Photograph of a boy standing ocean-side near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California. The boy stands on a rocky shoreline while waves crash into the shore. The boy is wearing shorts and a jacket while pointing out towards the ocean.

Photograph of a harbor in Los Angeles. Large ships are docked on both sides of the harbor. A small channel with brick walls is present in the foreground.

Photograph of one Irene and Byrd Williams, Jr.'s children staring at the ocean and the Point Fermin cliff from the shore, with his back to the camera.

Photograph of men working on the construction of a bridge. The men are standing on pieces of wood that have been laid across the beams of the bridge and they are all wearing hats with overalls. The bridge is being built over water and there are boats visible in the background. A sign on the left side of the bridge reads "Los Angeles Berth 232."

Photograph of one of Byrd Williams, Jr.'s sons standing ocean-side, near Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.

Photograph of Byrd Williams, Jr. standing in a bathing suit on a beach.

Photograph of Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.

Photograph of Byrd III and brother John Williams with the family dog, Brownie, near Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.

Photograph of Byrd Williams III standing on the shore in Los Angeles with his brother John. Both of the boys are wearing long dark coats and hats and Byrd is holding onto family's dog Brownie's leash. The boys are standing on top of a hill which is on the shore of the ocean, and there are stairs and pathways leading down from the top of the mountain to the water below. On top of the mountain, there are multiple small structures that are made of a trellis like material, and in the background there is another small building visible. There are people gathered around these buildings and there is a treeline behind them. Directly behind the boys, there is a small patch of very thick grass and plants.

Photograph of the Pacific ocean and cliffs as seen from Point Fermin, in San Pedro, California.

Photograph of an oil derrick in a port in Los Angeles. The derrick is in the middle of the water, and there is a tall tower and some other structures on the platform where it is located. There are some ships and boats in the water around the derrick and along the shore of the water there are buildings, power lines, and factories.

Photograph of the Williams family posing for a picture with neighbors in Los Angeles. The group is posing in front of a short fence that is separating the yard they are standing in from the street behind them and there is an open gate next to the family. Byrd Moore Jr. and his son John are standing to the left of this gate, and Irene, her sons Byrd III and Charles, and two unidentified women are standing to the right of the gate. John Williams is holding a long stick in front of him and Byrd III is holding a toy sailboat. The road that is behind them is on an incline and there are two houses on the other side of the street.

Photograph of the cliffs of Point Fermin with the lighthouse in view.

Photograph of workers paving Beacon Street in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. In the distance, the old Carnegie Library building can be seen.

Photograph of a man steam-rolling asphalt on Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro, California. The view is facing north with the old San Pedro Chamber of Commerce building in the immediate foreground, in the same building as the Chop Suey restaurant. In the background can be seen the Hotel Palos Verdes and the Crescent Creamery.

Photograph of construction workers paving Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro, California. The view is facing north and the old San Pedro Chamber of Commerce building, at 512 Palos Verdes, can be seen on the right, as well as a bowling alley in the immediate foreground.

Photograph of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of a boat in Los Angeles harbor.

Two photographs on a negative strip showing images in Los Angeles. The left image shows men building a bridge over the water; the image on the right is a vertical frame showing metal scaffolding.

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.