[Aztec Apartment Living Area]

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Photograph of an apartment living area in the Aztec Apartments with mid-century modern furnishings. A sofa and a plant can be seen in the foreground to the left, and a closet door can be seen in the center of the back wall. To the right of the closet, a second sofa and floor lamp can be seen with a coffee table resting in front them. Two masks hang above the sofa on the back wall. There is a large wall of windows on the right with a view of a patio. The apartment is located on 2511 Pearl Street.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Mears, Dewey G. March 11, 1955.

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Photograph of an apartment living area in the Aztec Apartments with mid-century modern furnishings. A sofa and a plant can be seen in the foreground to the left, and a closet door can be seen in the center of the back wall. To the right of the closet, a second sofa and floor lamp can be seen with a coffee table resting in front them. Two masks hang above the sofa on the back wall. There is a large wall of windows on the right with a view of a patio. The apartment is located on 2511 Pearl Street.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Client/Job: Aztec Apartment House

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Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive

Dewey Gerald Mears was a noted architectural photographer based in Austin, Texas from the 1940s through 1990s. Photographs from his collection document the architecture, commercial businesses and people of Austin and Central Texas during the mid-to-late 20th century.

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  • March 11, 1955

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  • June 9, 2018, 8:26 a.m.

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  • Sept. 7, 2018, 9:50 a.m.

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Mears, Dewey G. [Aztec Apartment Living Area], photograph, March 11, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011049/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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