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[Rosewood Sewing Class]

Description: Photograph of a small group of children who were part of a Rosewood sewing class in 1968. The children are standing in front of a table and working on some clothing.
Date: December 7, 1968

[Sewing Class at Rosewood Park]

Description: Photograph of a small group of female children at a sowing class at Rosewood in 1968. One of the children is seated in front of a sowing machine and three others are standing around her watching.
Date: December 7, 1968

[Dorm Students]

Description: Photograph of four college students in Goodall Wooten Dorm. Two students can be seen sitting on a couch to the left. A blanket tapestry is hung on the wall behind them along with a cow skull and a paddle in the corner to the right. Another student can be seen standing and smoking near the open balcony door to the right. A fourth student can be seen standing on the balcony with his hand in his pocket.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.284163 -97.742120

[Convict Hill Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a restaurant named Convict Hill, once located at 6522 East U.S. 290. Many people can be seen at the tables throughout the space and in the background, three patrons can be seen at a salad bar. A waiter can be seen to their left wearing a shirt with the name of the restaurant. In the center left, a wooden support beam can be seen with small shelves wrapped around it to hold steak sauce, water pitchers, etc.
Date: August 7, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Students in Dorm]

Description: Photograph of four dorm students relaxing together in Goodall Wooten Dorm. One student can be seen with a book on a couch to the right, and another can be seen in a chair to the left with a cigarette in his mouth. In the right corner, two more students can be seen, one playing a guitar in a chair while the other stands behind him. An open door to a tiled bathroom can be seen in the background to the right, along with a closed door through a short hallway to the left.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.284180 -97.742164

[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.
Location: 30.269511 -97.742049

[Austin Skyline at Night]

Description: Photograph of the downtown Austin skyline taken in the evening. The skyline can be seen lit up green on the horizon due to under-exposure of the photo. Suburbs full of trees and house rooftops can be seen in the foreground.
Date: March 7, 1984
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Weightlifters]

Description: Photograph of weightlifting students in the Goodall Wooten Dorm gym. Several shirtless male students in shorts can be seen throughout the gym. One is lifting dumbbells on a bench in the foreground while another is standing and lifting a barbell to the right. Two more can be seen standing on either side of a mirror in the background, behind another barbell lifter, while the final student can be seen in the left background doing abdominal exercises with his shirt on.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.284185 -97.742150

[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.
Location: 30.269534 -97.742046

[Interior of a Mid-Century Modern Home]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of a mid-century modern home. In the foreground, there are two rooms divided by partitions to the right, and a hallway with a long counter, chairs, and shelves on the wall to the left. The left foremost room contains a chair and two beds. In the background there is a doorway to another room where a chair and a window are visible.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Photographic Reproduction of Anderson High School]

Description: Photograph of a photographic reproduction of Anderson High School from the sky. There are people walking into the building, adn trees around the exterior of the building.
Date: July 7, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Shopper at Scales Electric Company Store]

Description: Photograph of two women and a dog standing in a Scales Electric Company shop. One of the women is wearing a dark-colored dress, and the other is wearing a light-colored blouse and dark-colored skirt, holding the dog (possibly a service dog) by a leash. They are surrounded by light fixtures.
Date: March 7, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.278844 -97.740850

[Bob Hope Meeting With Local Dignitaries]

Description: Photograph of Bob Hope being given a certificate by local officials from the state of Texas. Hope is standing in the middle in a dark colored suit; one of the men next to him is wearing a dark-colored suit and the other is wearing a light-colored suit.
Date: January 7, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Interior View of a Living Room Inside a House]

Description: Photograph of an interior view mid-century modern living room inside a. There are chairs in the corner, and a couch in the foreground. There are wall-length windows to the outside around the back corner.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918

[People near Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of men, women, and children observing a line of biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918

[Campbell Family at Mount Bonnell]

Description: Photograph of the Campbells and John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The family is posing on a tree leaning off of a cliff. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1918

[Biplane]

Description: Photograph of a grounded biplane in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918

[Men near Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of men observing grounded biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918

Anderson High School [Students]

Description: Photograph of eight female students and a teacher at Anderson High School. The students are in uniform. They stand posed in front of a chalkboard.
Date: March 7, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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