[Letter from Lew to Mr. Byrd Williams - November 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Lew to Mr. Byrd Williams - November 6, 1955]

Letter from "Lew" at Stewart Studios in Bay City, Texas to Byrd Williams of Fort Worth, requesting that Williams share tips about his customer service practices in his photography career, from which Lew intends to write an article.
Date: November 6, 1955
Creator: Stewart, Lew
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A cook at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe]

Photograph of a cook working in the kitchen at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe. He is wearing a white short-sleeve button-up shirt with a white apron and a soda jerk hat. He is working over the stove in the kitchen, which is behind the counter of the restaurant. To the left of the stove is a cabinet that has trays on top of it for toppings. The counter is on the right side of the image and there is a tea dispenser and a rack of chip bags, among other things, on the countertop. A man is sitting at the counter and flipping through a menu.
Date: 1954
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Susie Morgan at work]

Photograph of a woman identified as Ernie's wife working as a waitress at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe in Fort Worth. She is standing behind a counter that has a tea dispenser and a display of Mrs. Grubbs chips on it. There are also two cooks working at the stove that is behind the counter.
Date: 1954
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cooks at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe]

Photograph of cooks working in the kitchen at Ernie's Big Burger Cafe. The kitchen is set up as a galley kitchen behind the counter and the stovetop is against the wall on the left side of the image. Two of the cooks are at the back of the kitchen and are visible in profile and one of the cooks is standing in the foreground of the left side of the image with his back to the camera. The cooks are all wearing long-waist aprons and white shirts and two of them are wearing soda jerk caps. There is a menu on the left wall that features an "Extraburger" and there is a sign over the kitchen that is advertising malts and shakes.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ernie in the kitchen with a cook]

Photograph of Ernie Morgan in the kitchen of his restaurant with a cook. Morgan is preparing food to be served at a counter on the left side of the image. He is wearing a white shirt with a white waist apron, light colored pants, and a soda jerk cap. The cook is dressed similarly to Ernie and is walking behind him, carrying a flat package.The kitchen is set up in a galley style with all of the appliances in a narrow space between the wall of the left and the counter top on the right. In the foreground of the left side of the image there is an ice cream freezer with drink dispensers over it. There is a sign hanging over the kitchen that is partially visible.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jim and Roger walking through a junkyard]

Photograph of Jim and Roger Marshall walking through a junkyard full of automobiles. They are walking along a small dirt road. A fenceline can be seen on the left mad of barbed wire and wooden posts.
Date: 1968
Creator: Williams, Byrd Moore, IV
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Byrd Williams IV's bedroom wall]

Photograph of Byrd William IV's bedroom wall at 6224 Winnifred Dr. in Fort Worth. This was taken when Byrd IV was a freshman or sophomore in high school.
Date: 1966
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Moore), IV
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Berry Street Construction]

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.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Byrd Williams studio in Westcliff]

Photograph of the view from a multi-pane interior window of The Byrd Williams photography studio in Westcliff. Several framed images are displayed in the window. "Byrd Williams Photographer" and "Custom Framing" is painted on the window's exterior. Through the window, a parked automobile is visible, as well as the row of neighborhood houses across the street.
Date: [1950,1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of buildings in Fort Worth, taken from above]

Photograph of a downtown scene, taken from a high window inside a building. The rooftops of many buildings fade into the distance.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A children's play at Westcliff Elementary, 2]

Photograph of a children's play at Westcliff Elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. Six young boys in black-face makeup sit in a row of metal chairs at the back of a stage. A boy in an Uncle Sam costume sits in the center chair. Two more boys in black-face makeup stand in front of them, facing the right. A large line drawing of a paddle wheel boat hangs on the curtain behind them. Dark, velvet curtains hang on either side of the small wooden stage. A Texas flag stands on the right.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Fort Worth 1930s]

Photograph of automobiles parked in front of some shops in Downtown Fort Worth. The Electric Building can be seen in the background center of the photograph, covered partially by a tree.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Fort Worth; 8th Street at Commerce, Looking West]

Photograph of the Metropolitan Hotel and surrounding buildings on 8th Street in Downtown, Fort Worth. There are automobiles parked and traveling along the street. Signs for multiple businesses are visible. The Metropolitan Hotel eventually became the Milner Hotel and then later demolished.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Texas & Pacific Warehouse]

Photograph of a train passing by the Texas and Pacific Warehouse building. Trucks can be seen parked at loading docks. The Texas and Pacific Passenger Station is present in the background of the photograph.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a snow-covered house in Fort Worth]

Photograph of a large brick home, covered in snow, in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-story house has a shingle roof and there are shutters on the many multi-pane windows. Shrubs are planted along the front of the house. The photograph is taken from the edge of the house's large front yard. Footprints, leading from the house to the photographer's location, are visible in the snow.
Date: 195X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Burk Burnett Building, 1930s]

Photograph of the Burk Burnett Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Automobiles are parked in front of the building as well as driving by. People are walking past the building on the sidewalk. A slight double exposure with a photograph of a man in a hat can be seen at the top of the photograph.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[East 7th & Commerce Streets in Fort Worth]

Photograph of East 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth, looking west from Commerce street. Large buildings are present on both sides of the street. People can be seen walking in the street below along with parked automobiles. A sign that reads "Hotel Seibold Cafe" is present in the center of the image. It appears that the photo was taken from a window in a building on East 7th Street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[St. Andrew's Church and a Courthouse]

Photograph of the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse. People walking past rows of hedges can be seen in the foreground of the photograph. Only a portion of both the church and courthouse buildings are visible.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth]

Photograph of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, Texas, taken from across the street in Burnett Park. Several rows of manicured shrubs and small trees stand before the large, stone building. To its right, Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse is partially visible.
Date: [1933..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the City Hall building in Fort Worth #1]

Photograph of the City Hall building in Fort Worth, Texas.The photograph looks up at the building's tall, stone tower. The Texas flag waves from a flagpole which stands on top of the building. A big, leafy tree in the foreground obstructs the view of the tower.
Date: [1930..1938]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Fort Worth; Houston Street at Sixth Looking Southwest]

Photograph of the Ladd furniture store and surrounding shops on Houston Street in Downtown, Fort Worth. There are automobiles parked along the street in front of the shops. The Star-Telegram building can be seen in the background with a blimp passing by it.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Fort Worth; Main Street at 7th, Looking North]

Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library