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[Pond near Building]
Photograph of a pond surrounded by trees near a tall, postwar building. The roof of an older structure is visible above the trees to the left.
Date:
1969~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Doctor's Office Building]
Photograph of a doctor's office building, taken from across a parking lot. The building is a single-story postwar design. At center, a metal fence in front of the main entrance has three signs with the names of the doctors on them: "S. O. [?], M.D.," "H. J. Williams, M.D.," and "S. F. Johnson, M.D." Behind the building is a power line and several trees, while a lone tree grows out of the middle of the parking lot on the right.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Austin Catholic School]
Photograph of the porch and entrance to St Austin's Parish School, now St. Austin Catholic School, at 1911 San Antonio St., Austin, Texas. The corner of the building has "St. Austins Parish School" in metal letters on the right side of the wall, and a large metal cross on the left. Two trees and a bush stand to the right near the entrance.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Living Room near Kitchen and Bedroom]
Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. In the left foreground is a chair and table with an ashtray on it, behind which is an opening to a bedroom. In the center against a wall is a TV set on a stand and a desk with a chair, lamp, rotary phone, ashtray, and mirror. In the right background is a bar with three stools at it, behind which is the kitchen.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Single-Story Building and Landscaping]
Photograph of a single-story, postwar building used as a club or restaurant. The structure is set on top of brick and stone landscaping that leads down to a sidewalk. An overhanging room extends out, with large curtained windows, a door, and a wooden staircase. A tree stands in the right-foreground, behind which is a water tower.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lobby]
Photograph of a lobby. At center are some chairs with a metal table and glass coffee table. Behind them in the background is a couch with more tables and lamps on either side of it. The couch is set against a set of windows, through which two parked 1950s-era cars are visible. A potted plant stands on the far right; a door is visible in the far left.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herb Fields Band on Stage]
Photograph of a band on stage with their instruments. From left-to-right is a man at a piano, a woman, a man behind drums, a man with a guitar, and a man with saxophones. The piano and a small stand on the right have the words "Herb-Fields" painted on them. A microphone stands at center stage; an amplifier cabinet with a potted plant is visible on the right.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Laguna Gloria Art Building proposal sketch]
Photograph of a drawing for the proposed Laguna Gloria Art Museum building, designed by Jessen Association Inc. The drawing features a large, white, modern building surrounded by trees. Beneath the drawing is a color palate and a piece of paper with "w/o" on it.;
Date:
1974~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men in a Tailor Shop]
Photograph of two men in a tailor shop. One man stands on the left behind a suitjacket on a stand, while the other sits at a table to the right behind a sewing machine. Various pieces of cloth are scattered around and hanging. Spools of thread and buttons are visible on the table. A pair of scissors and a coat hanger hang on the wall in the background.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Frosty Acres Vegetable Display]
Photograph of a man advertising Frosty Acres vegetables to a woman. Between them on a table are several boxes sampling different kinds of frozen vegetable products, along with signs displaying their prices. On the curtain behind the man are posters advertising the company's "grade certificates."
Date:
1960~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Boys at School Building]
Photograph of two boys walking down a covered sidewalk at school. The buildings are single-story, postwar design. Trees cover the grounds in the right background.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Villa Capri Hotel]
Photograph of the Villa Capri Hotel. In the right foreground is the hotel's lobby, including a carport with two 1950s-era cars parked in it. On the hotel's sign is a "AAA" certification. The rest of the street and some business on it are visible on the far left, running away from the camera to the horizon.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Catholic Bishop]
Portrait photograph of a Roman Catholic bishop. He is displaying his episcopal ring on his right hand, dressed in a cassock with a pectoral cross, a fascia (sash), a pellegrina (cape), and a zuchetto (cap). An image of Jesus hangs on the wall in the background, flanked by floral-pattern curtains.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Finishing a Bus]
Photograph of an assembly line of Ford buses. In the center three men work on a nearly completed, unpainted bus. In the background to the right is a line of buses in various states of completion with several laborers around them. In the background on the left various tools and pieces of machinery are visible.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Empty Kitchen]
Photograph of a kitchen with tile flooring. To the left is an oven, stove, and sink with cabinets beneath a window. At center is a dishwasher with light-colored cabinets on either side and lining the wall above it. To the right is a door, next to which is a Frigidaire refrigerator.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Living Room with Fireplace]
Photograph of a living room. On the left is a sand- or limestone fireplace with a potted plant, two cushioned chairs and two lamps. Next to the nearer chair is a table with an ashtray and a rotary phone. In the background is a curtain next to a glass door and two tall, wide windows, in front of which are two more chairs and a table with a potted plant on it. In the center-foreground is a coffee table with a ceramic ashtray and flowers in a vase.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Young Woman in a Dress]
Portrait photograph of a young, smiling woman, standing in a white dress. Her shadow is visible on the studio floor and wall behind her.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman in Lobby]
Photograph of a lobby in an unidentified building with a young woman standing at a desk in the right background. On the left is a coffee table surrounded by chairs and a couch, set against large windows. Another table stands next to the couch with a lamp on top; a potted plant stands on the floor next to that. In the center background a counter can be seen with the word "Information" lettered on one corner.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Woman and Young Men's Group]
Portrait photograph of 38 young men posing with 1 woman in front of a drawn curtain. The subjects are arranged in four rows: the rearmost two are standing, while the second from front sits and the front kneels, plus one man front-and-center sitting cross-legged. The woman stands in the middle of the second row from back, wearing a belted dress. The men are all wearing suits and ties of varying shades and styles.
Date:
1955~
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
[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
[Children Leaving School]
Photograph of a line of children leaving a school building while their teacher stands in the door. They are walking down a concrete sidewalk, lined by a brick wall on the left side, with stones, saplings, and a bench lining the right. The school building is a brick, single-story, postwar design.
Date:
1957~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin National Bank]
Photograph of the Austin National Bank building. Several cars are parked or driving on the street. To the left a JC Penny and other storefronts are visible. A woman stands in the street on the far right; some people cross the street in the opposite direction at center.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Modern School Building]
Photograph of two wings of an unidentified, multi-story school building, taken from across the street. They are in a plain, brick, postwar design. Both have large windows, many with drawn curtains. On the street are parked two 1950s-era cars. Tree branches emerge from the top-right foreground.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History