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[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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of the Stableford Building]

Description: Photograph of the Stableford building car dealership taken from the north-east corner street. The name "Jack Stableford" and the word "Pontiac" are in large letters along the roof. There are two cars in a large glass room on the east side of the building. There is a car parked on the street in front, and a parking lot of cars on the north side of the building.
Date: November 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275758 -97.751915
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Stone Blocks at Texas Quarries]

Description: Photograph of a stack of stone blocks at a Texas Quarries location. There is a crane in the background used for lifting the blocks, and a railroad going next to the pile of stones.
Date: August 2, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three Chefs Cooking in the Commodore Perry Hotel Kitchen]

Description: Photograph of three cooks preparing food in the Commodore Perry Hotel kitchen. The one on the right is stirring something in a pot, the one in the middle is making a plate, and the one on the left is looking at a counter. There is also a chef watching them.
Date: December 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.270070 -97.741012
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People Around Table at Barbecue]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people gathered around a table at a barbecue. Men and women stand waiting in line to serve themselves at the table. There are cars and a covered wagon parked on the residential street.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three Men Standing Outside a Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of three men standing outside a chuck wagon eating a plate from a barbecue. The wagon has two sign on it reading, "YOUR HOST FOR THE TEXAS BARBECUE... STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS INSTITUTE 'National Authority on Brick and Tile Construction' Washington D.C." and "WORLD'S ONLY AIR CONDITIONED CHUCK WAGON TEXAS, OF COURSE!"
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of the Stableford Building]

Description: Photograph of the Stableford building car dealership taken from the east street. The name "Jack Stableford" and the word "Pontiac" are in large letters along the roof. There are two cars in a large glass room on the east side of the building. There is a car parked on the street in front, and a parking lot of cars on inside the building.
Date: November 2, 1950
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.275582 -97.751990
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[English Classroom]

Description: Photograph of a group of middle school children in an English classroom La Grange Middle School. The photo is taken from the back of the classroom, where the students can be seen from behind, sitting at desks in rows. A window with closed blinds can be seen on the wall to the left, and a closed door can be seen on the right wall. In the background, a chalkboard can be seen on the wall, and a teacher can be seen sitting at a desk facing the students.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.902161 -96.865768
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Air Conditioned Village Information Center]

Description: Photograph of four men in front of the information center for the completed Air Conditioned Village housing development. To their right is a large sign with information about the village, its sponsors, and developers. Another person in dark clothing can be partially seen just behind the right of the sign.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Middle School Library]

Description: Photograph of middle school children sitting around tables in a school library. Bookshelves can be see in rows to the right in the background, and trophies can be seen on top of the shelves along the back wall. The students can be seen working at tables mostly on the left side of the room, and empty privacy desks can be seen in the left foreground. Overhead, a row of lights and an exposed air duct can be seen running parallel to each other on the ceiling.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.902189 -96.865757
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Day View of Train Wreck]

Description: Photograph of workers inspecting the aftermath of a train wreck over a bridge. Three men can be seen on the left looking at the undercarriage of one of the train cars that remains on the railway. A fourth man can be seen to their right observing a train car that hangs precariously over the bridge's edge. Another train car can be seen on the road below, leaning up against the bridge. Two parked vehicles can be seen in the background
Date: September 2, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hospital Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Wadley Hospital with several trees seen on lawn patches in the foreground, along with a winding road leading to the front doors and off to the right. The building is four stories tall with windows seen across every floor. A wall or secondary building can be seen jutting from the right of the hospital with a car parked in front of it.
Date: [1959-01-02..1959-01-09]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.428917 -94.046909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Auditorium Interior Seating]

Description: Photograph of a fully lit, empty auditorium taken from the view of the stage. There are two levels, the main floor and the upper seating, both filled with rows of empty theater seats. The control room at the top of the theater in the back is also lit inside.
Date: January 2, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.260473 -97.751176
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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