Austin History Center, Austin Public Library - 20 Matching Results

Search Results

[The Barn Exterior in Daytime]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a restaurant called "The Barn", located at 8611 Balcones Drive. Three large buildings can be seen side by side and attached to one another. The first is a cylindrical structure with the words, "Steaks and Seafood", seen painted on. Next, is a barn-like building with the restaurant's name seen on the front. Third, is a building made to appear like a steamboat with the words, "Showboat" and "Port of Austin".
Date: May 26, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Computerized Schematic]

Description: Photograph of a man in a light colored shirt looking at a schematic on a Computek device in the Motorola facilities. Several machines can be seen in the background, including two light up drafting boards. A person can be seen at the light board to the left, creating a motion blur.
Date: May 17, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Man at Drafting Board]

Description: Photograph of a male Motorola employee in a light colored, buttoned shirt working with a pencil and a ruler or square at a very large drafting board. The man can be seen from behind, sitting to the right and facing the board, which takes up much of the left side of the photo. The design that can be seen on the board is very intricate.
Date: May 17, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Motorists stranded in flood waters]

Description: Photograph of "stranded motorists attempting to remove their cars from 4 feet of water under an overpass of the MoPac Expressway in the western part of the city. Over 4.5 inches of rain late Monday 5/21 caused flooding in the downtown area." Men are standing, some waist-deep in water, outside of their vehicles.
Date: May 21, 1979
Creator: Kolvoord, Larry

[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 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.

[Print Shop Office]

Description: Photograph of two office workers in an industrial print shop office. A woman in a dark and light blouse with dark pants can be seen sitting from behind at a table, holding a stack of papers. The man can be seen standing to her left, wearing checkered pants and a light colored button-up shirt with striped tie, looking at the papers in the woman's hands. They are surrounded by various office equipment, including a filing cabinet, a phone, a computer, and dot-matrix printer
Date: May 18, 1978
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Print Shop Workers]

Description: Photograph of two print shop workers operating on two sides of the same machine. The man can be seen in the foreground, wearing a short sleeved, striped shirt. The woman can be seen on the other side in a light colored blouse, glasses, and dark pants. Several piles of boxes can be seen behind the woman in the background. Stacks of paper can be seen to the right of the man in the foreground.
Date: May 18, 1978
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Printing Machines]

Description: Photograph of a very large industrial printing machine on the printing shop floor. Stacks of shelves can be seen in the background and long, fluorescent lights can be seen hanging from the ceiling above.
Date: May 18, 1978
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Printing Shop Floor]

Description: Photograph of an industrial printing shop floor where several very large printing machines can be seen. Two workers can be seen operating the machines. Two small shelving units full of various materials can be seen to the left and fluorescent lights can be seen hanging from above.
Date: May 18, 1978
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Sunday Break Music Festival in 1976]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of people at the Sunday Break music festival with a stage visible in the backgroud. Performing acts included America, Peter Frampton, Santana, and Gary Wright. 56,000 people were in attendance with a gross income of $532,000 against expenses of $425,000. Medical assistance was provided by YWCA's Middle Earth Program with over 100 volunteers. DPS agents and uniformed city police were not invited in the gates.
Date: May 2, 1976
Back to Top of Screen