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[Interior View of Canary Hut Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a restaurant called Canary Hut.
Date: August 26, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man Working on a Block of Stone]

Description: Photograph of a man working on a block of stone at a Texas Quarries location. He is holding a chisel; there is a machine in the background.
Date: August 12, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Reginald Roberts Home]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the back of the home of Reginald Roberts. There is a large patio with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and an overhang to provide shade. There is a sculpture on a short wall at the edge of the patio. The home is located at 904 Eventide Dr., San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 15, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.482407 -98.434758
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People at a Vendor at a Texas Association of Magicians Conference]

Description: Photograph of a vendor table at the Texas Association of Magicians. A group of people are examining merchandise and interacting with the vendor.
Date: [1951-08-31,1951-09-01,1951-09-02,1951-09-03]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.244005 -97.774402
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Performers at Texas Association of Magicians Conference]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on a stage, doing a magic trick at the Texas Association of Magicians conference. One man is wearing a suit, and one man is wearing an Asian style robe. They both wear "oriental" style makeup. The stage has a table, an upside-down umbrella, two cardboard dragons, and a box.
Date: [1951-08-31,1951-09-01,1951-09-02,1951-09-03]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cook Funeral Home Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Cook Funeral Home located at 1100 Colorado Street. There are two couches and an armchair in the waiting area, and two stands for check-in books. There are two lamps, a coffee table, and a bouquet of flowers.
Date: August 5, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.273241 -97.742851
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Canary Hut Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Canary Hut restaurant. The building is a modern A-frame design, and there is a station wagon parked to the side of the building.
Date: August 26, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a studio room in Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind" with lots of artwork, located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Scene at Texas Quarries]

Description: Photograph of a group of men working on at the Texas Quarries. There is a crane set up with a hook hanging from the top of the image and mobile devices on railroad tracks to move things.
Date: August 2, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. The image is of a large, sparsely furnishing living space with several mid-century modern-style chairs and tables. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) w… more
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Saw Cutting a Slab of Stone]

Description: Photograph of a large circle saw cutting a slab of stone at a Texas Quarries location. The saw is on a long track that spans a workshop.
Date: August 12, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Street View of a Southeast Corner of a Building]

Description: Photograph of a building, located at 500 Congress Avenue, taken from the southeast corner. There is a group of three standing outside the building, and there are cars lining the streets.
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.267030 -97.743095
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of an Austin Savings and Loan Assosciation Building]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Austin Savings and Loan Association building taken from a high vantage point diagonally across the street. It is a four-story bank with cars parked outside. Houses are visible to the left and the Travis County Courthouse is partially visible in the background.
Date: August 3, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.273528 -97.743243
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Performer at Texas Association of Magicians Conference]

Description: Photograph of a man standing on a stage with a microphone at the Texas Association of Magicians conference. The man is wearing a long striped robe with light-colored pants and a fez. The stage is decorated with a chair, a table, a curtain with dragons on it, and above him are the letters "TAOM."
Date: [1951-08-31,1951-09-01,1951-09-02,1951-09-03]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Standing Outside the University of Texas Clock Tower]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing outside the University of Texas Tower, looking up at the clock. The woman is standing next to a suitcase, holding a purse, and facing away from the photographer.
Date: August 14, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Seymour Fogel's House "Southwind" Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, TX. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.243887 -97.774300
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Stone Blocks at Texas Quarries]

Description: Photograph of a stack of limestone blocks at a Texas Quarries location. There is a crane in the background used for lifting the blocks, and a bucket in the foreground.
Date: August 2, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Interior View of Drive-Through Teller Window at Austin Savings and Loan Association]

Description: Photograph of a man working the drive-through teller window at an Austin Savings and Loan Association building. He has his hand in a drawer, probably to pull money out. He is wearing a dark-colored suit, and standing. There is a telephone and a desk on the right side of the photo. There are also envelopes on carts behind him.
Date: August 29, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.273222 -97.743876
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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