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[Man and a Woman at the Nutrilite Food Supplement Convention]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman laughing at a Nutrilite Food Supplement convention. They are wearing western clothing, and the woman is holding a piece of rope used as a lasso.
Date: November 3, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of a Window Display]

Description: Photograph of a window display from outside the building. There are multiple taxidermied animals and advertisements for greeting cards.
Date: March 4, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.270312 -97.742405
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three Men at the Nutrilite Food Supplement Convention]

Description: Photograph of three men posing for a portrait at a Nutrilite Food Supplement convention. They are wearing suits and western clothing, and one man is holding a piece of paper.
Date: November 3, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Tuberculosis Drive]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing around a table for a tuberculosis drive. The table has small Santa Claus cardboard standees holding a sign reading, "Fight Tuberculosis - Buy Christmas Seals."
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Floral Arrangement]

Description: Photograph of a flower arrangement with a spider web. There is a branch attached to the spider web.
Date: September 14, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Display for Polar Ice Cream]

Description: Photograph of a window at Grand Silver store advertising Polar Ice cream. There are sample ice cream flavors sitting in the display case, and advertisements on the right side.
Date: April 21, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.270229 -97.742155
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Folger's Coffee Display Inside a Store]

Description: Photograph of a Folger's Coffee display inside a store. The display reads, "Win a Prize Guess the number of pounds in the Folger contest display."
Date: May 4, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Display at the Central Texas Appliance Company]

Description: Photograph of a front-window display at a Central Texas Appliance Company store. There is an advertisement for a Hotpoint Automatic Dishwasher, a Hotpoint Pushbutton Oven, and a Hotpoint Super-Stor Refrigerator.
Date: July 20, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.274351 -97.752748
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girl With a Trophy]

Description: Photograph of a girl, wearing a one-piece bathing suit and a sash that reads "KTXN", holding a trophy. She is standing on a carpeted platform, and looking away from the camera.
Date: July 9, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.269700 -97.740701
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Standing Behind a Counter in a Store]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing behind a counter in a store. The counter has jewelry inside, and a sign that reads, "The Latest Fads Style Accessories The Latest Fancies."
Date: March 4, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.270312 -97.742405
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Floral Arrangement With Cards]

Description: Photograph of a flower arrangement with cards. There is another display with cards, and an ashtray with a cigarette and a pack of cigarettes. There is also a news article in a holder with a pen.
Date: September 14, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Burglar Attempting to Enter a Home as a Girl Watches]

Description: Photograph of a burglar attempting to enter a home with a screwdriver as a young girl watches as an advertisement for D. G. B Advertising. The young girl is wearing a light-colored dress, and the man is wearing dark-colored clothing, a light-colored bandana, and a dark-colored hat.
Date: October 29, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man Posing With an Allsweet Display]

Description: Photograph of a man in a dark-colored suit standing with an Allsweet margarine display in a Swift and Company store. There are shelves stocked with various grocery items in the background.
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Savings and Loan Building]

Description: Photograph taken at either dawn or dusk of a mid-century modern building being used for offices and businesses, most prominently as a Savings and Loan. An empty parking lot stretches to the left of the building, and a prominent wall of windows can be seen on the building staged at the center of the photograph. In the foreground are two trees and a sidewalk leading from the street to the building's entrance. In the background to the left, a darkened building can be seen behind a wooden fence.
Date: February 11, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.424122 -98.493628
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Furniture Store Display]

Description: Photograph of a window display at Cabaniss Brown Furniture Store, where a long couch can be seen on the left side of the room and a shorter one with an end table can be seen on the right. A coffee table sits between them and a giraffe art piece can be seen on the wall to the left. A long cabinet can be seen in back of the room against a glass wall. Several advertisement signs can be seen throughout the display.
Date: February 24, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Volkswagon Dealership]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a Volkswagen dealership. The left side of the building is a garage for repairs, where a car can be seen in the shade of the left-most garage door. An entrance can be seen with glass walls and an awning roof reaching out over the the entrance way. Four vehicles can be seen parked in the lot in the foreground and the Volkswagen logo can be seen on a large sign on the roof of the building. To the right another sign advertising services can be seen.
Date: August 5, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hemphill's Book Store]

Description: Photograph of a street-side bookstore named Hemphill's, with various books and advertisements displayed in the windows. To the right of the store, a parked vehicle can be partially seen and a partial sign of another store can be seen to the left. In the foreground and empty street can be seen, along with a partial car headlight in the bottom left corner. The building was located at 2501 Guadalupe Street.
Date: June 11, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.267153 -97.743061
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Eddie's Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of a restaurant named, "Eddie's", nestled in between other stores on a sidewalk strip. A large, prominent sign with the restaurant's name, the tagline "Just Good Food!", many lights, and a character of a smiling chef can be seen in the top half of the photo. The same chef character can be seen on the wall below, next to a window advertisement for a lunch special. Partial signs for two other stores flanking the restaurant can also be seen.
Date: [1954-02-05..1954-02-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Demonstrating Stove]

Description: Photograph of a woman in a checkered dress and floral apron demonstrating how to use a stove. She can be seen either removing or replacing the filter for the stove's ventilation hood.
Date: June 23, 1953
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Display for Metal Handbags]

Description: Photograph of a window display in a store, advertising a sale of metal handbags. Dozens of handbags are displayed on shelves with price cards. In the middle is a large poster reading "Here is a Green Star Special Filigree Metal Handbag. $1.98. Box Style. Gilt & Silver Finish." Across the top are three signs reading "Fall Harvest Lucky 7 Sale."
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Advertisement for "Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" Premier]

Description: Photograph of a window display advertising a premiere of Disney's "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" featuring its stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen in person. A cardboard cutout of Fess Parker in character stands in the center, surrounded by post cards featuring images from the film. A sign says "In Person! on the stage Tuesday, June 7th. | Fess Parker | Buddy Ebsen | Paramount Theatre." Another sign reads "World premiere: Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier."
Date: May 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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