[Library Study and Periodicals Section]

Photograph of a library. Around the room, patrons sit at tables reading and conversing. Shelves of periodicals line the walls in the background. In the middle of the floor are some short, freestanding bookshelves. In the center background is a desk with a woman behind it talking to two patrons. Behind the desk are some windows to an office and three doors.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tubas in Music Class]

Photograph of a music class. Three tubas sit on stands in the foreground. In the background are several students with instruments, seated around their teacher. Behind the teacher is a blackboard with writing on it, and to its right a reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Date: 1975~
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

[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

[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

[Library, Second Floor]

Photograph of a library, taken from an overhead gallery. On the left are rows of bookshelves; on the right are cubicle desks and tables for reading, with patrons at some.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theater Rehearsal]

Photograph of theater students rehearsing. Two players stand on stage acting out a scene while nine others sit in chairs around the auditorium. The seating is staggered on three sides, with a large open space with chairs in the middle at the foot of the stage.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People on an airstair]

Photograph of seven people posing on an airstair next to a Continental airplane. A man and woman at the bottom hold a large package with a bow; to their right a man holds camera equipment and a bottle of wine. Above them is a man in a suit, two stewardesses, and a pilot.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Study Room]

Photograph of a large library study room. Several rows of tables and chairs have students sitting at and standing near them. Other students sit at cubicle-desks. In the background blackboards, cork boards, and posters.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Faulk Central Library Interior Rendering]

Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the interior of the Faulk Central Library building. The rendering consists of a lounge area with people drawn reading books, and a set of stairs and bookshelves in the background. The building's name can be seen in the bottom left corner and the name of the architectural firm can be seen in the bottom right. The artist's signature can also be seen at the bottom right under the edge of the rendering.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Erwin Center Construction]

Photograph of a construction site of the Frank Erwin Center where cranes can be seen building a large, curved steel frame for an exterior wall. Piles of steel beams can be seen stacked in the foreground near the base of two cranes, and more completed looking buildings can be seen in the background, beyond the steel frame.
Date: [1975-11-04..1975-11-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Erwin Center Construction]

Photograph of the steel beam framing for a circular structure. The shape of the building suggests it is the Erwin Center. The edge of the steel beam wall in the foreground can be seen curving around to the right in the background. The dirt in the center of the structure is dug out, and a crane can be seen to the right in the background.
Date: August 11, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Erwin Center Steel Construction]

Photograph of a portion of the Erwin Center under construction. From the top left corner to the bottom right, a large, flat, rectangular structure constructed from steel beams can be seen. The base of a constructed steel tower made from smaller beams can be seen to the right. A group of workers in hard hats can be seen standing together to the bottom left, and bits of construction materials can be seen scattered in the dirt in the background.
Date: December 19, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Popcorn Machine]

Photograph of a DECOR brand popcorn vending machine. The machine is rectangular and wood paneled on its front surface. Signs on the machine can be seen advertising "Fresh", "Hot", "Popped while you watch", and "Popcorn". A window can be seen in the top right of the machine for a customer to watch the popcorn being made. An options board and dispenser drawer where a cup of popcorn already sits can both be seen.
Date: December 19, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steel Framing of the Frank Erwin Center]

Photograph of the steel frame of a coliseum-like structure, believed to be the Frank Erwin Events Center. The ground in the foreground is unpaved dirt, and the photo is taken downhill from the building frame. Two cranes can be seen inside the structure, and buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: December 2, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Faulk Central Library Rendering]

Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Faulk Central Library building as seen from the South. The rendering features a light colored, three story, cubic building, with several cars and people drawn on the grounds. The name of the library can be seen in the bottom left corner and the name of the architectural firm can be seen in the bottom right. The artist's signature can also be seen on the bottom right edge of the rendering.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Welcoming General Robert J. Dixon]

Photograph of Lt. Gen. Charles Carson greeting General Robert J. Dixon at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: March 19, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Base Chapel]

Photograph of the old Bergstrom Air Base chapel, which was later converted to the base education office. A group of people stand outside the building.
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Opens]

Photograph of students unloading furniture from the back of a moving van at the newly opened Non-Commissioned Officer Academy.
Date: September 25, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Smoot to Trueman O’Quinn] (open access)

[Letter from Jane Smoot to Trueman O’Quinn]

Letter referencing photograph of Lawrence Smoot at age twelve (12) that he witnessed the marriage of William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes.
Date: August 17, 1975
Creator: Smoot, Jane
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inmate at Travis County Jail]

Photograph of an African-American man in handcuffs being led through door by a guard at the Travis County Jail in Austin.
Date: 1975
Creator: Fluitt, Mike
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laguna Gloria Grounds]

Photograph of trees and water on the grounds of Laguna Gloria (Austin Museum of Art). The name "Les Simon" is written on back of the photo.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paving on 38th Street]

Photograph of a worker raking out hot asphaltic concrete just laid by the machine visible on the right on 38th Street.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Student looking at University of Texas Main Building]

Photograph of student with backpack in foreground with U.T. Tower in background. Students are walking around the main campus in front of the main building. Several students are sitting in front of the steps. Several tables are visible in the background. An event is taking place.
Date: September 1975
Creator: Fluitt, Mike
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History