designed by Fehr & Granger Architects and Planning Consultants. The sketch shows a large, covered marina with several small boats docked in it. Wires with hanging lamps are suspended from the roof over the river. In the foreground the outline of a man on a boat is drawn in.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home Economics Class]
Photograph of eight young women in a home economics class. Their instructor stands with a bowl behind an island counter and stove in a kitchen classroom.
Date:
1975~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History