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.

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.

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".

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

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

Photograph of a timepiece from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It has a bronze casing and attachments at the top. The clock-face has a smaller clock-face with the seconds on it. The chain is wrapped around the turner attachment at the top.

Photograph of a two-story, A-frame house which appears to be under construction. The bottom level of the house appears to be missing exterior walls in its center portion. A motorcycle and other items are present on the lower level. A wooden ladder is placed on each floor and also the roof. Sparse trees are visible in the surrounding area. The house belonged to Charles Williams.

Photograph of a two-story, A-frame house which appears to be under construction. The bottom level of the house appears to be missing exterior walls in its center portion. A wooden ladder is placed on each floor and also the roof. The house belonged to Charles Williams.

Photograph of a man sitting in a galvanized metal tub on the second story of an A-frame house. The man is nude and smiling at the camera. Two wooden ladders can be seen one that leads to the second floor and one on the second floor that touches the roof. Various items lay on the ground next to the house including a bathtub.

Photograph of a two-story A-frame house. Two wooden ladders can be seen one that leads to the second floor and one on the second floor that touches the roof. The exterior of the second floor contains a large window and a wooden door. Two piles can be seen in the foreground which contain logs and tree limbs. The house belonged to Charles Williams.