Resource Type

[A boy standing near Point Fermin]

Photograph of a boy standing ocean-side near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California. The boy stands on a rocky shoreline while waves crash into the shore. The boy is wearing shorts and a jacket while pointing out towards the ocean.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bridge Construction Over Water

Two photographs on a negative strip showing images in Los Angeles. The left image shows men building a bridge over the water; the image on the right is a vertical frame showing metal scaffolding.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bridge construction site]

Photograph of men working on the construction of a bridge. The men are standing on pieces of wood that have been laid across the beams of the bridge and they are all wearing hats with overalls. The bridge is being built over water and there are boats visible in the background. A sign on the left side of the bridge reads "Los Angeles Berth 232."
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A harbor in Los Angeles]

Photograph of a harbor in Los Angeles. Large ships are docked on both sides of the harbor. A small channel with brick walls is present in the foreground.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Point Fermin]

Photograph of Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A view of the Pacific from Point Fermin]

Photograph of the Pacific ocean and cliffs as seen from Point Fermin, in San Pedro, California.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Workers paving Beacon Street in San Pedro, California]

Photograph of workers paving Beacon Street in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. In the distance, the old Carnegie Library building can be seen.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A boy standing near the ocean, looking toward Point Fermin]

Photograph of one Irene and Byrd Williams, Jr.'s children staring at the ocean and the Point Fermin cliff from the shore, with his back to the camera.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Byrd III, John, and Brownie near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California]

Photograph of Byrd III and brother John Williams with the family dog, Brownie, near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

["The California Limited"]

Santa Fe's oldest name train - the California Limited stand in the Los Angeles California depot. This de Luxe passenger train headed by a beautiful ten wheeler, type 4-6-0 engine No. 53, with a consist of six superb passenger cars, all handcrafted wood - having open platforms and under body truss rods - has consummated its long journey - approximately 2,267 miles - requiring about 68 hours - from Chicago.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John and Byrd Williams III standing on a shore]

Photograph of Byrd Williams III standing on the shore in Los Angeles with his brother John. Both of the boys are wearing long dark coats and hats and Byrd is holding onto family's dog Brownie's leash. The boys are standing on top of a hill which is on the shore of the ocean, and there are stairs and pathways leading down from the top of the mountain to the water below. On top of the mountain, there are multiple small structures that are made of a trellis like material, and in the background there is another small building visible. There are people gathered around these buildings and there is a treeline behind them. Directly behind the boys, there is a small patch of very thick grass and plants.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mission San Fernando Rey de España in Los Angeles]

Photograph of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[An oil derrick in a port]

Photograph of an oil derrick in a port in Los Angeles. The derrick is in the middle of the water, and there is a tall tower and some other structures on the platform where it is located. There are some ships and boats in the water around the derrick and along the shore of the water there are buildings, power lines, and factories.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view]

Photograph of the cliffs of Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Williams boy stands in front of Point Fermin]

Photograph of one of Byrd Williams, Jr.'s sons standing ocean-side, near Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.
Date: [1913..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[La Grande Station in Los Angeles]

The old Santa Fe passenger depot, La Grande Station, in Los Angeles, California around 1920.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrd Williams, Jr. in his bathing suit on the beach]

Photograph of Byrd Williams, Jr. standing in a bathing suit on a beach.
Date: 1922
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0331]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Miss Margaret Falkenstein, an Oakland, Calif., girl can claim the honor of being selected as the prettiest girl in the University of California's summer session."
Date: August 8, 1924
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0291.0194]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "One of the most spectacular legal battles ever tried in a western court opened in Los Angeles October 21, when the Elk Hills naval oil reserve lease trials were called before Judge Paul McCormick, federal judge of the district court of Southern California."
Date: October 21, 1924
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0411]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Harold Lloyd and his bride, formerly Mildred Davis, just after they emerged from St. John's Church, Los Angeles."
Date: February 10, 1925
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Six Small Portraits of a Young Girl]

Set of six black and white portraits of a young girl, identified as Elenor Nielsen. She has on a light-colored v-neck top. Her hair is a short, curly bob with bangs. There are six different poses; four of them involve a wide-brimmed hat, a coat, or a bouquet of flowers. The other two poses feature Elenor simply smiling at the camera.
Date: July 2, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Strip of Two Portraits of a Young Woman]

A pair of black and white portraits, positioned side by side on a single strip, of a young girl posed against a black background. She is identified as Elenor Nielsen. She has short, curly hair with bangs. Her attire is light-colored and features a v-neck. In the first picture on the left, the girl is faced forward and has a small cluster of flowers positioned below her neck. In the second picture on the right, her head is turned 3/4 of the way toward the camera. A larger floral bouquet is positioned just below her chin. This strip has been cut from a larger sheet of Elenor's portraits.
Date: July 7, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

World's Tenth Sunday School

Photograph of the World's Tenth Sunday School convention held in Los Angeles, CA, July 11-18, 1928.
Date: [1928-07-11..1928-07-18]
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph of Conrad Nagel]

Photograph of a John Conrad Nagel, c. 1929-1957. The portrait is signed by Conrad, "To lovely Mary, with my love - Conrad."
Date: [1929..1957]
Creator: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
System: The UNT Digital Library