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[Letter from Irene Williams to B. M. Williams, February 11, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from Irene Williams to B. M. Williams, February 11, 1923]

Letter from Irene Williams to her husband, complaining that he has not been writing to her and updating him on family and local news. She also enclosed clippings of four newspaper articles on various topics related to El Paso, Texas. The envelope is addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams in Long Beach, California.
Date: February 11, 1923
Creator: Williams, Irene
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Joe Daiches, Weatherford Street,1980-1989

Photograph of Joe Daiches Credit Jewelers store front, and the sign for the Americana Hotel. The cross street is W Weatherford, at the 100 block.
Date: [1980..1989]
Creator: Williams, Byrd, IV.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Irene Biffle Williams, reading in her dorm room]

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.
Date: [1910..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Front of the Belgenland, Liverpool]

Photograph of the front of a ship, which reads “Belgenland, Liverpool”; six crew members are visible on deck from this viewpoint.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Automobile With a Sign]

Photograph of an automobile with a sign which says "I am ____ for Sheriff". Horses and wagons are seen in the field in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Three Men Using Farming Equipment]

Photograph of three men operating farming equipment; “Milwaukee” is printed on one of the vehicles.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Union Pacific

Photograph of a Union Pacific train on the tracks.
Date: 1990
Creator: Williams, Byrd, IV.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

South Fort Worth

Photograph of a produce store in south Fort Worth. Signs outside advertise their wares, and watermelons are stacked in front of the building.
Date: [1989..1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd, IV.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skyline, Fort Worth, 1980-1989

Panoramic photograph of the downtown Fort Worth skyline, looking north, up Houston and Throckmorton streets (center-right). Several skyscrapers are visible, as well as street-level parking lots in the foreground.
Date: [1980..1989]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mrs. B. M. Williams to B. M. Williams, Jr. - February 24, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. B. M. Williams to B. M. Williams, Jr. - February 24, 1907]

Letter from Mrs. B.M. Williams of Gainesville to her son, describing events that have happened at home, including health of family members, the farming business, the weather, and a torrential hail storm. It includes the original envelope, addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams, Jr. in El Paso, Texas.
Date: February 24, 1907
Creator: Williams, Mrs. B. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mrs. B. M. Willliams to B. M. Williams, Jr. - November 5, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. B. M. Willliams to B. M. Williams, Jr. - November 5, 1907]

Letter from Mrs. B. M. Williams of Gainesville, Texas to her son B. M. Williams, Jr., discussing previous letters, normal household goings on, church gossip, and domestic chores such as gardening. It includes an envelope addressed to Byrd M. Williams, Jr. in Ogden, Utah.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Williams, Mrs. B. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Chestnut Bluff - June 12, 1887] (open access)

[Letter from Chestnut Bluff - June 12, 1887]

Letter to and from unnamed individuals, in which the writer discusses the prevalence of scarlet fever in their hometown of Dyersburg. It also includes an account of the possible sickness of the writer's son, and ends with her calling for the doctor.
Date: June 12, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Diptych of a port in Los Angeles]

Two photographs on a negative strip, showing images in Los Angeles. The image on the left shows many men building something at the ship yards, and a sign in the background reads "[City] of Los Angeles Berth 232". The right frame shows two docked ships, a large one in the background and a much smaller one in the foreground.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Byrd to Irene - February 22, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from Byrd to Irene - February 22, 1912]

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.
Date: February 22, 1912
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Waitress at Ernie's Hamburger Stand, 1954]

Photograph of Susie Morgan, wife of Ernie Morgan, working at their hamburger stand in Fort Worth. She is wearing a uniform with an apron and has her left arm propped on a drink dispenser. Kitchen fixtures appear to be visible behind her.
Date: 1954
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Woman Shopper, Fort Worth, Texas, 1936

Photograph of a woman looking at a storefront window in Fort Worth. Other buildings are visible on either side of the street behind her and automobiles are parked next to the sidewalk. there are also people visible on the sidewalk, including a workman climbing a ladder at a neighboring store.
Date: 1936
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beauty salon

Photograph of the interior of a salon with sinks lining the wall on the left side of the image and a row of chairs with dryers along the wall to the right..
Date: 1952
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Johnson to his brother - October 27, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Johnson to his brother - October 27, 1906]

Letter from "Johnson" to his brother, written on University of Texas at Austin letterhead. The writer discusses getting his friend a job, and references their previous correspondence, asking what the friend might want the writer to send. The envelope is addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams in El Paso, but a handwritten note on the back says: "Opened by mistake by B. M. Williams - 720 N. Florence." The postmarks on the envelope are from El Paso, TX and Austin, TX.
Date: October 27, 1906
Creator: Johnson
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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

[Downtown Fort Worth; Sixth Street Looking Southwest]

Photograph of the Finegan's Beauty Shop and neighboring buildings on 6th Street in Downtown, Fort Worth between Houston and Throckmorton Streets. In the background, the Star-Telegram building and the Fort Worth Club building can be seen.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[St. Patrick Cathedral in Fort Worth]

Photograph of St. Patrick Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas taken from a view on West 11th street. Automobiles are parked along one side of the street and others are driving down it. The Gothic Revival style church was built in 1888 and dedicated in 1892.
Date: [1900..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water, 2]

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.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Written notes by Byrd III] (open access)

[Written notes by Byrd III]

Written notes from Byrd III's journal that read, "I hope, as I have said before, to devote the rest of my working life to photography and writing."
Date: September 9, 1945
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man sitting in his living room with a gun, 2]

Photograph of a man sitting in his living room with a gun on his lap. Written in lipstick on a mirror is "I see the lite of God in you."
Date: 1985
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library