[Terminix Pest Control]

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Photograph of the Terminix pest control company located at Parkway and Lamar, taken from across the street. A formally dressed man and woman can be seen in front of the building at the top of a set of steps. To the left is a parking lot with several company vehicles, including one designed to look like a bug seen next to the building. Several men in jumpsuit uniforms can be seen, each standing next to a vehicle. A tall sign for the business can be seen at the edge of the lot. Two vehicles can be seen in the foreground.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Creation Information

Mears, Dewey G. January 10, 1961.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 422 times, with 6 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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Photograph of the Terminix pest control company located at Parkway and Lamar, taken from across the street. A formally dressed man and woman can be seen in front of the building at the top of a set of steps. To the left is a parking lot with several company vehicles, including one designed to look like a bug seen next to the building. Several men in jumpsuit uniforms can be seen, each standing next to a vehicle. A tall sign for the business can be seen at the edge of the lot. Two vehicles can be seen in the foreground.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Client/Job: Terminix

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Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive

Dewey Gerald Mears was a noted architectural photographer based in Austin, Texas from the 1940s through 1990s. Photographs from his collection document the architecture, commercial businesses and people of Austin and Central Texas during the mid-to-late 20th century.

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  • January 10, 1961

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  • June 9, 2018, 8:26 a.m.

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  • May 21, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

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  • 30.277573, -97.751492

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Mears, Dewey G. [Terminix Pest Control], photograph, January 10, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011276/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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