Portrait of Byrd Williams, Jr., in a suit.

Photograph of a garden at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. A large circular area of grass is in the center of the courtyard. A small well is present in the courtyard. City buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of men working in a ditch. They are working on constructing Berry Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The men are holding shovels and are digging the ditch deeper. There is a large mound of dirt on top of the left side of the ditch. On top of the right side of the ditch, there is a row of cement pipes laying on the ground. At the far end of the ditch, there is a machine that is creating smoke. In the background of the image is a field and a treeline.

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. and his brother Johnson, sitting in their dorm room in Brackenridge Hall at the University of Texas.

Photograph of a flume running from the producer gas plant of Garwood. The plant is under end of flume and takes about ½ of the space of a steam plant of same capacity. The flume is wooden and elevated on a large number of trestles.

Photograph of men working on the Leon River Bridge in Gatesville, Texas.

Photograph of road construction on a neighborhood in east El Paso. A steam-powered roller is visible on the road along with a trailer behind it that appears to be carrying materials in a large barrel. A wheelbarrow is visible on the left and a small automobile is parked in the center of the road. The surrounding area is flat and covered in dirt. Mountains are visible in the background.

Photograph of two railroad cars stopped on the railroad tracks on the outskirts of a small town in El Paso, Texas. Multiple houses and other buildings are visible behind the railroad cars. Mountains are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Union Station, in El Paso, Texas, covered in snow. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham, who also designed the Flatiron Building in New York, and Union Station in Washington, D. C.

Photograph of a train stopped at a railroad station in El Paso, Texas. Multiple fences and buildings are present near the railroad tracks. The sky above is clear.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of Boarding House tenants gathered in the yard of the home in Denton, Texas. There are mainly women in the photo and some are seated in rocking chairs.

Portrait of Johnson Williams, Byrd Williams, Jr., Charles Williams, and Byrd Williams, Sr.

Portrait of Johnson, Byrd Jr., Charles, and Byrd Williams, Sr.

North Texas State Normal College, Chemistry Class Lab, 1900. Individuals in lab aprons gathered around a table with equipment on it.

Photograph of the Chemistry Class, Spring 1900, of the North Texas State Normal College. 9 young women and 7 young men are seen sitting and standing in a classroom, around a table, on which rest a number of pieces of scientific equipment. All wear aprons. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Handwritten notation below photo "The Chemistry Class 1900 - [Spring]". Reverse of mount with several handwritten notes: "Chemistry Class 1900 North Texas Normal College"; "Y873", and "Chemistry students, 1900"; The reverse also has a typed label "Chemistry Class 1900 North Texas Normal College", with handwritten notation "3 col [illeg] zinc halftone".

Photograph of a group of women sitting in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The 30 women sit or stand in rows outside in front of the porch, while a single bearded elderly man stands at back to left. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic image mounted on stiff backing. Inscribed on reverse: "Boarding House".

Photograph of fifteen women in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The women are in two groups, one of 12 women sitting and standing in rows on the porch, while three more stand in a line on the other side of a pair of columns. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic print mounted on card backing.

Photograph of a group of men and women standing and sitting on the front steps of the Normal Building of the NT campus, ca. 1900. The 29 men and women are well dressed, posed in rows for the photographer. Photograph print mounted on card backing, with decorative border around image. Several handwritten notes on reverse: "Ask Roland Green", "A.B. Tyson", and "Class, undated". The Normal Building was constructed as the first permanent structure on the campus of the North Texas Normal College in 1891. Between 1897 and 1902, a wooden porch/awning was added to the front entrance, the posts of which are visible in this photo. The Normal was stuck by lightning and burned down in 1907, by which time NT had become the North Texas State Normal College.

Photograph of a Physics class taken in the Spring of 1900 at the North Texas Normal College. Students are sitting and standing around a table filled with scientific instruments.