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[Department Store Lunch Counter]

Description: Photograph of the lunch counter inside of a department store. Visible behind the counter are various machines for soda and ice cream, as well as signs and advertisements. The store is located at 804 Congress Avenue.
Date: April 6, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Carr's Motor Sales Showroom]

Description: Photograph of a 1957 Mercury Monterey on the showroom floor of Carr's Motor Sales. A group of men are lined up for a picture behind the car, and other cars are visible in the background. Carr's Motor Sales was located at 501 West 6th Street.
Date: November 28, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269413 -97.747334
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Carr's Motor Sales]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Carr's Motor Sales with advertisements for Lincoln and Mercury. There are cars parked near the building and a service entrance on the left side. A group of men are lined up for a photo in front of the store. Carr's Motor Sales was located at 501 West 6th Street.
Date: November 28, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269413 -97.747334
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Texas Supreme Court Building and Capitol]

Description: Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Texas Supreme Court Building, drawn from a northern perspective. The state capitol building can be seen in the background behind the court building. The text seen at the bottom of the drawing shows the three architect firms that contributed to the building design.
Date: May 20, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.276224 -97.741135
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Church Gymnasium]

Description: Photograph of the St. Cyril and Methodius Parish Gym. The gym can be seen in the center of the photograph and has a wing branching off to the right. A cross can be seen hung above the word, "Gymnasium", on the eastern wall to the upper right of an entrance. The foreground is an empty lot, and some small trees and buildings can be seen on either side of the gym in the background.
Date: May 25, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.421554 -97.165119
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Doctor's Office Building]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman in Lobby]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Modern School Building]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Chapel Interior]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cars by Modern School Building]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Aerial View of Construction and Five-Story Building]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two-Story House on a Hill]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house on the slope of a hill. The second floor is flush with the ground while the first floor is built into the side of the slope. The roof extends out from the front porch to form a carport, in which is parked a station wagon. The yard is bare with only dirt and patches of grass and shrubs. A set of trees and a telephone pole obscures the porch. The horizon on either side is lined with trees.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three-Story Brick Building]

Description: Photograph of a three-story brick building, most likely a school. Some windows are opened. Two lamps stand on the left side; a paved sidewalk runs around the structure from a staircase on the far left. The surrounding ground is barren. Tree branches make up the top-right foreground, and another tree can be seen in the left background behind the building.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Entrance to a House]

Description: Photograph of the entrance to a modern, postwar house. A covered, elevated walkway with handrails leads from the camera to the door. A tree rises to its right, with part of the roof built around it. Nearby hills and foliage can be seen in the left background.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two-Story House on a Hill]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house on a hill. The second story has a balcony along its length on one side. Trees stand on either side in the background; a telephone pole is visible in the left foreground.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Display for Metal Handbags]

Description: Photograph of a window display in a store, advertising a sale of metal handbags. Dozens of handbags are displayed on shelves with price cards. In the middle is a large poster reading "Here is a Green Star Special Filigree Metal Handbag. $1.98. Box Style. Gilt & Silver Finish." Across the top are three signs reading "Fall Harvest Lucky 7 Sale."
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Boys on Bikes in Front of Brick Building]

Description: Photograph of four boys on bikes in front of a single-story, brick, postwar structure. In the foreground is a ditch, over which runs a concrete sidewalk with a bridge. The boys ride their bikes in the grass on the opposite side of the sidewalk. Telephone poles and houses can be seen in the background on the far left.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cardiologists' Office Building]

Description: Photograph of cardiologists' office. On the left wall the names of doctors "George E Clarke, Jr. M.D." and "Donald E. Pohl(?), M.D." are listed, beneath which is a sign reading "Diagnosis and Cardiology." The building is a modern, postwar structure with brick and paneled walls. A paved sidewalk leads up from the left foreground to the door.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Single-Story House on a Hill at Night]

Description: Photograph of a postwar single-story house built on a hill, taken at night. The inside of the house is illuminated. Stone or brick landscaping surrounds the foundation. An elevated room with a balcony emerges from the left side of the house above the slope. The property is surrounded by trees.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Diorama of a House or Office]

Description: Photograph of a diorama of a house or office. The design is of a postwar, modern, single-story structure with three wings. The diorama includes two model cars and many model trees.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Couches]

Description: Photograph of two couches in a corner. Between them is a table with a lamp on it. On the left hangs four prints of photographs; on the right is a window with drawn curtain. The floor is wood with a square shag carpet in the middle. The entrance to an office is visible on the far left.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Office of Dr. Oliver W. Slehs]

Description: Photograph of the entrance to a doctor's office. The building is a single-story, postwar, modern design with a combination of brick and paneled walls. On the outside of the wall next to the door is a sign saying "Oliver W. Slehs, M.D." with some writing beneath it. The foundation is lined with bushes, and a house can be seen in the right-background.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Empty Lobby]

Description: Photograph of a lobby in an unidentified building. The room is divided by several short wood and metal screens with chairs set on either of each. In the left foreground is a round wooden table with a potted plant on top. On the right side is a brick wall, against which is a couch with a small table and lamp next to it. In the left background is a door, on either side of which are entrances to hallways. The left hallway has a short door or counter in front of it, on which is a sign reading "Dr. … more
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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