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[Children at a Birthday Party]

Description: Photograph of a group of kids at a birthday party. There are five parents watching the children play. The kids are playing on the ground, and some are looking at the camera.
Date: April 30, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women Dining at Blue Willow Tea Room]

Description: Photograph of two women sitting at a table at the Blue Willow Tea Room, being attended by a man. The man is wearing a light-colored suit jacket and dark-colored pants, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses. There is a mantle and fireplace in the background, as well as a cabinet with china.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Jazz Band Playing at Law School Party]

Description: Photograph of a jazz band playing at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis. Three members of the band are holding saxophones, four members are holding trumpets, and one is holding an upright bass The band members' music stands have the initials "CL" on them.
Date: April 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two Men and a Woman in the Kitchen of the Blue Willow Tea Room]

Description: Photograph of two men and a woman working in a kitchen. They are all wearing light-colored uniforms. The woman is wearing a dress, and putting muffins into an oven. One of the men is holding a plate, ready to serve, and the other is preparing a plate.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Newlyweds Sharing a Piece of Wedding Cake]

Description: Photograph of newlyweds J. C. Simpson and Miss Palma Hughs sharing a piece of wedding cake. Simpson is wearing a dark-colored suit, and Hughs is wearing a white satin wedding dress. There are two women standing on either side of them in dark-colored dresses.
Date: May 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Entertainers at a Tower Party]

Description: Photograph of two men entertaining people at a tower party. One man is standing at a microphone, and the other is dressed in a hobo or hillbilly - type costume and holding a homemade fishing pole. There are people sitting at tables in the background.
Date: March 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Five Men Entertaining People at a Party]

Description: Photograph of five men standing in front of a room at a tower party. One is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the other four are wearing light-colored suits. There is extra chairs and tables and a stage in the background.
Date: March 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man Standing on the Dance Floor at a Law School Party]

Description: Photograph of a man in a dark-colored suit standing in the middle in the middle of a floor, holding a champagne bottle at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis. There are other men and women in the background in dark- and light-colored clothing.
Date: April 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palma Hughs Preparing for Wedding]

Description: Photograph of Miss Palma Hughs getting ready for her wedding day. She is adjusting her hat in a vanity mirror, and there is a portrait of her soon-to-be husband J. C. Simpson on the vanity.
Date: May 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Classroom with Children]

Description: Photograph of an Vic Robertson Elementary School classroom full of small children. The kids can be seen sitting at clusters tiny, child-sized desks throughout the room, and the teacher can be seen in the background, caught mid-motion on camera. A chalkboard can be seen on the wall behind the teacher, and an open doorway can be seen in the corner to the right in the background. Various classroom charts and signs can be seen on the walls.
Date: November 30, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Tracking Receiver]

Description: Photograph of the front view of VLF Tracking Receiver Model 599 CS. Various knobs and gauges for fine tuning the signal and other components can be seen on the front face, along with two metal bars attached to either side.
Date: November 30, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Head-Shoulder Portrait]

Description: Photograph portrait of a young African-American man seen from the shoulders up. He can be seen wearing a light colored suit jacket with no tie, and a dark, wide shirt collar over his lapels. A short, chain necklace can be seen around his neck.
Date: November 30, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Credit Union]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a Credit Union building in an unknown location in Austin. A desk and chair with telephone and typewriter can be seen in the right foreground, and a cubicle desk area can be seen to the left. A decorative brick wall divides the room areas and a seating area can be seen near a window in the background.
Date: November 30, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Vic Robertson Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Vic Robertson Elementary. The building is a long, single story, brick structure, with a large, blocky roof awning seen protruding from the North wall. A long row of windows can be seen to the right of the awning, and sidewalk paths can be seen around the building's perimeter. A flag pole and mail box can be seen in the mid-ground on the school's small lawn, and an empty street corner can be seen in the foreground.
Date: November 30, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Conference Room]

Description: Photograph of a conference room within the architecture office of Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven, located at 2816 Hemphill Park. A marble table with eight dark chairs around it can be seen in the foreground. A light fixture hangs above the table and a standing lamps can be seen in the back left corner next to a spare wooden chair. Through the background wall's glass sliding doors, a statue of a person laying back can be seen outdoors on the patio.
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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