Collection
Neal Douglass Photography Collection
107
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
67
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
38
Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
28
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
18
Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
5
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
3
Travis County Negro Extension Service Program Photograph Collection
3
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[Hospital Nursery]
Photograph of a nursery ward in Wadley Hospital, with an empty hospital bassinet and an unknown machine that can be seen in front of a row of windows in the foreground. Through the windows, a row of more bassinets can be seen. A sink and mirror can be seen on the left wall, and a scale for weighing newborns can be seen to the left behind the bassinets. More bassinets can be seen through a second row of windows in the background.
Date:
[1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Club Staircase]
Photograph of a mid-century modern staircase in Club Caravan, located at 709 Congress Avenue. To the right in the foreground, a low table with a potted plant can be seen. Under the stairway in the background, there is a seating area with several chairs around a narrow table. An art-deco wall can be seen in the background above the second landing of the stairs and there is a chandelier-like light fixture hanging from above.
Date:
June 26, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hospital Lab]
Photograph of a laboratory in Wadley Hospital with a woman seen to the right at a counter looking through a microscope. Behind her in the corner counter-tops where several pieces of lab equipment sit. Windows can be seen tot he right and on the back wall, a rack with several funnels and bottle can be seen. On the left wall, a large machine or storage cabinet can be seen. To its right, an open doorway can be seen showing the cabinets and sink of a second room in the background.
Date:
[1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday Party]
Photograph of the Mears family children and friends dressed in hobo outfits for a birthday party. Eleven children can be seen standing around a table with presents on it. A bicycle can be partially seen to their right. They stand in front of a light picket fence with a tree, several shrubs, and two parked cars behind it. In the background, a house and a shed can be seen.
Date:
May 16, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Capitol Model]
Photograph of a miniature 3D model of the Texas State Capitol campus. The model is composed of pale replicas of buildings, including the capitol, and is meant to display the area from 11th street to 18th street. The model's purpose is to show proposed buildings for the area.
Date:
February 10, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Room]
Photograph of a woman seen wearing a dark dress, sitting in a chair, and reading a magazine in a hotel room at the Commodore Perry Hotel. To the left is a couch and two paintings hung on the wall. To the right, a dresser with a lamp and telephone can be seen. A long, low table with a lamp and plant can be seen behind the woman. The state capitol building can be seen through a window with tall curtains flanking it in the background..
Date:
[1959-10-05..1959-10-07]
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Auditorium Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of a municipal auditorium. The building has a domed roof and a glass exterior wall enclosing it. A large brick structure can be seen rising from the right side of the building and an awning can be seen in the foreground in front of the building to the right, and several cars can be seen parked to left.
Date:
January 2, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Club Dining Area]
Photograph of the Capitol Club interior, located at 709 Congress Avenue. Two plants and a partial partition wall flank the entrance-way in the foreground. The room is filled with light colored tables paired with dark chairs. A curved bar with bar stools can be seen in right background with an art deco light fixture hanging above. A darkened passage-way can be seen in the background.
Date:
June 26, 1959
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Musical Comedy Seventeen performed at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of musical comedy "Seventeen" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. A cast of young men and women sit on the steps of a set that looks like a two-story house.
Date:
September 1959
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
UT International Center
2 students sitting on lawn looking at a book. University of Texas Tower in the background
Date:
December 22, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson High School [Students]
Photograph of eight female students and a teacher at Anderson High School. The students are in uniform. They stand posed in front of a chalkboard.
Date:
March 7, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson High School [Students In Class]
Photograph of a classroom of coed, African-American students at the old Anderson High School in Austin, Texas. On the left, a student and teacher study a map of the United States with the major rivers emphasized while the rest of the students, who are seated at their desks, look on.
Date:
February 11, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Edward's Retreat
A group of men gathered on the steps of a church. Two clergymen stand at the front of the group.
Date:
June 13, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men and Clergymen at St. Edward's University Retreat]
Photograph of a group of men and two clergymen at a St. Edward's University retreat. The photographer wrote the name "Horace Spiller" on the envelope of the negative.
Date:
June 13, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Men at St. Edward's University Retreat]
Photograph of a group of men and two clergymen at a St. Edward's University retreat. The photographer wrote the name "Horace Spiller" on the envelope of the negative.
Date:
June 13, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Site photo. Street scene looking down Cameron Road where it intersects Cloverleaf in Delwood.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Street scene looking down Cloverleaf from Cameron Road. Site photo.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Site photo. Street scene looking down Cloverleaf from Cameron Road.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf. Site photo. Street scene.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delwood Neighborhood
Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf in the Delwood neighborhood. Site photos.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Courthouse
Side view of The Travis County Courthouse with gas light in yard.
Date:
August 19, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Courthouse
Gas lights at The Travis County Courthouse. View of courthouse entrance with gas lights at the street. Located at 8th and Guadalupe Street.
Date:
August 19, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leander Limestone Corporation
View of limestone processing plant. Cars and trucks parked around the plant.
Date:
December 2, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History