States

[Throckmorton St. and Jennings Ave.]

Photograph of downtown Fort Worth, Throckmorton Street and Jennings Avenue, taken from above. The original Fort Worth City Hall is visible as well as the Texas & Pacific Station building.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of pedestrians in downtown Fort Worth]

Photograph of individuals crossing a busy street at an intersection in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The women wear hats, long coats, skirts, and heels. The men wear brimmed-hats and suits. Behind them, automobiles line the street in front of a row of multi-story stone buildings. Signs for many businesses protrude from the row of storefronts, including ones for a bank, an insurance company, a paint store, and a furniture store.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of two men at desks, 2]

Photograph of two men sitting at desks, taken from above. The man on the left has a long beard and wears a thick jacket. Several books and papers rest on the surface of the desk in front of him. Another man, wearing a brimmed-hat, sits at a desk on the right. Light shines in through two open windows on the curved wall behind them.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a train conductor in a train]

Photograph of a train conductor leaning out of the window of a train car. He wears a billed-hat and a dark jacket. The number "471" is painted beneath the window. A sign reading, "NO EXIT" is displayed above the entrance of a staircase on the wooden platform to the right of the train.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the shore of a lake]

Photograph of a large, calm lake. Two small, leafless trees grow on the lake's rocky shore in the foreground. The distant, opposite shore appears to be covered in thick vegetation. The sky above is clear.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Irene and Charles in a chair]

An underexposed photograph of Charles and Irene Williams sitting in an armchair together in the corner of a living room. Irene sits in the chair and looks down at her hands. Charles sits on the arm of the chair next to the woman and looks up at the camera. Their faces are in shadow. Light shines from a tall floor lamp to the right of the armchair. A large patterned area rug covers the floor.
Date: 1937~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of downtown Fort Worth at night from a distance, 2]

Photograph of downtown Fort Worth, Texas at night. Beyond the dark foreground, the bright lights of many buildings shine in the distance under a clear sky.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of an empty train station in Fort Worth]

Photograph of an empty train station in Fort Worth, Texas. A covered wooden platform stands in the foreground before a series of alternating train tracks and platforms. Buildings lit up by bright signs are visible in the distance, including a large billboard advertising Budweiser beer.
Date: [1937,1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a cashier behind a counter]

Photograph of a cashier standing behind the counter at a store. He wears round eyeglasses, a dark suit jacket, and a necktie. A cash register sits on the countertop in front of him. Tall shelves, packed with items, sit against the wall behind him. The walls above the shelves are covered in signs advertising a variety of products.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a man eating in a dining room]

Photograph of a man eating at a dining table covered in a gingham print tablecloth. The table is set with dishes containing bacon, eggs, butter, and halved grapefruit. A sugar container sits at the end of the table next to salt and pepper shakers. A lightbulb hangs down over the table. Sheer curtains hang over the door behind him.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a soda fountain]

An out of focus photograph of two individuals standing behind the bar of a soda fountain. An adult stands behind a child, who holds up a milkshake in one hand. A sign behind the bar advertises malts and milkshakes. On the right, shelves are lined with products.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[View of the T&P Train station from the outside]

Photograph of the exterior view of the T&P Train station from the outside with large, paned windows. Through the windows, several chandeliers hang from the high ceiling.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a room with a staircase]

Photograph of a large interior space. A wooden staircase stands in the foreground. Beyond it, a room is visible through an arch-shaped opening, where individuals are seated at tables. The photograph is out of focus.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of two men at desks]

Photograph of two men sitting at desks, taken from above. The man on the left has a long beard and wears a thick jacket. He rests his hands on the surface of the desk in front of him, which is covered in books and papers. Another man sits at a desk on the right. He wears a brimmed hat and holds a book up in front of him. Light shines in from two open windows on the curved wall behind them.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a train engine on the tracks]

Photograph of a train engine sitting on the tracks at a train station in Fort Worth, Texas. The numbers "276" are printed on the side of the train engine. It sits on the other side of a covered wooden platform. Bright lights shine from a structure behind the train. An empty set of train tracks run along the platform in the foreground.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of individuals seated in a restaurant]

Photograph of the interior of a restaurant. Individuals are seated at tables behind a partial wall that separates the dining area from the entry. Pendant lights hang down from the ceiling. Large, open windows line the wall behind the diners.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of individuals sitting at desks]

Photograph of individuals sitting at desks in a large room, taken from up high. Bookshelves, catalog cabinets, and other furniture fill the space.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the interior of a restaurant]

Photograph of individuals dining inside a restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. Several individuals sit at tables behind a partial wooden wall inside the restaurant. A woman in a long, patterned dress stands by one of the tables with her back to the camera. Light fixtures hang down from the ceiling. Light shines in through four tall, vertical windows on the wall in the background.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of downtown Fort Worth from above]

Photograph of a view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas, taken from a tall building. A small cafe is situated on the street corner below. Automobiles park under covered parking behind the cafe, and many more park along both sides of the street. Large buildings line the right side of the street, including a church with two tall steeples.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the exterior of the Eagle Cafe]

Photograph of the exterior of the Eagle Cafe in downtown Fort Worth, Texas located at 1515 Houston St., taken from across the street. An automobile is parked on the side of the street in front of the building. A large menu hangs on the building's stone wall near the entrance of the cafe. A bright neon sign stands on the street corner with the word "EAT." A furniture store and other businesses are visible across the intersecting street in the background.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Byrd Williams III posing in suspenders]

Photograph of Byrd Williams III posing outdoors on the rocky shore of a body of water. He stands with his hands behind his back and smiles at the camera. He wears a striped button-down shirt, a short necktie, suspenders, and dark, high-waisted pants. Leafy trees grow along the shore behind him.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a child in an alley]

Photograph of a boy walking through an alleyway in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. He looks down at an object that he holds up in front of him, wearing a hat, a long-sleeved shirt, and dark pants. Large metal drums and fire escapes sit against the tall brick walls on either side of the alley. Trash and empty boxes litter the ground around the boy.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of two men in downtown Fort Worth]

Photograph of two elderly men talking on the sidewalk in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street that runs behind them. The man on the left wears a brimmed hat, a long-sleeved button-up, and dark pants. Buildings line the streets behind them. Signs for "General Electric Refrigerators" and the "Blackstone Hotel" are visible in the background.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a train at an empty train station]

Photograph looking down a covered platform at an empty train station in Fort Worth, Texas. Metal beams supporting bright lights run down the center of the platform and fade into the distance. Two sets of parallel tracks run along either side of the wooden platform. On the far left, a train sits on a set of tracks on the other side of a second platform. On the right, lights shine from a structure and a train car is partially visible sitting on the tracks.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library