Photograph of irrigation equipment belonging to the Bay Prairie Irrigation Company. The equipment has multiple small doors that are arranged in rows on the wall and there is a strip of space in the center of the wall that is open. There are three white ladders leaned against the wall and there are pipes running in front of the wall. The image has been torn and the bottom edge is jagged. This room was possibly a part of a water pumping plant.

Letter from Mrs. B.M. Williams of Gainesville to her son, describing events that have happened at home, including health of family members, the farming business, the weather, and a torrential hail storm. It includes the original envelope, addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams, Jr. in El Paso, Texas.

Letter from Mrs. B. M. Williams of Gainesville, Texas to her son B. M. Williams, Jr., discussing previous letters, normal household goings on, church gossip, and domestic chores such as gardening. It includes an envelope addressed to Byrd M. Williams, Jr. in Ogden, Utah.

Two photographs on a negative strip, showing images in Los Angeles. The image on the left shows many men building something at the ship yards, and a sign in the background reads "[City] of Los Angeles Berth 232". The right frame shows two docked ships, a large one in the background and a much smaller one in the foreground.

Letter from "Johnson" to his brother, written on University of Texas at Austin letterhead. The writer discusses getting his friend a job, and references their previous correspondence, asking what the friend might want the writer to send. The envelope is addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams in El Paso, but a handwritten note on the back says: "Opened by mistake by B. M. Williams - 720 N. Florence." The postmarks on the envelope are from El Paso, TX and Austin, TX.

Photograph of the front of a ship, which reads “Belgenland, Liverpool”; six crew members are visible on deck from this viewpoint.

Photograph of three men operating farming equipment; “Milwaukee” is printed on one of the vehicles.

Letter from Mary Alice Williams to her son, Byrd Williams, Jr., discussing his upcoming Christmas present, his bible reading study, and his brother, Charles.

Letter to Byrd Williams, Jr. from his mother discussing the incoming winter weather, holiday plans, and others visiting from out of town.

Letter from Byrd Williams, Jr. to his mother, Mary Alice Williams, discussing a ceremony at the University of Texas, a drawing of a Native American, and photos that his brother, Charles (Chas) has sold.

Poem entitled [Hell on] the Rio Grande, printed by Byrd Williams Jr. as a blueprint, from the 1906 UT yearbook. The author is unknown.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos of architecture and statues around the state capitol of Texas.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos with a view of Denton Street in Gainesville c.1902 at the top left, a cutout photo of Byrd Williams Jr. at the top right, a man fishing on a river on the bottom left, and a man standing with a gun at the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Gainesville, Texas.

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of Byrd Williams Jr.'s classmates in the San Marcus caverns.

Scrapbook page featuring 1 photo of the Alamo with people standing out front.

Scrapbook page featuring three photos of a river with a large structure on the bank.

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of roads and a river with people standing near it.

Scrapbook page featuring one photo of Irene Biffle Williams playing piano in her dorm room at Clarendon College.

Scrapbook page featuring 1 photo of an old house with a water wheel on a river.

Scrapbook page featuring 6 photos taken around Austin. The bottom left photo is Byrd Williams Jr., standing on a stone structure and the bottom middle photo is a wagon purported to belong to Sam Houston.

Scrapbook page featuring a landscape photo of a dirt road surrounded by trees.

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of unknown people walking along a river bank, an old cabin, two boys sitting on a porch, and people playing and pretending to drink gasoline using a funnel.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos of a horse-drawn trolley parked near a home, two men standing on an old building, an old above-ground cemetery, and a man sitting on a barrel pulled by a donkey.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos of men farming on a large piece of land, and a photo of 3 children standing in the same field.