Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive - 47 Matching Results

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[Architect Milton Ryan]

Description: Photograph of the architect, Milton A. Ryan, standing in front of a brick, duplex home. A bare tree can be seen in front of the home's doorway and Milton, in the foreground, is standing facing the camera, hands in his pockets. He is wearing dark pants and a dark woven jacket, along with glasses and a light shirt and tie.
Date: February 23, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auditorium Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a municipal auditorium. The building has a domed roof and a glass exterior wall enclosing it. A large brick structure can be seen rising from the right side of the building and an awning can be seen in the foreground in front of the building to the right, and several cars can be seen parked to left.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260428 -97.751210
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auditorium Foyer Interior]

Description: Photograph of the foyer entrance inside a municipal auditorium. The curved wall to the left is columned, with many large windows. Many cylindrical lights hang from the ceiling, and to the right, an interior balcony can be seen. Below the balcony are several mobile, stair-like structures, some of which are place in front of closed doors on the right wall. The rest of the floor space in empty and open.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260408 -97.751213
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auditorium Interior Seating]

Description: Photograph of a fully lit, empty auditorium taken from the view of the stage. There are two levels, the main floor and the upper seating, both filled with rows of empty theater seats. The control room at the top of the theater in the back is also lit inside.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260473 -97.751176
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bakery Worker]

Description: Photograph of an Austin Baking Company factory worker operating the knobs for a machine. He stands to the right of the photo and is wearing a light colored shirt, apron at the waist, and a cap with the name of the bakery printed on the side. An industrial catwalk can be seen hanging from above in the background.
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.322153 -97.715246
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Birthday Party]

Description: Photograph of the Mears family children and friends dressed in hobo outfits for a birthday party. Eleven children can be seen standing around a table with presents on it. A bicycle can be partially seen to their right. They stand in front of a light picket fence with a tree, several shrubs, and two parked cars behind it. In the background, a house and a shed can be seen.
Date: May 16, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bread on Conveyor]

Description: Photograph of several conveyor belts carrying loaves of bread through the Austin Baking Company factory. Various steps, ladders, and machinery can be seen amidst the conveyors, and fluorescent lights can be seen hanging from above.
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.322149 -97.715192
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Buffet in Club]

Description: Photograph of an elaborate food-spread for a luau themed buffet in the Westwood Country Club. The decorative food spread, along with a fish-shaped ice sculpture, can be seen in the foreground across a large table. In the background, multiple tall, potted plants can be seen lined along the back wall.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.313695 -97.773231
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Club Dining Area]

Description: Photograph of the Capitol Club interior, located at 709 Congress Avenue. Two plants and a partial partition wall flank the entrance-way in the foreground. The room is filled with light colored tables paired with dark chairs. A curved bar with bar stools can be seen in right background with an art deco light fixture hanging above. A darkened passage-way can be seen in the background.
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Club Staircase]

Description: Photograph of a mid-century modern staircase in Club Caravan, located at 709 Congress Avenue. To the right in the foreground, a low table with a potted plant can be seen. Under the stairway in the background, there is a seating area with several chairs around a narrow table. An art-deco wall can be seen in the background above the second landing of the stairs and there is a chandelier-like light fixture hanging from above.
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cranes and Machinery]

Description: Photograph of a group of large construction machinery. To the left are several pipe structures raised at different levels. Two men can be seen working inside one of the pipes. To the right is a crane with a man seen walking in front of it. Another crane can be partially seen coming from the right. In the background, three large silo structures of various heights can be seen.
Date: January 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Dining Area and Club Staircase]

Description: Photograph of a dining area within Capitol Club, located at 709 Congress Avenue. Several dining tables with light colored tablecloths can be seen in the foreground. Above the dining area is a chandelier-like light fixture. Several circular art decorations are hanging on the wall to the right, and a half wall that doubles as a planter can be seen dividing the room at the center. In the background beyond the planter, the club's art-deco stairwell can be seen.
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Dining Hall Decor]

