Photograph of a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. Its cover is detailed with leaves and vines done in metallic colors and a red bird is highlighted by a rectangle of yellow overlay. There are designs on each corner to strengthen the material and the spine edges are fraying slightly.

Photograph of a medal from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is the French Croix de Guerre from WWI. It has a red and green striped cloth with a bronze palm frond on it to signify that it was given to someone in the army. The bronze cross is hanging below it and has two swords crossed behind it and the bust of a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap to signify the French Republic.

Photograph of Mildred the hamster's skull inside of a box in a metal cross from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The cross is stamped with circular and crescent designs making flowers and borders. In the center is a glass top on a box with the skull of a hamster inside.

Photograph of a crate from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is an Anheuser-Busch crate with an eagle design on the side. The eagle is coming through a red letter "A" and has a shield and arrows beneath its talons. The lid is slightly opened and there is a metal piece on top.

A photograph of the photograph books of Paul Strand and Edward Weston from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. Weston's book is standing up on top of Strand's book which is laying down beneath it.

Photograph of artifacts in a crate from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is an Anheuser-Busch crate with St. Louis and the company that made the box printed on the side. The box is filled with family artifacts, including bags, satchels, boxes, and a ruler.

Photograph of a shadow box art piece from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is framed in a gray painted wooden box with one compartment. There is a black and white picture of a woman, partially undressed and sitting on a chair by a window, nailed to the box. There is also a preserved gecko pinned to the picture and scribbles on it. The piece was part of The Flop House series by Byrd Williams IV and Elizabeth Mellott.

Photograph of a shadow box art piece from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is framed in a gray painted wooden box with five compartments. The first has a black and white picture of two dead people lying in a bed, photographed in the style of death portraiture. The middle three each have a small square sepia toned picture inside. The last has dead branches crossed over each other.

Three photographs of a card and pins from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The card, which is in all three photos reads "Freshman Reception; Driskill Hotel; November 12, 1901. Admit B. M. Williams". The number "165" is written in the top right-hand corner. In the first picture the pins are golden stars with golden wreaths behind them. There is white writing on them that reads "T '06" with a "C" and an "E" on the prongs. The pins in the second picture resemble a seal with an eagle at the top and a castle in the middle. Words around the bottom read "American Military Engineers". The pin in the third picture is green and decorative and has a white banner across the middle that reads "1901".

Photograph of either an Argus AF or Argus A camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is the front of the camera, which is a black mottled material with three black stripes coming out from the lens. The lens is set into a silver base and has magnification details and the name of the camera on the front. The viewfinder is in the center and there are two silver parts on the top of the camera.

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.

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.

Photograph of the Hasselblad 500 C camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is viewed from the front of the camera. The lens is open and the parts to control the camera are visible on the side. The viewfinder housing is on top of the camera.

A photograph of a photo index from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is 'The cumulative Formula of Standard Recommended Photographic Procedures" and has a red cloth cover. The book is open on the table and there are tabs between the sections labeled 8-17. There are stains on the inside of the front cover where the metal bracket and rings that are holding the pages together touched the paper.

Photograph of the Kodak Pocket Camera and the Kodak Monitor Six-16 camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are resting on the side of the casing and have their bellows extended. There is a little kick-stand beneath the front cover to help hold them up. The Monitor Six-16 also has a handle on its casing.

Photograph of the Kodak Pocket Camera and the Kodak Monitor Six-16 camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are resting on the side of the casing and have their bellows extended. There is a little kick-stand beneath the front cover to help hold them up. The Monitor Six-16 also has a handle on its casing.

Photograph of the Kodak Pocket Camera and the Kodak Monitor Six-16 camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are resting back to back on the sides of their casing and have their bellows extended. There is a little kick-stand beneath the front covers of both to help hold them up. The Monitor Six-16 also has a handle on its casing.

A photograph of a Kodak Pocket Camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The camera is resting on its side and has the front open with a kickstand supporting it. The bellows are also extended.

Photograph of a rolled film cartridge from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a Kodak Verichrome roll with a paper casing.

Photograph of the Leica camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a front view of the camera and it has a strap attached to it. It is covered in a black grip-able material and has silver details around the bottom; the top is also done all in silver as well as the lens cap, which also has the Leica name engraved in it.

A photograph of a Leica camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a front view of the camera and it has a strap attached to it. It is covered in a black grip-able material and has silver details around the bottom; the top is also done all in silver as well as the lens cap, which also has the Leica name engraved in it.

Photograph of the details on the top of a Leica camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The viewfinder attachment has the words "Komuna 35 mm" written on it in white and the silver casing has the words "Leica; G. R. R.; Ernst Leitz Wetzlar; Germany" engraved on it. There is also a leather strap attached to the sides.

Photograph of the Leica camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a front view of the camera and it has a strap attached to it. It is covered in a black grip-able material and has silver details around the bottom; the top is also done all in silver as well as the lens cap, which also has the Leica name engraved in it.

A series of three photographs of the Leica camera and it's companion manual from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. One picture is of the cover book of the book and shows the white and cream stains on it. Another picture is of the Leica camera on top of the cover of the book. The last picture is of the book open to the first page and the camera is set up in the space above it. The pages are separated from the spine but are still bound together.