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[High School Interior Balcony]

Description: Photograph of the interior second floor of a foyer in Westlake High School. Orbs that could either be decorations or light fixtures can be seen hanging in the foyer from the skylight roof above. Several students can be seen around the balcony railing on the upper floor, and the first floor can be seen down below with more students standing together. Sets of lockers can be seen to the far right on the upper floor.
Date: June 29, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.276006 -97.814022

[High School Lecture Hall]

Description: Photograph of a class of students inside a small lecture hall in Westlake High School. A teacher or fellow student can be seen standing at the front of the classroom to the right with a stack of papers. The students can be seen to the left, sitting at desks and facing towards the front. A brick wall with a classroom sign can be seen in the background, as well as a door to the right of the sign.
Date: June 29, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275961 -97.813952

[Adams Extract Arrangement]

Description: Photograph of a food arrangement laid out on a table. A casserole dish with tortilla chips and a platter full of what appears to be some type of cake squares can both be seen. A chili powder bottle, vegetables, and corn chips can be seen placed on the table around the two main dishes.
Date: October 20, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Students in High School Library]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Westlake High School high school library. A girl can be seen wearing headphones at a recorded media listening station in the foreground. Another girl can be seen to the right behind the media station's counter. Bookshelves can be seen in the background to the right, and many windows can be seen on the back wall. Students can be seen sitting at tables throughout the space in the background.
Date: October 20, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275993 -97.813936

[Dining Room with Fireplace]

Description: Photograph of a large dining room at a restaurant or club in the Texas Hill Country. Two levels of tables and chairs make up the space, all set with plates, silverware, and cups. In the background is a fireplace in a stone wall, above which hangs a painting. Windows lining the right side reveal a wooded hill.
Date: 1973~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Steak 'N' Stein Diner]

Description: Photograph of a small diner called Steak 'N' Stein with an old neon sign that can be seen on a tall stand to the right. Vehicles can be seen parked front between the building and the street in the foreground, including a Dodge truck and a Volkswagen. A small sign can be seen to the right advertising breakfast and lunch specials. The restaurant, now demolished, was located on 1701 San Jacinto Boulevard.
Date: April 10, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Convict Hill Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Convict Hill restaurant. In the foreground, a waitress in a short dress can be seen holding menus and gesturing at a food cart filled with iced steak cuts, along with a wine bottle and glass of wine. Wooden tables set with silverware can be seen throughout the restaurant, and various western paintings can be seen hanging on the wall.
Date: December 11, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.233520 -97.864288

[Drive-Thru Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of a Holiday House drive-through restaurant with a man in a car can be seen in the foreground pressing a "place order" button. The restaurant can be seen in the background with a drive-through window and large awning, with another car seen stopped at the window.
Date: December 27, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Holiday House Restaurant]

Description: Night time photograph of the exterior of a Spanish revival restaurant building called Holiday House, with wrought iron gates, a tiled roof, and arched windows.The building houses a restaurant, the tall sign of which can be seen brightly lit to the left. An empty parking lot can be seen in the foreground.
Date: December 27, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Open-Spaced Office]

Description: Photograph of an open space office in a Page, Southerland, and Page office building. To the right, an expansive cubicle space can be seen. To the left, a corridor can be seen on the floor below. An American flag can be seen hanging from the ceiling above the corridor to the left.
Date: March 27, 1974
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Postmodern Interior]

Description: Photograph of a multi-level corridor in the Page, Southerland, and Page building with a postmodern, open spaced design. An upper balcony can be seen to the left, and a lower seating area can be seen down a short set of steps to the right. A long flower bed can be seen stretching from the foreground back toward the steps for the lower seating area. In the background, an American flag can be partially seen hanging perpendicular from the ceiling.
Date: March 27, 1974
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Cubic Furniture Set]

Description: Photograph of a set of cubic furniture. The set is light colored, and consists of two couches, two chairs, and two square tables. The couch furthest to the back has a darker seat cushion than the rest. A plant can be seen in the back left corner.
Date: April 15, 1974
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Board Game]

Description: Photograph of a game board of interlocking hexagons for a space-themed, strategy role-playing game. The card explaining the rules of the game and cards for player stats can be seen laid on top of the board.
Date: August 22, 1974
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Library Study and Periodicals Section]

Description: Photograph of a library. Around the room, patrons sit at tables reading and conversing. Shelves of periodicals line the walls in the background. In the middle of the floor are some short, freestanding bookshelves. In the center background is a desk with a woman behind it talking to two patrons. Behind the desk are some windows to an office and three doors.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Library Study Room]

Description: Photograph of a large library study room. Several rows of tables and chairs have students sitting at and standing near them. Other students sit at cubicle-desks. In the background blackboards, cork boards, and posters.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mechanics Working in a Garage]

Description: Photograph of a large garage. In the centerground is a jacked 1967 Buick Wildcat with the hood up; behind it is a Chevrolet C/K with the hood up. A stationwagon is visible in the garage door in the left background. The cars are attended to by several mechanics, possibly students, while others work with machinery at desks along the right wall.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[People on an airstair]

Description: Photograph of seven people posing on an airstair next to a Continental airplane. A man and woman at the bottom hold a large package with a bow; to their right a man holds camera equipment and a bottle of wine. Above them is a man in a suit, two stewardesses, and a pilot.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Theater Rehearsal]

Description: Photograph of theater students rehearsing. Two players stand on stage acting out a scene while nine others sit in chairs around the auditorium. The seating is staggered on three sides, with a large open space with chairs in the middle at the foot of the stage.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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