Description: Photograph of a dining hall in the former Commodore Perry Hotel. In the foreground, a small table with a flower arrangement on it can be seen to the right, and a decorative brick wall or room divider can be seen to the left. The room is filled with tables covered in table cloths and dinner ware, accompanied by dining chairs. There are dark, square columns throughout the room, and windows made of glass blocks can be seen in the background. A man and woman can be seen seated at a table in the bac… more
Date: September 19, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269976 -97.740887
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Elgin-Butler Brick Company Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the Elgin-Butler Brick Company's office exterior at 4000 East Avenue. Three sidewalks can be seen in the foreground leading up to the steps of the building. Shrubs surround the perimeter of the building in brick planters, and a sign displaying the company's name can be seen on the wall to the right of the entry. An entrance can be seen with double-doors and windows can be seen to the left of the wall sign.
Date: July 6, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Herb-Fields Band and Others around a Piano]

Description: Photograph of four women and seven men standing and sitting around a piano. The woman in the black dress, the man at the keys in the silver jacket, and the three men in tuxedos are the Herb-Fields band. The piano has a table set on top of it making it appear larger. In the left background is a brick counter with taps and a mixer.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Herb Fields Band on Stage]

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

[Hospital Entrance]

Description: Photograph of an entrance to Wadley Hospital where two driveways can be seen, one going under the hospital portico awning, and the other leading past the outer left side of the awning. The awning roof is supported by columns decorated in mosaic tile and several trees and two houses can be seen in the background the the left.
Date: [1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Wadley Hospital with several trees seen on lawn patches in the foreground, along with a winding road leading to the front doors and off to the right. The building is four stories tall with windows seen across every floor. A wall or secondary building can be seen jutting from the right of the hospital with a car parked in front of it.
Date: [1959-01-02..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Kitchen]

Description: Photograph of a kitchen and food serving area in Wadley Hospital with two rows of kitchen counters with various equipment that can be seen in the center of the room. A man in kitchen staff uniform can be seen walking down a row to the right. On the right wall, a row of large ovens and mixers can be seen. Two sinks can be seen in the foreground, and in the background a set of double swing doors, a wall clock, and another kitchen counter with cabinets can be seen.
Date: [1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Lab]

Description: Photograph of a laboratory in Wadley Hospital with a woman seen to the right at a counter looking through a microscope. Behind her in the corner counter-tops where several pieces of lab equipment sit. Windows can be seen tot he right and on the back wall, a rack with several funnels and bottle can be seen. On the left wall, a large machine or storage cabinet can be seen. To its right, an open doorway can be seen showing the cabinets and sink of a second room in the background.
Date: [1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Nursery]

Description: Photograph of a nursery ward in Wadley Hospital, with an empty hospital bassinet and an unknown machine that can be seen in front of a row of windows in the foreground. Through the windows, a row of more bassinets can be seen. A sink and mirror can be seen on the left wall, and a scale for weighing newborns can be seen to the left behind the bassinets. More bassinets can be seen through a second row of windows in the background.
Date: [1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Reception Area]

Description: Photograph of a hospital reception office and waiting room in Wadley Hospital. A sitting area with two couches and tables can be seen to the left, next to a set of windows with three tiled columns. To the right is a long reception desk for hospital staff. In the background, another seating area can be seen with many couches and tables, lit by four table lamps against the back wall. More windows can be seen in the back right corner.
Date: [1959-01-07..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hotel Dining Area]

Description: Photograph of dining area within the Commodore Perry Hotel filled with people eating and drinking, many in formal attire. A live band can be seen playing on a small stage while a few couples dance. Two waiters in tuxes can be seen, one holding a tray next to the band and one standing arms crossed next to a column to the right. To the left of the dining and dance area is a pool of water, surrounded by columns and a low decorative brick wall. Above the the pool is a disco ball, and a man and woma… more
Date: [1959-10-05..1959-10-07]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269990 -97.740949
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hotel Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior the Commodore Perry Hotel with views in the foreground of cars parked on the street to the left and several people walking across the streets and sidewalks. The hotel's name appears in a large lettered sign seen on the left street facing side of the building. In the background, more cars are parked and driving in the street.
Date: [1959-10-05..1959-10-07]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269997 -97.740936
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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