Photograph of Irene Biffle sitting in a chair, reading in her dorm room at Clarendon College. The room is sparsely decorated, with a bed and a vanity dresser. Two college pennants hang on the wall.

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

Letter from Byrd to a friend named Irene, in which Byrd suggests remedies for Irene's recent sickness and appears to be responding to Irene's recent letters regarding friends in El Paso, going to see shows, and working to earn money for a trousseau.

Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.

Photograph of many individuals seated and standing around a pier, Galveston Dock, Texas, c. 1912. A horse-drawn buggy can be seen in the foreground, and there are many row and sail boats out on the water on the horizon.

Letter from Irene Williams to Byrd Williams, Jr. discussing their feet hurting and Irene going to a party with another boy.

Letter from Byrd Moore Williams, Jr. to his wife, Irene Biffle Williams discussing their troubled relationship.

Photograph of a view of the Truckee river, looking west from one of the bridges in Reno, Nevada. The river runs between a street and a row of houses. The street has a bridge that is supported by wooden structures. Two individuals can be seen traveling along the street. A mountainous landscape is visible in the background.

Photograph of a boat in Los Angeles harbor.

Photograph of tourists fishing and enjoying the water on a dock in Galveston, Texas.

Photograph of Irene Biffle Williams, wife of Byrd Williams, Jr., hanging clothes to dry at their home in El Paso, Texas.

Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.

Photograph of Irene Williams sitting with her sons John and Byrd III on a porch. Irene sits on the brick knee-wall porch railing and looks at the camera. Baby John sits next to her and also looks towards the camera. Byrd sits next to John and is turned to the side. This photograph was taken at the Williams home in El Paso, Texas.

Photograph of a road that is under construction in the desert. The road is covered in large rocks, and the edge is paved with cement. There is a wheel barrow laying on its side on the right side of the road and there is heavy construction equipment in the background of the image at the end of the road. The desert is flat with no trees and in the background on the left side of the image there are mountains.

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

Photograph of the construction of a road in the desert. The road looks to have been covered in asphalt and there are two construction machines that look like tractors in the background of the image. On the right side of the road, there is a cement structure and some metal cans. The area surrounding the road is flat with no trees and there are mountain ranges in the background of the image.

Photograph of John Williams as a baby, sitting in front of their house on Hueco in El Paso, playing with Tinkertoys.

Photograph of Irene, Charles, John, and Byrd Williams III standing in their backyard.

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.

Photograph of a view of the Truckee river, looking west from one of the bridges in Reno, Nevada.

Photograph of one of Byrd Williams, Jr.'s sons standing ocean-side, near Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.

Photograph of the city hall of San Francisco. A row of parked automobiles is present in front of the building. Other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Half Dome mountain in Yosemite National Park.

Photograph of three men sitting on a Charles Elmer Hires delivery wagon while three other men stand behind a horse in the background.