Photograph of Charles, Byrd III, and John Williams on a beach in California. John looks at the camera while his hands are placed on a toy construction vehicle. Byrd looks down at the toy truck he is playing with, in the sand. Charles sits next to John and looks at the camera. All three boys are wearing coats and hats.

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.

Photograph of John, Charles, and Byrd Williams III with a young girl. The girl is possibly Mary Ellen Williams, eldest daughter of Byrd Jr's brother, Robert Johnson Williams. The children appear to be standing on a hill with multiple houses in the background.

Photograph of the beach at the end of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, taken from Point Lobos, with the Great Highway and both Dutch windmills in view.

Photograph of the Pioneer Monument at Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee, California.

Photograph of Byrd III and John Williams, standing on a rocky shore, looking at the ocean. They stand next to one another with their backs to the camera.

Photograph of John, Charles, and Byrd Williams III with a young girl and Brownie the dog. The girl is possibly Mary Ellen Williams, eldest daughter of Byrd Jr's brother, Robert Johnson Williams. The children appear to be standing on a hill with multiple houses in the background.

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."

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.

Photograph of the ocean, with the side of the Cliff House in view, also known as the "Gingerbread Palace."

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.

Photograph of Byrd III and brother John Williams with the family dog, Brownie, near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.

Photograph of the Half Dome rock formation at Yosemite National Park. The formation is in the background of the image and is the focal point. In the foreground of the image is a forest made up of different types of trees and there is a creek in the center of these trees.

Photograph of the Half Dome rock formation at Yosemite National Park. The formation is in the background of the image and is the focal point. In the foreground of the image is a forest made up of evergreen trees and there is a small creek bed at the bottom of the image. There is another mountain on the far left side of the image.

Photograph of Irene Biffle Williams with her sons John, Charles, and Byrd III at Donner Lake in California. The members of the family are all wearing dark coats with hats and they are standing on the shore in front of the lake. There are three tall trees to their right and there are mountains covered by trees in the background of the image on the opposite shore of the lake.

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.

Photograph of John and Byrd Williams III, standing on a rocky shore, looking out at the ocean.

Photograph of John and Byrd Williams III standing on a rocky beach.

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.

Photograph of the Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco. The building is designed in a Victorian chateau style with ornate details and a great number of windows. The building is set against the sea which has some small waves.

Photograph of the Williams family posing for a picture with neighbors in Los Angeles. The group is posing in front of a short fence that is separating the yard they are standing in from the street behind them and there is an open gate next to the family. Byrd Moore Jr. and his son John are standing to the left of this gate, and Irene, her sons Byrd III and Charles, and two unidentified women are standing to the right of the gate. John Williams is holding a long stick in front of him and Byrd III is holding a toy sailboat. The road that is behind them is on an incline and there are two houses on the other side of the street.

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. standing on a rocky beach in a suit. He stands with his hands behind his back and looking at the camera. The ocean tide can be seen rolling in, behind him. He wears a mid-tone suit, light-colored shirt, dark tie, and a hat.

Photograph of the cliffs of Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.

Photograph of workers paving Beacon Street in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. In the distance, the old Carnegie Library building can be seen.