Photograph of the entrance structure at the Alamo grounds called the "Arcade." The Arcade was built in the 1930s as part of the Works Projects Administration program. The Arcade is a walkway between two rows of connected stone archways, with wooden logs connecting the two stone structures overhead.

Photograph of the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. Automobiles can be seen driving down the street. The construction of the courthouse was completed in 1896 and is still standing.

Photograph of a building under construction in San Antonio. A structure of connected metal beams fills the image. Two men in construction hats can be seen working. A crane is holding a metal beam between the two men. Brick buildings surround the construction site, one of which has the words "building 1909" shown on it.

Photograph of California's First Theater, on the corner of Pacific and Scott in Monterey, California.

Photograph of one side of the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse, with automobiles driving by. A woman can be seen crossing the street and a group of three women are entering the building. The Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building serves as a post office, federal office, and courthouse.

Photograph of a man standing in a flooded street in San Antonio. He is wearing a jacket and his pants are rolled up while holding a book in one hand. Two automobiles can be seen driving down the street past the man.

Photograph of a man, possibly J. C. Anthony, building a stone building in front of the Robert Louis Stevenson House in Monterey, California. The stone building was designed by J. C. Anthony to be a Christian Science reading room.

Photograph of the Medical Arts Building in San Antonio. The neo-gothic building was constructed in 1926 and was built to hold doctors' offices and a hospital. The Medical Arts Building has since been remodeled and is now known as the Emily Morgan Hotel.

Photograph of individuals eating on the patio of a restaurant. Waitresses can be seen carrying food. A row of tall plants is visible near the patio.

Photograph of the Bexar County Court House in San Antonio, Texas. A tree and a rock wall stand in the foreground in front of some brick buildings. A sign advertising "Seat Covers," "Upholstering," "Wheel Alignment," and "Frames Straightened" hangs on one the visible brick walls. The elaborate Bexar County Court House stands in the background. It is a stone structure with a complex tile roof. From it, a tall tower with a domed roof sticks up high above the other buildings.

Photograph of a view of the Nix Professional Building in San Antonio, Texas. Treetops and a much smaller building advertising commercial printing stand in the foreground before the high rise Art Deco building.

Photograph of the top half of the Nix Professional Building in downtown San Antonio. The twenty-three story art-deco building serves as a hospital.

Photograph of Union Station in Washington, D. C., shortly after its construction in 1908. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham, who also designed the Flatiron building in New York and Union Station in El Paso, Texas.

Photograph of Union Station in Washington, D. C., shortly after its construction in 1908. The building was designed by Daniel Burnham, who also designed the Flatiron building in New York and Union Station in El Paso, Texas.

Photograph of Irene Williams and nine other patients at Elmwood Sanatorium. All of the women are wearing pajamas and looking at the camera. They are gathered in a hallway between two doorways.

Photograph of a nurse and five patients at Elmwood Sanatorium in Fort Worth, Texas. The Elmwood Sanatorium was a tuberculosis sanatorium. The sanatorium has since been demolished.

Photograph of a patient at the Elmwood Sanatorium holding up items from her gift basket. The women holds a small clock in one hand and a present in the other. A basket containing wrapped gifts rests on the bed in front of her.

Photograph of two nurses and a patient at Elmwood Sanatorium in Fort Worth, Texas. They are standing side-by-side in a hallway. A counter and a clock can be seen behind them.

Photograph of two women at Elmwood Sanatorium standing side-by-side. They are both looking at the camera and smiling. They are standing in a hallway with a row of windows on one side.

Photograph of two women at Elmwood Sanatorium. They are standing in a hallway next to one another looking at the camera. A table with a plant on top can be seen behind them.

Portrait of Irene Biffle Williams sitting on a wicker bench. She is smiling and looking off to the side with her arms and legs crossed. She is wearing a dark-colored skirt with a white mid-sleeve shirt. There is a dresser behind her with a book and a framed photo resting on top. A lamp with a tilted shade rests on a table behind her, to the left. This photo was taken at Byrd III's home in San Antonio on McKinley Avenue, where Irene was visiting.

Photograph of a closeup view of a mission in San Antonio. A roof, supported by a wooden post, sticks out from the stone mission. Leafy tree limbs hang down in the foreground.

Photograph of a small stone and stucco room inside a mission in San Antonio, Texas. Light shines through a small window in the wall. A door is partially visible on the left.

Photograph of the Alamo covered in snow, taken from across the street. An automobile drives past the Alamo. A large, leafy tree, dusted in snow stands on the right.