[Lens of the Hasselblad 500 C]

Photograph of the lens on the Hasselblad 500 C camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is viewed from above and has a plate on the side that reads "500 C Made in Sweden by Victor Hasselblad".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lens on the Linhof Camera]

Photograph of the Linhof camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is focused on the lens on the front of the camera and the section holding it is all silver and has a border around it. The lens has numbered settings and the words "Copal - No.o" on it. It also has
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Maroon cover on the Byrd family photo album]

Photograph of a family photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a cracking red leather with a golden border around stamped designs and a golden knight's helmet in the center. The binding is held together by a maroon chord that is tied in a knot.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mildred the Hamster's box]

Photograph of a box holding Mildred the dead hamster from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There is a golden clasp holding it closed and a label on the top reads "'Mildred' 1967-1969 Dead Hamster Inside My Girl".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Open compartments in puzzle box]

Photograph of a secret puzzle box from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There are geometric patterns laid out on the side and on the top is a scene of a boat on a lake and a building on the shoreline with mountains and a large tree in an Asian style. The image is surrounded by square and triangle geometric shapes. The pieces are all pulled apart to open the secret compartment with papers inside of it. There is also a flower painted onto the top of the secret compartment's lid.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Open puzzle box]

Photograph of a secret puzzle box from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There are geometric patterns laid out on the side and on the top is a scene of a boat on a lake and a building on the shoreline with mountains and a large tree in an Asian style. The image is surrounded by square and triangle geometric shapes. The pieces are all pulled apart to open the secret compartment with papers inside of it. There is also a flower painted onto the top of the secret compartment's lid.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo inside of Mildred the Hamster's box]

Photograph of the inside of a box holding Mildred the dead hamster from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. On top is a picture of Byrd Williams IV holding his hamster Mildred.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Byrd Williams IV inside of Mildred the Hamster's box]

Photograph of a picture inside of a box holding Mildred the dead hamster from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The picture is of Byrd Williams IV holding his hamster Mildred.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo paper and sleeve boxes]

A photograph of photographic papers and sleeves from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They were used in the Byrd Photo Service. One of the brands is Gevaert papers with the logo and "Made in Belgium" included on the paper. The other is a Kodak brand, called "Kodapack Sleeves".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photographic paper packets]

Three photographs of photographic papers from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The papers were used in the Byrd Photo Service. The first photo is of the label of Gevaluxe Velours Paper and the second is of the same label but further out. It includes a Kodak box for professional paper used in photography. The third photograph is of folders of the Kodak and Gevaluxe papers.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
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
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pile of leather wallets]

Photograph of a couple of wallets from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. Most are a brown leather with one in black. They are piled on top of each other and the one on top standing up is stamped with a pattern and has leather lacing around its border.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Proof stamp]

Photograph of a stamp from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It was used at the Byrd Photo Service and reads "PROOF". There is a metal attachment in the shape of a loop on one side of the wooden handle.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ripped Byrd diary]

Photograph of a notebook diary from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It has a brown paper material as its covers and has a wire spiral holding the papers together. There is a rip between the top half and the bottom half of the notebook that goes fully through the entire book and the wire in this section is twisted and disconnected.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rolled film artifacts]

Photograph of rolled film cartridges from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There are samples from the Kodak and Isopan film companies. They are in different cases with the colors lime green, hot pink, yellow, blue, and bright red.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Shadow box art piece]

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 three separate compartments. The first has a sepia toned picture nailed down in it, the second has moths pinned in flight and strings crisscrossing the space, and the third is stuffed with a pale printed fabric. The piece was part of The Flop House series by Byrd Williams IV and Elizabeth Mellott.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Side of an Anheuser-Busch crate]

Photograph of 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.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Slide ruler]

Photograph of a slide rule from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a wooden ruler with a metal square that can be moved to provide accurate measurements.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Spine of Byrd family photo album]

Photograph of a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The spine has a ribbon detail on it and the word "Album" stamped in gold lettering There is also tape around the corners of the spine, holding the material together where it is fraying.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Starmite II and Starflash cameras]

Photograph of two cameras from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are both from the Kodak Brownie line, a Starmite II and a Starflash camera. The Starflash has a large light attachment at the top and the Starmite has a smaller flash attachment.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Top of Byrd family photo album]

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 and have tape over them. The interior pages that hold pictures are visible from the top along with their binding.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Top view of the Hasselblad 500 C]

Photograph of the Hasselblad 500 C camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is viewed from above and has a large silver lens on the front. There is a viewfinder on top and a plate on the side that reads "500 C Made in Sweden by Victor Hasselblad".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Top view of the Linhof Camera]

Photograph of the Linhof camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a top-view of the camera and it has an accordion bellows. The casing for it is a black leather and there is a handle attached on one side.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Uncut photo prints on a roll]

Photograph of a roll of photo prints from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. They are uncut and have a white space between each picture. The first is of two people in a work room and the second is of cars outside.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The UNT Digital Library