Photographs of the 1999-2000 artist's book competition honorable mention "The Thin Etched Line" created by Teel Savage. The volume is composed of fragments of intaglio prints of various styles and subjects, on which a single red line was added across every image. It is bound in white paper-covered boards with a red line, sewn Coptic style. The first image shows the bound book opened up. The page on the left contains a drawing of a young woman seen at a top angle. Image 2, the bound book is opened up. The page on the left contains a drawing of a young woman seen from the front. Image 3, closeup of the bound book seen from the top, the outside white and the pages slightly opened up. Image 4, the bound book seen from the top farther away. Image 5, the bound book seen from the spine, showing how the pages are tightly bound together.

Photographs of the 2005-2006 artist's book competition winner "Book in a Steel Box" created by Eric Blake. A small cloth-bound volume with graphite lines throughout is welded into a steel box. The book is visible along the spine and fore-edge through steel bars. The box does not open, and the book cannot be removed, making it an "inaccessible text." The first image is of a steel box, with a book inside of it, two bars covering the opening. Image 2, front view of the book inside a steel box. Image 3, book in a steel box laying down flat, the bars over the opening upright.

Photographs of the 2009-2010 artist's book competition winner "20 Soldiers a Day" created by Jung Eun Lee (or Jungeun Lee). The artist's book is a Japanese-sewn volume consisting of double-leaves sewn together. The recto of each leaf has a changing pattern of stains and marks, and the verso of each leaf has text from the inner surface becoming more and more visible as the reader moves through the volume. The next-to-last leaf has complete text, the testimony of a young Korean girl who was forced into sexual slavery at a comfort station for Japanese military personnel in Taiwan during World War II. The volume is tied closed with triple-strand white string and is wrapped in a stained square of white cloth that is tied with twine. The first image of is the cloth bundle up and tied together by the twine. Image 2, opened up cloth book. The left side has few stains, and the right side some black marks with string sticking out at the top. Image 3, closeup of a cloth page with black marks across the middle of it. Image 4, A closed bound book laying atop a white cloth, a stain on its spine.

Photographs of the 2011-2012 artist's book competition winner "Response to Stress" created by Catherine Snapp Lavoie. The books contains no text. It is an accordion-fold book with five panels of double card stock joined together with one piece of cloth running in between the two layers of the panels. The verso and recto of each panel features collages in pastel earth tone colors. Pieces of crochet thread are applied to both recto and verso of the three panels. One panel has thread on the verso, the remaining on the recto only. The book is housed in a clam shell box that is covered in two-tone letterpress paper. The first image is the book opened up showing the pattern on the panels that are splashes of tan/yellow colors, stretched out in front of the case with a splotch of tan over it. Image 2, the stretched out panels and case seen from the top. Image 3, the open panels of the book are seen from the front, the yellow/tan splotches more visible with thread over it and propped on top the box.

Two photographs of a surveying transit tool from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the tool alone, pointing to the distance at an angle so that a majority of the parts are visible. It is made out of a bronze material with glass parts and it is attached to a wooden base. The second image is of the tool and the box that it is stored it. The box has leather on the outside and straps and buckles with metal attachments. It is clearly old and has aged and fraying spots.

Three photographs of the family "Photography" album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The first photograph is of a page in the album with four pictures in it. Beneath them are the words "Me" and "Mary". The second and third photographs are of the cover of the album.

Two photographs of a family photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The first photograph is of two pictures on a page in the album. The second shows the cover of Byrd Williams IV's family album. The words "39 YEARS" is sketched on the cover.

A photograph of the details on the Byrd Sr. family photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The book has golden details and silver and red plant and bird designs on the cover.

A photograph of a picture in a wooden case with velvet and metal details from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is either a daguerreotype or an ambrotype of a woman holding a baby. The wooden case has a red plush cushion on the inside of the lid with a pattern cut into it. The photo is surrounded by a golden inlay with a similar design. It is an unknown portrait which was brought back from Texas from Tennessee after the Civil War.

A photograph of a boy in a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The picture is printed on a white card in an oval shape and the card is attached to a black rectangle in the middle of the page. The page itself is torn at the top corner.

Two photographs of rolls 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 image is a close up of two prints, one with two people in a work room and the other is of cars outside. The second image is an overhead view of the rolls that are partially unfurled.

A photograph of a stereoscope viewer and photograph from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The viewer is metal and has a wooden arm that is holding a photograph. The tool would allow people to see photographs in 3D.

A photograph of a desk pen in a marble and gold base from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The pen was from Byrd Williams III's Studio and Photo Service. The base has an engraved plaque with Williams's name on it.

A photograph of two children from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is an oil painted portrait made from the print photograph. They are wearing matching red and white outfits and have their hands crossed on the table in front of them.

A photograph of a picture of a woman from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. She is wearing a light skirt with a green, white, and maroon waist detail. She is also wearing a chain strapped bra with green and maroon flower details on the front. She is partially lying down on a platform and is leaning against an urn.

A photograph of a picture of a woman from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. She is possibly Doris Stiles Williams, Byrd Williams III's wife. It is an oil-painted photo print.

Photographs of artillery shell casings from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the brown rusted bullets from the bottom, one is closed and the other one hollow. Image 2, bullet laying down. The bullet is long and thin.

Photographs of a German sword and scabbard from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the word in its scabbard, which is a dark rusted metal. The handle has lined indents with a handle on it. Image 2, closeup of swords handle.

Photographs of a U.S. Army ammunition belt from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The light brown belt has five areas of pockets with a small button on each of them. The middle has a small metal handle, the strap seen on the left side. Image 2, utility belt extended out. On the left side the five pockets are seen and on the right the inside of the belt.

Photographs of U.S. Army Brodie helmet from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The helmet is a brown rusted color with a circular shape an a visor all around. Image 2, side view of the brown rusted helmet. Image 3, inside view of the helmet, showing that the inside is lined in black material with a faded brown strap across the inside.

Photographs of U.S. Army garrison cap from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The brown wedge cap is folded up with a crease in the middle and a black button that says "US 67" on the side of it. Image 2, inside of garrison cap showing its folded inside.

Photographs of a U.S. Army mess kit from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. All of the utensils are made of a shiny metal, including a pan with a lid, a fork, a spoon and a knife. Image 2, closeup of just the spoon, fork and knife. Image 3, pan with closed lid.

Photographs of a U.S. Army officer's visor hat from World war I, held by UNT Special Collections. The faded brown hat is circular with a leather brown visor and brown strap on the front. Image 2, front of brown visor hat with the brown leather strap resting on the visor.

Photographs of a U.S. Army wool jacket from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a closeup of the collar of the brown jacket, two buttons on each side of the collar, one of the with the words "U.S. 36." Image 2, front of the light brown jacket, a breast pocket on each side and four buttons going down the middle. There are also two pockets on each side of the bottom. Image 3, back of light brown jacket, two buttons and straps on each shoulder.