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[Woman Dancing as Man Plays a Recorder]

Description: Photograph of a man playing a recorder and a woman dancing at the wedding of Joseph and Mary Schmidt. The man is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored pants, and the woman is wearing a dark-colored dress.
Date: July 1, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of People Square Dancing]

Description: Photograph of a group of people square dancing around a ballroom. The women are wearing long, frilly dresses, and the men wear western suits.
Date: March 6, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Portrait of a Bride and Her Wedding Party]

Description: Photograph of a bride and her wedding party standing for a portrait. The bride is in the middle in a light-colored dress, and the women around her are wearing matching dark-colored dresses. There are two girls next to her wearing light-colored dresses.
Date: September 11, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Band Playing Square Dance]

Description: Photograph of members of a western swing/hillbilly band standing on a stage, playing during a square dance. One is holding a fiddle, one is holding an upright bass, two are holding guitars, and a woman is standing at the microphone.
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Eight Children Square Dancing in a Gymnasium]

Description: Photograph of eight children square dancing in the middle of a gymnasium floor. There are four boys wearing matching western outfits and four girls in matching plaid dresses..
Date: April 17, 1948
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.
Location: 30.330349 -97.723829
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Steck Company Yearbook Clinic]

Description: Photograph of a table of yearbooks with students standing around it at a yearbook clinic with the Steck Company. The room is full of men and women dressed in various colors and types of clothing.
Date: [1948-09-20,1948-09-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Couple at a Microphone at a Square Dance]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman standing at a microphone, with a band in the background. The man is wearing a western suit, and the woman is wearing a dark-colored hat and dress.
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Pete Gil in the Boxing Ring for a Benefit Fight]

Description: Photograph of Pete Gil and another man in a boxing ring for a benefit fight. Gil is wearing boxing gloves, boxer shorts, and a towel around his neck. The other man is wearing a light-colored shirt and light-colored pants.
Date: June 3, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Steck Company Photography Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a man showing a group of students how to handle and develop photographs at a yearbook clinic with the Steck Company. The man is holding a photograph in solution, and is wearing a light-colored shirt with dark-colored pants.
Date: [1948-09-20,1948-09-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Children on Stage with Band Members]

Description: Photograph of two very young children sitting on a stage with three members of a band. One of the children is wearing a light-colored dress, and the other is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored pants with cowboy boots. The men are kneeling behind them, two of them holding guitars.
Date: April 14, 1948
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

[Beauford Jester with the Texas Square Dance Association]

Description: Photograph of Governor Beauford Jester posing in an office with a man and a woman from the Texas Square Dance Association. They are holding a Les Gotcher square dance album.
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Barton Springs Bath House Showers]

Description: Photograph of two boys drying off after showering at Barton Springs Bath House in Zilker Park. There are two other men sitting on a bench in the background.
Date: July 4, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.264054 -97.771627
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Party Goers at a St. Edward's University Dance]

Description: Photograph of a group of people sitting around a table at a St. Edward's University dance. There are six men and four women, and there are cups and bottles on the table.
Date: November 13, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group Photo of Boys' Baseball Team

Description: Photograph of baseball teams of boys from Congress Avenue Baptist Church posing for a portrait. They are arranged in two rows, and the front row is holding bats. There is a man in the background in a white shirt and dark-colored pants.
Date: April 5, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.248268 -97.749321
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Joseph and Mary Schmidt Getting Married]

Description: Photograph of Joseph and Mary Schmidt getting married. Joseph is wearing a suit and tie, and Mary is wearing a long sleeved dress. There are members of their wedding party on either side of them.
Date: July 1, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Party Goers Sitting at a Table]

Description: Photograph of six people sitting at a table for a meal at a tower party. There are other people sitting at a table in the background.
Date: March 30, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Country Band Performing on a Stage]

Description: Photograph of six members of a country band standing on a stage, holding instruments. One is holding a violin, one is holding a bass, three are holding guitars, and the final one is singing.
Date: April 10, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Large Crowd of People Square Dancing]

Description: Photograph of people square dancing inside a gymnasium. At the front of the room is a stage with a band on it, and there are about 100 people in western wear on the floor dancing.
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Catcher Sitting in Position in Baseball Field]

Description: Photograph of a baseball catcher sitting in position in a field at St. Edward's University. There are other boys sitting on steps, and a boy walking across the field in the background.
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man with an Engraving Machine]

Description: Photograph of a man standing at an engraving machine at Wallace Engraving Company, located at 406 San Antonio Street. The man is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored pants. There is a bookcase in the background with various items on it.
Date: May 17, 1948
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.267468 -97.748080
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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