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[Mid-Century Modern Living Room]

Description: Photograph of a mid-century style living room that features a large stone fireplace in the center back wall, flanked by bookshelves on either side. A coffee table sits in front of the fire place and chairs and end tables can be seen to the left and right. A long row of transom style windows can be seen across the top of the right wall. In the background to the right, a sun room with table and chairs can be seen.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Mid-Century Modern Living Room]

Description: Photograph of a living room in a mid-century modern home. In the foreground, a round table with dark chairs can be seen along with two lounge chairs to the left and right, each with different side tables and lamps. In the background, a large rectangular art piece can be seen hanging on the wall above a low, light colored couch. A coffee table and two small, dark stools can be seen at the center of the room. An entry way with open curtains can be seen in the right background.
Date: August 5, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Mid-Century Modern Office]

Description: Photograph of a mid-century modern office. A plant filled courtyard can be seen through a glass wall to the left. A light colored desk with a name plate and office supplies can be seen in the background. Sparsely filled, plank shelving can be seen on the speckled back wall behind the desk. A gingham couch can be seen to the right of the office and two cushioed chairs can be seen to the left.
Date: February 11, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Middle School Library]

Description: Photograph of middle school children sitting around tables in a school library. Bookshelves can be see in rows to the right in the background, and trophies can be seen on top of the shelves along the back wall. The students can be seen working at tables mostly on the left side of the room, and empty privacy desks can be seen in the left foreground. Overhead, a row of lights and an exposed air duct can be seen running parallel to each other on the ceiling.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Mirrored Building]

Description: Photograph of a dark, mirrored, postmodern building poised on a ledge. The windows are highly reflective and a balcony can be seen overlooking a creek to the left. Trees and other foliage can be seen throughout the area and a light colored building can be partially seen in the background to the left.
Date: March 27, 1974
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Model in Golf Cart]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a cowgirl hat, dark one-piece swimsuit, and dark high heels while posing in the seat of a motorized golf cart. The car can be seen with three wheels, no doors, and a small roof with tassel trim. A set of golf clubs can be seen in the back of the cart.
Date: April 27, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Model with Cart]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing an evening gown while gesturing towards a motorized cart being advertised by Powered Products of Texas. Her dress is a dark color, and she is wearing light colored gloves and dark high heels. The cart is three wheeled with now rood or doors. A bench seat for one or two riders can be seen in the cart along with a long metal handle in the front that appears to be for steering.
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Model with Engine]

Description: Photograph of a woman posing next to an engine on a table for Powered Products of Texas. She can be seen winking and making the "OK" sign with her hand. She is wearing a high waisted bikini with blocky X's and O's printed on the fabric and a pair of dark high heels.
Date: April 27, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Models with Motorized Cart]

Description: Photograph of two women posing to advertise a motorized cart for Powered Products of Texas. The cart can be seen with no roof or doors, and only three wheels and a single front seat. A large package can be seen in the carts carrier bed in the back. The woman seated in the cart can be seen wearing a bikini with blocky X's and O's printed on it. The woman standing to the left of the cart has on a dark, one-piece swimsuit. Both are wearing high heels.
Date: April 27, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Modern School Building]

Description: Photograph of two wings of an unidentified, multi-story school building, taken from across the street. They are in a plain, brick, postwar design. Both have large windows, many with drawn curtains. On the street are parked two 1950s-era cars. Tree branches emerge from the top-right foreground.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motel Room]

Description: Photograph of a motel room with wood-panel walls. In the center foreground are two made beds with a shelf behind them and a small nightstand between. The shelf has a lamp and a rotary phone on it. In the left corner is a counter with a small refrigerator, to the right of which is a TV set and a chair. In the right corner is a door.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Computer Lab]

Description: Photograph of a short-haired woman sitting at a computer surrounded by various processors, chords, and machines on a table at the Motorola facilities. A large piece of machine equipment that appears to have a window in its front can be seen to the left. Various walls and a closet can be seen in the background.
Date: May 17, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Conveyor]

Description: Photograph of a large conveyor machine that is delivering circuit boards while a Motorola employee can be seen to the left either stacking the circuit boards as they come out or sending the circuit boards into the machine.The employee is dressed in glasses, a short sleeved plaid shirt, and dark jeans.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Employees]

Description: Photograph of two Motorola employees putting together circuit boards. Both employees can be seen from the side, facing right, and appear to each be holding a paper manual or schematic as they work. To the right of the employees are dozens of small shelves full of circuit board parts.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Lab Scene]

Description: Photograph of a Motorola worker in jeans and a plaid buttoned shirt typing at a dot-matrix printer. Several large pieces of office machines can be seen in the background and to the left.
Date: May 17, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Office Employee]

Description: Photograph of a Motorola office employee in a long sleeved, plaid shirt typing at a computer. A printer and several stacks of paper can be seen in the foreground on the table he sits at. In the background, several tall, industrial shelves full of boxes can be seen.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Office Workers]

Description: Photograph of a group of six people working at drafting boards in a Motorola office cluttered with paperwork, books, and charts. A large message board can be seen in the background on the back wall. Fluorescent lights can be seen on the ceiling and several cars can be seen through a window in the left foreground.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorola Worker Analysis]

Description: Photograph of a Motorola worker using a machine to analyze a circuit board. The employee can be seen from the back, wearing a long sleeved shirt with a woven vest, with his hair styled in a short afro.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adams Square Dancing]

Description: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adams square dancing next to a brick wall. Mr. Adams is wearing a western shirt and dark-colored pants, and Mrs. Adams is wearing a light-colored dress. The wall has a poster advertising for the Texas Square Dancing Festival.
Date: April 10, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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