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[Frosty Acres Vegetable Display]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Austin National Bank]

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[University Men's Shop]

Description: Photograph of the front of University Men's Shop. Beneath a neon sign is a large glass window in door. On display in the window is a set of suits and related clothing items, as well as a sign that says "Fall Fashion" and a chalkboard with "Back to School" written on it.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Building on the Colorado River and Palmer Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of a small building, possibly a restaurant, on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The photo was probably taken from the Congress Avenue Bridge; South 1st Street runs past the building towards the river on the right, off of which turns a 1950s/60s-era car. Palmer Auditorium is prominently visible in the background right; on the left is a business called Nelson's. A double-billboard is visible on 1st St. in the center, featuring advertisements for Yellow Pages and Buick.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.261690 -97.747814

[Students at School Building]

Description: Photograph of single-story, postwar school building. A young man and woman can be seen walking along a sidewalk away from the building on the left. Further in the background a man and woman talk on the same sidewalk beneath an awning.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Office with Plants]

Description: Photograph of a modern, postwar office space. A line of desks with chairs in front runs from the center foreground to the left background. Each has a set of rotary telephones, stationary, pens, an ashtray, and other supplies neatly arranged. Behind them is a glass walkway, on the opposite side of which are several large plants and a sculpted wall.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Library Stairs]

Description: Photograph of a library. In the center are some chairs around a table, near the bottom of a staircase. In the left and center background are many bookshelves; at left a man can be seen reading.
Date: 1969~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[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

[Dining Room near Living Area]

Description: Photograph of a dining room. Four set tables with chairs stand in the foreground and centerground. The left wall is composed of windows looking into a courtyard. In the background is an array of couches and tables, and two wooden doors. A potted plant stands in the far right corner. The courtyard has stone tiling and a concrete island with shrubs and a small tree, behind which is a metal table and some chairs.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Stone Church]

Description: Photograph of a church made from stone, with large, sloping roofs. On the building's front is a large cross. A tree stands on its right side. Nearby homes are visible on the right.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Secretaries]

Description: Photograph of two women secretaries, one smiling at the camera, on the phone, and the other going through a filing cabinet behind her. Two more women sit on a chair and couch behind them to the left. On the desk is a large typewriter, rotary phone, a logbook, and some standing books.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Room with Kitchen, Dining, and Living Spaces]

Description: Photograph of a large room in a postwar dwelling featuring a living, dining, and kitchen space. A table with chairs sits in the foreground, featuring a small vase and large ashtray. In the right centerground is a dining table with two candelabras. Behind that in the background is a kitchen with an island counter, refrigerator, stove, and cabinets. In the left centerground is a metal fireplace and chimney, behind which are large glass windows revealing a balcony, on which a girl sits in a hangin… more
Date: 1964~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[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
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