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[Letter from Irene Williams to B. M. Williams, February 11, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from Irene Williams to B. M. Williams, February 11, 1923]

Letter from Irene Williams to her husband, complaining that he has not been writing to her and updating him on family and local news. She also enclosed clippings of four newspaper articles on various topics related to El Paso, Texas. The envelope is addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams in Long Beach, California.
Date: February 11, 1923
Creator: Williams, Irene
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lew to Mr. Byrd Williams - November 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Lew to Mr. Byrd Williams - November 6, 1955]

Letter from "Lew" at Stewart Studios in Bay City, Texas to Byrd Williams of Fort Worth, requesting that Williams share tips about his customer service practices in his photography career, from which Lew intends to write an article.
Date: November 6, 1955
Creator: Stewart, Lew
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A cook at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe]

Photograph of a cook working in the kitchen at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe. He is wearing a white short-sleeve button-up shirt with a white apron and a soda jerk hat. He is working over the stove in the kitchen, which is behind the counter of the restaurant. To the left of the stove is a cabinet that has trays on top of it for toppings. The counter is on the right side of the image and there is a tea dispenser and a rack of chip bags, among other things, on the countertop. A man is sitting at the counter and flipping through a menu.
Date: 1954
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Susie Morgan at work]

Photograph of a woman identified as Ernie's wife working as a waitress at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe in Fort Worth. She is standing behind a counter that has a tea dispenser and a display of Mrs. Grubbs chips on it. There are also two cooks working at the stove that is behind the counter.
Date: 1954
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A steamboat on a river]

Photograph of a steamboat on a river. The boat is white with three levels and "U.S." is painted on the side of it. The river it is floating down is very still, and the opposite bank of the river is covered in trees that have no leaves. There is a small building on the river on the left side of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Alamo Plaza Street in San Antonio]

Photograph of Alamo Plaza Street in San Antonio, Texas. A Checker taxi can be seen parked on the side of the street. Two men walk down the large stone pathway. A row of storefronts is visible across the street. A portion of the Alamo is visible on the right.
Date: [1920..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bay Prairie Irrigation Company system]

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.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Blimp in the Sky]

Photograph of the underside of a blimp flying in the sky. The corner of a building can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph. The word "tires" can be seen on the blimp.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Burk Burnett Building, 1930s]

Photograph of the Burk Burnett Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Automobiles are parked in front of the building as well as driving by. People are walking past the building on the sidewalk. A slight double exposure with a photograph of a man in a hat can be seen at the top of the photograph.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East 7th & Commerce Streets in Fort Worth]

Photograph of East 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth, looking west from Commerce street. Large buildings are present on both sides of the street. People can be seen walking in the street below along with parked automobiles. A sign that reads "Hotel Seibold Cafe" is present in the center of the image. It appears that the photo was taken from a window in a building on East 7th Street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the Nix Professional Building in San Antonio]

Photograph of a view of the Nix Professional Building in San Antonio, Texas. Treetops and a much smaller building advertising commercial printing stand in the foreground before the high rise Art Deco building.
Date: 194X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pages from The Fort Worth Press, 4]

Photograph of pages from The Fort Worth Press newspaper taped to a wall.
Date: 195X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Bourbon St in New Orleans, Louisiana]

Photograph of the corner of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. A streetlamp stands on the sidewalk in the foreground displaying a sign that reads, "Bourbon St." Another sign hangs below it that says, "One Way" with an arrow pointing to the right. A light green building stands on the corner. Four steps leads to a dark green screen door with the building number "719" posted on it. The intersecting street, which is partially visible to the right of the building, disappears into the distance.
Date: 1958
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo] (open access)

[Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo]

Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo, located at the Westcliff Center in Fort Worth, Texas, written out to Dr. Kenneth Thurmand for a grand total of $57.00
Date: June 29, 1955
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
local/e Photography and Video (open access)

local/e Photography and Video

A booklet called "local/e Photography and Video" featuring an exhibition "local/e" of several visual artists, including Byrd Williams IV.
Date: October 2007
Creator: University of North Texas at Dallas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reading Photographs (open access)

Reading Photographs

Notes by Byrd Williams IV, entitled "Reading Photographs" on notebook paper. In the notes, Byrd states that as an individual you must bring your "whole attention" to a piece of artwork.
Date: [1970..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Byrd Photo Service business card] (open access)

[Byrd Photo Service business card]

Business card for the Byrd Photo Service for Byrd Williams. Located at 3862 S. Pecan St. Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Charles, John and Byrd III at the Williams Office]

Portrait of the Williams brothers; Charles, John, and Byrd III standing next to the Byrd M. Williams Office. There is a house in the background directly behind them. They are all wearing formal attire including dress shirts and pants. John and Byrd are standing with their hands behind their back while Charles has his hands in his pockets.
Date: [1935..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Front of the Robot II camera with a strap]

Photograph of the Robot II camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is the front of the camera, which has a black mottled material as the base and a silver lens casing. There is a silver details around the bottom and the top is also done all in silver. There is a black strap attached to the sides for carrying.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Polaroid of Byrd Williams III]

Portrait of Byrd Williams III looking at the camera with a blank expression on his face, while sitting in a sofa chair. He is wearing a dark, short-sleeve button-up shirt. Byrd has a mustache and a small beard. Behind him, a bookshelf can be seen.
Date: [1975..1985]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Watch with chain wrapped around it]

Photograph of a timepiece from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It has a bronze casing and attachments at the top. The clock-face has a smaller clock-face with the seconds on it. The chain is wrapped around the turner attachment at the top.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Byrd Photo Service pens]

Photograph of a selection of pens advertising the Byrd Photo Service, Inc. from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are silver pens with the name and address of the old Byrd Photo Service storefront listed on the side. There is a diamond detail under the clip in red and blue.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dirt hill at a construction site]

Photograph of a dirt hill that appears to be part of a construction site. At the top of the hill, wooden train tracks appear to be present. In the background, tall wooden posts are visible.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photos in the Byrd family photo album]

Photograph of pictures in a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There are eight pictures on the two pages it is opened to. They are printed in an oval shape and there are slots underneath the cut-out to slide the print into place.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library