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[Large House Exterior]

Description: Photograph of an old colonial house once located on 1502 Brazos Street. The building's wide covered porch has Doric capitals that can be seen on its columns, and a tall set of stone steps can be seen leading up to the porch. Several dark windows can be seen on the face of the building along with an entrance at the center. Dark panels can be seen beneath the porch that may be windows to a basement or a split level. Shrubs and trees can be seen around the steps and in the foreground.
Date: November 10, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Postmodern Architectural Firm]

Description: Photograph of a Lundgren and Maurer architectural firm building with a postmodern design. The building was located on 3108 North Lamar Boulevard. Small palm trees can be seen in a garden in front of the two story building and a tree can be seen to the left. A road can be seen in the foreground and two cars can be seen in the background to the left.
Date: November 3, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Lounge Study Area]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Flawn Academic Center that is slightly dark and underexposed, but a sitting area with a dark couch and two chairs can be seen in the right foreground with a glass coffee table. To the left on a lighter flooring, a long table with several chairs around it can be seen, along with a cabinet of books on the far left wall. On the right back wall, a long cabinet with dozens of thin drawers can be seen, along with several busts resting its surface.
Date: [1964-11-20..1964-11-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.286544 -97.740302

[Library Lounge Area]

Description: Photograph of a lounge reading room in an academic library. A seating area with four chairs and a glass coffee table can be seen at the center of the room in front of a fireplace that is on the wall to the left. A window, dressers, and extra chairs can be seen along the back wall. The room is furnished with several framed art pieces, statues, and busts. To the left of the fire place, a long, low cabinet with dozens of thin drawers can be seen with a stalking cat statue on its surface.
Date: [1964-11-20..1964-11-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.286531 -97.740302

[Credit Union]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a Credit Union building in an unknown location in Austin. A desk and chair with telephone and typewriter can be seen in the right foreground, and a cubicle desk area can be seen to the left. A decorative brick wall divides the room areas and a seating area can be seen near a window in the background.
Date: November 30, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Exterior View of Postmodern Building]

Description: Photograph of a building with decorative brick walls. The building is four stories tall with postmodern architecture elements, and can be seen sitting on the corner of Guadalupe Street, around 20th St. A woman can be seen walking on the sidewalk to the right and several cars can be seen parked on the sides of both streets.
Date: November 20, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.289403 -97.741827

[Driskill Penthouse]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a penthouse building on top of the Driskill Hotel. The building is small but well crafted, with several wood sculpted architectural details seen along the exterior wall under the roof line. Several lights can be seen posted to the building's perimeter. An attached window awning can be seen on the foremost side of the house over an entrance. A very tall antennae can be seen coming from the peak of the building's roof top.
Date: November 15, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.268314 -97.741707

[Sorority House Courtyard]

Description: Photograph of the courtyard of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority building located at 2622 Wichita Street. Two women can be seen in the foreground under the shade of the building's patio. They are sitting to the right at a garden table with several open books. In the distance, two more women can be see walking together across the courtyard, and in the background to the left, another patio with chairs can be seen.
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Postmodern Architect Office]

Description: Photograph of a postmodern Lundgren and Maurer architectural firm building once located on 3108 North Lamar Boulevard. The building is two stories, with a third, sub-ground story that is partially visible to the left. An uphill road can be seen to the right, and the building features a multi-arched, scalloped roof top.
Date: November 3, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Sorority House Exterior]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Gamma Phi Beta building with intricate metal work, located at 2622 Wichita Street. The photo is taken from a corner of the building's courtyard where several pathways can be seen. Shrubs and other plants line the perimeter, and two garden chairs and a bench can be seen in the left background. A passageway can be seen at the back of the courtyard through stone pillars holding up the roof of two balconies..
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Sorority House Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Gamma Phi Beta building located at 2622 Wichita Street. In the foreground, a staircase can be seen with intricate metal work on the railings. In the mid-ground is a sparse seating area, and in the background is a room with a lower ceiling, where long dining tables and multiple chairs can be seen. Much of the molding and decorative architecture around the rooms is done in a Greek revival style.
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Fraternity Common Room]

Description: Photograph of a fraternity house common room with trophies on display in a shelving unit to the right. Throughout the room, several wooden benches, chairs and couches can be seen, along with plants in each corner and two lamps to the back right. A small patio can be seen through a set of large windows in the background. The trophy shelf doubles as a low wall that helps demarcate the carpeted area of the common room from the tiled floor that can be seen in the foreground.
Date: November 15, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.291819 -97.744825

[Fraternity Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a fraternity house. The "L" shaped stone building has three large, patio style windows that can be seen on the wing to the right. A large covered entrance can be seen near the joining of the two wings, with a sidewalk leading up to it from the edge of the property. Two large trees can be seen, one in the yard, and one next to a street in the left foreground.
Date: November 15, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.291838 -97.744822

[Travis Bank and Trust]

Description: Photograph of Travis Bank and Trust with a parking lot built on the ground beneath the structure. The building was located at 3711 North Lamar Boulevard, possibly now heavily renovated or demolished. The photo is taken from across the street, at a southwest angle. The building is a pale color with many dark windows and has two major segments that can be seen, each with a different number of stories. The shorter of the two segments can be seen in the foreground.
Date: November 20, 1976
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.304672 -97.743182
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