Photograph of fifteen women in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The women are in two groups, one of 12 women sitting and standing in rows on the porch, while three more stand in a line on the other side of a pair of columns. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic print mounted on card backing.

Photograph of members of the Kendall-Bruce Literary Society, North Texas State Normal College, 1905-6. The photograph shows 49 young men seated and standing in rows facing the camera. The Kendall-Bruce Literary Society was founded September 30, 1901, and named after Joel Sutton Kendall and William H. Bruce, who would each serve as President of North Texas State Normal College, and had been "beloved teachers". Photographic print mounted on dark card mount. At lower right corner is embossed logo of photographer/printer "Shaw & Hargrove, Denton, Tex." Reverse of mount has transfer from another photographic image. Handwritten notes on reverse: "ST.7.96-3", "Kendall-Bruce Literary Society 1905-06" and "Jesse Legett".

Photograph of part of the North Texas State Normal College campus, showing (right) the Frame Building and (left) The Normal Building, c. 1903, set among trees. Photographic image mounted on gray card backing. Handwritten caption on lower margin of photograph: "North Texas State Normal as it was in 1902-3". Handwritten notation on right margin of photograph: "College of Vera Churchill". Reverse with handwritten notes: "From Alice Potter, Jan. 10, 1903, To Vera Churchill, North Texas State Normal School, Denton, Texas" and "84.12.1". Considered the first permanent and the second buildings built on campus, the Normal Building was constructed in 1891, and was struck by lightning and destroyed in 1907. The Frame Building was constructed in 1901 to provide extra space for an auditorium and classes, and was torn down about 1904 to make way for what would become known as the Old Main Building. The buildings were located facing Hickory Street, east of Avenue B.

Photograph of the Junior Class, 1902-1903, North Texas State Normal College, on the steps of the Normal Building. The photograph shows 45 men and women on and in front of the main steps of the Normal Building, two men looking through a window, and one at far right at the back watching. Man standing on steps near center of photo, holding hat, may be J.S. Kendall, President. Some may be other instructors. Photographic print mounted on card support. Handwritten caption at bottom margin of photograph: "Junior Class 1902-3 N.T.S.N.C.", with a crossed-out notation along right margin. The Normal Building was the first permanent building on the NT campus, constructed in 1891 at the corner of Hickory and Avenue B, and in use until struck by lightning and burned down in 1907.

Photograph of a group of women sitting in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The 30 women sit or stand in rows outside in front of the porch, while a single bearded elderly man stands at back to left. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic image mounted on stiff backing. Inscribed on reverse: "Boarding House".

Photograph of a display card commemorating the founding of the Kendall Bruce Literary Society, ca. 1901. The card features the KB logo in each corner and oval portraits of J.S. Kendall, AM and W.H. Bruce, Ph.D. Between the portraits is the text: "Kendall-Bruce Literary Society Organized Saturday September 30, 1901. Named in honor of J.S. Kendall and W.H.Bruce first President and Vice President of the North Texas State Normal. Nulla Dies Sine Linea." Below text is artist's/photographer's stamp: "Executed by Shaw and Hargrove, Denton, Tex." Photographic print mounted on gray card mount. Mount embossed at lower right with photographer's stamp: "Shaw & Hargrove, Denton, Tex." Reverse of mount with faint transfer from another photograph image, and handwritten notation "St. 7.96-5". The Kendall-Bruce Literary Society was founded September 30, 1901, and named after Joel Sutton Kendall and William H. Bruce, who would each serve as President of North Texas State Normal College, and had been "beloved teachers". The name of the society was changed in 1908/1909 to the Robert E. Lee Literary Society at the request of then President Bruce.

Photograph of the members and teacher of the Spring Oratorical Contest, Spring 1902, North Texas State Normal College. The 10 student members - one female and 9 male - are seen sitting and standing in rows facing the camera, while their teacher sits at far right. Photographic print mounted on gray card mount. At lower right is photographer's embossed stamp: "Williams Art Company". Handwritten note on reverse identifying the sitters: "Members of the Spring Oratorical Contest with Miss Blocker - teacher of Expression 1902. Made up of representative of each class. Front row - .......?, Lee Pool, Miss Blocker - teacher, Middle row, Alf Morris, ----- Armstrong, ----- Moore, J.L. Gragg, Back row - Jesse Legett, Byron Bruce, ----- Ramsdell, H.L. Davis." and "St. 7. 96-7"

Photograph of a train stopped at a railroad station in El Paso, Texas. Multiple fences and buildings are present near the railroad tracks. The sky above is clear.

Photograph of road construction on a neighborhood in east El Paso. A steam-powered roller is visible on the road along with a trailer behind it that appears to be carrying materials in a large barrel. A wheelbarrow is visible on the left and a small automobile is parked in the center of the road. The surrounding area is flat and covered in dirt. Mountains are visible in the background.

Photograph of the North Texas State Normal College campus, with buildings (L-R) private property, Education building, the Library and the Science building. The photograph was taken in the street and automobiles are visible parked or driving down the road. A few students can be seen standing on the sidewalk near the parked car on the left.

Photograph of men working on the Leon River Bridge in Gatesville, Texas.

Photograph of men working in a ditch. They are working on constructing Berry Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The men are holding shovels and are digging the ditch deeper. There is a large mound of dirt on top of the left side of the ditch. On top of the right side of the ditch, there is a row of cement pipes laying on the ground. At the far end of the ditch, there is a machine that is creating smoke. In the background of the image is a field and a treeline.

Photograph of a garden at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. A large circular area of grass is in the center of the courtyard. A small well is present in the courtyard. City buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the original Fort Worth sewage department, where many automobiles and horse-drawn buggies are parked outside the department's building. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Original Ft. Worth Sewage." As a civil engineer, Byrd Williams Jr. documented construction projects happening around the cities he worked.

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. (far right), sitting in his dorm at the University of Texas with some of his classmates.

Photograph of George Pattullo, in his tenderfoot days, mounted and ready to ride the Texas plains at JA Ranch, Texas.

Photograph of a flume running from the producer gas plant of Garwood. The plant is under end of flume and takes about ½ of the space of a steam plant of same capacity. The flume is wooden and elevated on a large number of trestles.

Photograph of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Six patrons can be seen standing in front of the building, two men in wide-rimmed hats are off to the right of the building, two women and their gentlemen friends are standing right at the entrance.

Photograph of Boarding House tenants gathered in the yard of the home in Denton, Texas. There are mainly women in the photo and some are seated in rocking chairs.

Photograph of a large group of students on their first day at the University of Texas in 1902. Byrd Williams Sr. traveled to Austin from Gainesville to photograph his son, Byrd Jr. who is somewhere in the crowd.

Cyanotype of two of Byrd Williams, Jr.'s friends from the University of Texas at Austin, exploring underground caverns in San Marcos, Texas.

Copy negative of construction workers building the first campus of TWU in Denton, originally called the Texas Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of the State of Texas in the Arts and Sciences.

Portrait of Byrd Williams, Jr., in a suit.

Portrait of Irene Biffle Williams in a coat and hat.