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[An aerial view of Acock Laboratories]

Description: A distant aerial view of Acock Laboratories in East Austin. East Fifth street runs from left to right in the foreground. The Iglehart building is across the railroad tracks in the center. East 7th Street runs left to right in the upper left background is the baseball field [now Zaragoza Park]
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Building Family Housing]

Description: Photograph of family housing buildings under construction at the Bergstrom Air Force Base. Cars are visible to the right. The caption on the photo reads "Much progress was shown in the 226 Unit Family Housing Project scheduled for completion in April 1971 at a cost of $4,125,927.00."
Date: 1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.
Date: 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Workers on Platform]

Description: Photograph of construction workers in overalls and hardhats on a suspended platform, working on the Vaughn building. The workers can be seen constructing another part of the platform, and the top of the Commodore Perry Hotel can be seen in the background.
Date: [1965-05-13..1965-05-24]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Workers on Roof]

Description: Photograph of the Vaughn building under construction. Workers in overalls and hardhats can be seen in the foreground on the roof top with a scaffold and crane, four of whom can be seen placing a large beam. Dozens of vehicles can be seen in the parking lot below and more of the city can be seen in the background, including St. David's Episcopal Church to the left.
Date: [1965-05-13..1965-05-24]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.270439 -97.740336
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Construction of House]

Description: Photograph of a home in the mid-stages of construction in Austin, Texas. The home is single story, windowless, and a ladder can be seen leaning upright against the right side of the building. In the foreground, two signs advertising the construction site and the architect can be seen. In the background to the right, a single-story house with a swing set in front can be seen. More houses can be seen in the background to the left.
Date: April 12, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Frank Erwin Center Construction]

Description: Photograph of a construction site of the Frank Erwin Center where cranes can be seen building a large, curved steel frame for an exterior wall. Piles of steel beams can be seen stacked in the foreground near the base of two cranes, and more completed looking buildings can be seen in the background, beyond the steel frame.
Date: [1975-11-04..1975-11-06]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.277115 -97.732247
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Erwin Center Construction]

Description: Photograph of the steel beam framing for a circular structure. The shape of the building suggests it is the Erwin Center. The edge of the steel beam wall in the foreground can be seen curving around to the right in the background. The dirt in the center of the structure is dug out, and a crane can be seen to the right in the background.
Date: August 11, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.277135 -97.732370
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Erwin Center Steel Construction]

Description: Photograph of a portion of the Erwin Center under construction. From the top left corner to the bottom right, a large, flat, rectangular structure constructed from steel beams can be seen. The base of a constructed steel tower made from smaller beams can be seen to the right. A group of workers in hard hats can be seen standing together to the bottom left, and bits of construction materials can be seen scattered in the dirt in the background.
Date: December 19, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.276908 -97.732365
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Homes Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of two rows of houses under various stages of construction and a simple dirt road that divides the two rows. Five houses can be prominently seen to the right of the road and four can be seen on the left. A person can be seen standing in the bed of a truck parked at the right foremost home, working on the roof in some way. Three more vehicles can be seen parked in front of different homes to the left.
Date: April 12, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Driskill Renovation]

Description: Photograph of the Driskill Hotel under renovation. The photo is taken with a view of the southeastern corner, and scaffolding can be seen covering the face of the building at the southern, main entrance. The building is four stories tall, with a Greek Revival facade in the architecture. Cars can be seen driving towards the left on the street in the foreground.
Date: December 9, 1983
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.268213 -97.741742
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Steel Framing of the Frank Erwin Center]

Description: Photograph of the steel frame of a coliseum-like structure, believed to be the Frank Erwin Events Center. The ground in the foreground is unpaved dirt, and the photo is taken downhill from the building frame. Two cranes can be seen inside the structure, and buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: December 2, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.277168 -97.732274
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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