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[14th Annual Calvacade of Commerce]

Description: Photograph of the convention floor taken from above at a business and trade exposition. Several booths can be seen in both the center of the room and around the perimeter, and dozens of people can be seen wandering the floor to observe the various displays. A stage can be seen in the background with another booth positioned at its center. Above it hangs a sign with the convention's name.
Date: [1961-03-03..1961-03-05]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260535 -97.752958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Aerial View of Construction and Five-Story Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of an unidentified five story building, next to which is the foundation and walls for a large complex. The five-story building has several cars parked around it, and the property is filled with trees. On the left side is a road, with a crossing road in the upper-third of the picture; both are lined with houses and cars.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Air Conditioned Village Information Center]

Description: Photograph of four men in front of the information center for the completed Air Conditioned Village housing development. To their right is a large sign with information about the village, its sponsors, and developers. Another person in dark clothing can be partially seen just behind the right of the sign.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[American Airlines Office]

Description: Photograph of a split level American Airlines waiting room with a glass front entrance. The room is filled with various tables and chairs. Two paintings can be seen on the wall to the left and a large map can be seen on the wall to the right. Above the map, a lit up American Airlines sign can be seen.
Date: [1954-02-16..1954-02-17]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[American Cancer Society Conference]

Description: Photograph of a group of attendees for an American Cancer Society conference walking near the entrance to a theater lobby. A vehicle can be seen in the foreground and a man can be seen touching a metal bin as he walks past. Various advertisements can be seen across the top of the theater entrance and a ticket booth can be seen in the right corner in the background.
Date: February 8, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269607 -97.741904
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[American Cancer Society Group Photo]

Description: Photograph of a group photo taken at a panel conference for the American Cancer Society. The group stands in front of a theater concession stand, all dressed in formal attire with ribbon bands around their arms. The stand with a cancer awareness sign laying on the floor in front of the group. Several concessions signs can be seen in the background and a doorway showing a set of carpeted stairs can be seen to the left.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269511 -97.742049
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[American Cancer Society Panel]

Description: Photograph of a panel addressing a crowd of people at an American Cancer Society conference. The panel consists of eight men in suited attire at a table on a theater stage with signs for the American Cancer Society. The photo is taken from an aisle at the left of the room and the curtains on stage are drawn behind the panel.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.269534 -97.742046
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Apartment Living Area]

Description: Photograph of an apartment interior with a seating and dining area. To the right, two chairs and a dresser with records on top can be seen. To the left, a couch can be seen against the wall with a single painting hanging above it and a coffee table placed before it in the center of the room on top of a striped rug. In the background, a dining table can be seen with three chairs around it and a patterned wall behind it.
Date: March 21, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.280900 -97.745125
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Architect Office Exterior]

Description: Photograph of an office building located at 2816 Hemphill Park, designed and owned by Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven. The photo is taken from the street and a foot path coming from the left can be seen cutting through the yard of grass to the entrance. A glass sun room can be seen in the foremost side near the entrance. A cluster of trees can be seen to the the right, and multiple shrubs and bushes are planted around the office's perimeter. A short, rectangular chimney can be seen on th… more
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Armless Man with Piano]

Description: Photograph of a man without arms or legs sitting in front of an organ. The man can be seen wearing a formal suit, and in the background, a parked bus can be seen with "Richard Miller" painted on the side.
Date: May 2, 1967
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Audiometer]

Description: Photograph of a man inspecting an audiometer inside of a traveling hearing lab van. The man is wearing a light toned, checked suit, and a small sign on the wall can be seen displaying who built the interior frame of the van.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of an empty auditorium. A series of tables and folding chairs are set up in rows in the foreground. In the center background is a stage with a piano in the corner. More tables and chairs and a series of doors are in the left-background, beneath an air-conditioning fan.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Municipal Airport Interior View]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Austin Municipal Airport with a wall of windows seen to the right, showing a view of the tarmac outside. In the area left of the windows is a seating area, where two people can be seen sitting in chairs. In the foreground to the right are glass exit doors with a sign above that reads, " To Planes". The terminal is now demolished but previously sat on Berkman Drive.
Date: [1961-06-29..1961-06-30]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Municipal Airport Tarmac]

Description: Photograph of the Austin Municipal Airport terminal taken from the tarmac. In the foreground, a plane can be seen to the right with two men working near it, and to the left, several long awnings can be seen leading back to the airport with light poles placed over them. The air traffic control tower can be seen in the background. The terminal is now demolished but previously sat on Berkman Drive.
Date: [1961-06-29..1961-06-30]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Municipal Airport Ticket Desk]

Description: Photograph of a ticket desk area in the Austin Municipal Airport, where several people with suitcases can be seen waiting at the desk while attendants assist them. Signs with maps and arrival times can be seen on the wall behind the desk. A long sign advertising different airlines can be seen above the desk area. The terminal is now demolished but previously sat on Berkman Drive.
Date: [1961-06-29..1961-06-30]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin National Bank]

Description: Photograph of a street-side view of the Austin National Bank with a row of cars parked on the street in front of the building. Above the building is a flag pole with the U.S. flag, and a sign can be seen with the bank's name that also displays the temperature.
Date: October 21, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.267632 -97.742833
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Back of a House]

Description: Photograph of the backside of a house or set of high-end apartments. On the left is a set of two doors and large windows, followed by a third door surrounded by smaller segmented windows. The nearer set is surrounded by paneling while the further one has sand- or limestone walls. The foundation is lined with shrubs. Above them is an overhanging second story with windows. In the center and to the right is a stone pathway leading up matching stairs into the background; it joins a porch at the fur… more
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Backyard with In-Ground Pool]

Description: Photograph of a backyard with an in-ground pool. A stone walkway leads down stairs from the left to the stone-lined pool. Various tables and chairs are set up around it while two tubes float on the surface. In the background is a modern, two-story house or set of apartments. Various shrubs line the wall behind and to the left of the pool, with two large oaks visible at center and right.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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

[Bar]

Description: Photograph of a barroom. In the foreground are some tables with ashtrays and chairs. Tall, backed stools line the bar in the center background, with ashtrays in front of each. A stylized clock hangs on the wall at the end of the bar; a mixer and blender sit on the counter. In right-background a larger dining section with tables and chairs is visible.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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