[Interior View of the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Photograph of the interior of the Commodore Perry kitchen. There are two counter tops with a mixer and a scale. There are shelves with cans in the background. There is also an upright saw and a roll of paper towels on the counter.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Playing on Stage]

Photograph of three member of a band playing instruments at an amateur contest on a stage at St. Edward's University. Two are holding guitars, and one is holding an accordion.
Date: December 9, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of People Standing Inside a Cave]

Photograph of a group of people in a cave posing for a portrait at Longhorn Caverns State Park. Two people are holding children, and a couple is standing apart from the rest of group.
Date: December 7, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of the J. C. Bair Store]

Photograph of an interior view of the J. C. Bair store, located at 103 E 9th Street. There are counters of assorted stationary and ribbons around the store. There is also a register on a counter in the middle of the room, and an engraver behind the register.
Date: December 4, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas State Capitol Building and Congress Avenue]

Photograph of the Texas State Capitol Building from south on Congress Avenue. There is a line of parked cars on the east side of the street, and three lanes of cars on the west side of the street.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Coates Family and Their Dog]

Photograph of the John Coates family and their dog sitting on the floor in front of a fireplace inside their home. There is a Christmas tree behind them.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Dancing in a Gymnasium]

Photograph of two people dancing in the middle of a room at St. Edward's University. The man is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the woman is wearing a dark-colored dress suit.There are other couples and a basketball hoop dancing in the background behind them.
Date: December 13, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of the St. Louis Parish Hall During Construction]

Photograph of the interior of the St. Louis Parish Hall during construction. There are two ceiling-height scaffolds and a pile of tools and materials in the foreground, and people working in the background.
Date: December 1, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Meeting in the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Photograph of two men meeting in the Commodore Perry Hotel kitchen, located at 800 Brazos Street. One man is dressed in a suit and tie and the other is wearing chef's attire. They are both looking at papers on a long metal counter.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple Dancing in a Gymnasium]

Photograph of two people dancing in the middle of a ballroom at St. Edward's University. The man is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the woman is wearing a dark-colored dress.There are other couples dancing in the background behind them.
Date: December 13, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior View of St. Louis Parish Hall During Construction]

Photograph of St. Louis Parish Hall during construction. There are bricks and various building materials in the foreground.
Date: December 1, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside of a Cave]

Photograph of a cave at the Longhorn Caverns State Park. There is a group of people standing inside a cave with a park ranger, and one woman is sitting on the wall.
Date: December 7, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Members of a Band on a Stage]

Photograph of four member of a and playing instruments on a stage. One is playing a tenor saxophone, one is playing the drums, one is playing a trumpet, and the other is playing piano. There is a big star on the wall behind them.
Date: December 17, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Chefs Cooking in the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Photograph of three cooks preparing food in the Commodore Perry Hotel kitchen. The one on the right is stirring something in a pot, the one in the middle is making a plate, and the one on the left is looking at a counter. There is also a chef watching them.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Longhorn Caverns State Park]

Photograph of a view of Longhorn Caverns State Park. There are steps down into the caverns, and there is a house on a hill in the background.
Date: December 7, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Photograph of the interior of the Commodore Perry Hotel kitchen. There are three pressure cookers and two deep fryers connected to gas lines. There are also two counter carts with pans in the kitchen.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Edward's University Party Goers]

Photograph of four people sitting at a table at a party at St. Edward's University. There are two men on the back half of the table, wearing dark-colored suits; there are four women on the front half of the table in dark-colored dresses.
Date: December 13, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Murray Dance Studio Sign]

Photograph of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio sign protruding from the building. There are people walking on the street underneath the sign, and a line of cars parked on the street to the left.
Date: December 17, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chef Cooking in the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Photograph of a cook preparing food in the Commodore Perry Hotel kitchen. There is a large can opener in the foreground attached to the counter, and four large fridges on the right side of the photo.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Members of a Band on a Stage]

Photograph of four members of a band standing on a stage playing instruments. One is holding a tenor saxophone, one is playing drums, one is playing a trumpet, and the other is playing the piano.
Date: December 9, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior View of the J. C. Bair Store]

Photograph of an exterior view of the J. C. Bair store. It is a two-story building with exterior windows and an entrance with a the name of the store over it.
Date: December 4, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of the Staff of the Chicken Shack]

Photograph of the staff of the Chicken Shack in their uniforms in the dining hall. In the middle of the portrait is a couple in dark-colored suits, presumably the owners.
Date: December 21, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rio House Multi-Unit]

Photograph of a multi-unit building of apartments. The rooms all face outward toward the courtyard below, where there are benches and a pool. A sign to the right of the photo can be seen on a brick wall that reads, "Rio House", and a decorative design can be seen on the wall below the sign. A leafless tree can be seen behind the sign and wall.
Date: December 3, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[KTBC Filming]

Photograph of filming in progress at the KTBC television studio, with a film crew of three men with two large cameras seen standing to the right. To the left, a man being filmed can be seen on a chair in front a backdrop with images of Saturn, a gun, and a baseball bat. He sits with a desk and stool, and a television set can be seen to his right. Dozens of film set lights can be seen hanging from metal tracts on the ceiling. High above the lights, a mural can be seen hanging above with a sign that reads "Miss Duchess".
Date: December 5, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History