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[Interior View of an Edsel Automobile Dealership]

Description: Photograph of the inside of an Edsel automobile dealership. There are cars lined up inside the building, and the parking lot is visible through the windows. There is a woman sitting at a desk inside the showroom. Hut's Hamburgers is visible through the windows across the street, which was located on West 6th Street.
Date: March 13, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Shopper at Scales Electric Company Store]

Description: Photograph of two women and a dog standing in a Scales Electric Company shop. One of the women is wearing a dark-colored dress, and the other is wearing a light-colored blouse and dark-colored skirt, holding the dog (possibly a service dog) by a leash. They are surrounded by light fixtures.
Date: March 7, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.278844 -97.740850
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Doc Withers Top Shop]

Description: Photograph of two men standing in a room with multiple rolls of fabric, at Doc Withers Top Shop. There are multiple cars and a store front across the street in the background
Date: February 14, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cars on Display at Carr's Motor Sales]

Description: Photograph of a 1956 Mercury Monterey and a 1956 Lincoln Continental on display in a Ford auto showroom. A small crowd of people is visible behind a rope behind the cars. Carr's Motor Sales is located at San Antonio street and West 6th street.
Date: October 21, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Edsel Automobile Dealership]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of an Edsel automobile dealership. A clearance notice is painted across the windows.The service entrance is visible to the right of the building, and the showroom is visible through the windows. The clouds make a dramatic pattern in the sky.
Date: March 13, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hemphill's Book Store]

Description: Photograph of a street-side bookstore named Hemphill's, with various books and advertisements displayed in the windows. To the right of the store, a parked vehicle can be partially seen and a partial sign of another store can be seen to the left. In the foreground and empty street can be seen, along with a partial car headlight in the bottom left corner. The building was located at 2501 Guadalupe Street.
Date: June 11, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.267153 -97.743061
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[South Ridge Plaza]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the South Ridge Plaza strip mall with Spanish tile along the roof line. A sign for an ice cream shop can be seen on the foremost right corner, and more store units can be seen stretching into the background to the left. Several vehicles can be seen parked directly in front of the stores. In the foreground, a mostly empty parking lot and drive with a few small trees planted in garden dividers can be seen.
Date: October 17, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.197688 -97.785796
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Shopping Center]

Description: Photograph of the Allandale Shopping Center as seen from a parking lot. The stores are arranged in a single strip mall building, with the closest stores seen in the right foreground. A sign to the left can be seen that reads "Allandale Village". The parking lot is mostly empty except for a few cars in front of the stores in the distance.
Date: [1959-09-03..1959-09-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.334278 -97.740716
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Record and Radio Store]

Description: Photograph of a store selling records, record players, radios, and an assortment of other products. Three unattended cash registers are visible in the center-right. The shelves in the foreground have records, turntables, and radio sets on display; the shelves in the background have bottles and boxes of unidentified products on them.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men with Merc 1000 Motor]

Description: Photograph of two men in a boat dealership, interacting with a display of the Merc 1000 engine. The engine is suspended from a stand with an advertisement on it: 100 HP Merc 1000. Most powerful outboard ever built." Behind the men and display several boats for sale are visible.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Truck at Austin Lacquer Company]

Description: Photograph of ten men posing in front of a truck at the Austin Lacquer Company's building. The truck, belonging to Central Freight Lines, is parked so that it blocks the road, with a station wagon belonging to the company perpendicular to it. At the center of the men on the ground are cans of lacquer. The bumpers of 1950s-era cars are visible in the bottom right, as well as a car behind the truck.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company]

Description: Photograph of the San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company building, located at Nathan and South Alamo St, San Antonio, Texas. A sign on the left corner advertises "Reda Pumps," beneath which is a parked, black 1950s-era car. Lettering spells out "San Antonio Pipe & Supply Co." on the center of the building. In the far right background the Pioneer Flour Mill is visible.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.410747 -98.499517
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

[Boat Shop]

Description: Photograph of men in a boat shop. Several small motor boats of different designs stand around the floor in a large building with hanging fluorescent lights. In the foreground, two men in suits examine the stern of one boat, while other men move around between boats in the background.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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