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[Photograph of a street in downtown Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of two men walking along a brick street in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The men walk on the concrete sidewalk between a tall brick building and the street. Both men wear hats and long coats. One holds a package in one hand. Signs advertising Camel cigarettes hang in a window on the wall behind them. Next to the window, a stack of wooden crates sits against the wall. The end of an automobile is partially visible on the right.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of an individual bicycling past a church]

Description: Photograph of an individual bicycling past the priests' residence for Saint Patrick's Cathedral as well as Saint Ignatius Academy, with a portion of the cathedral in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, taken from across the street. The tall stone church stands behind a chainlink fence. It has a steeple with a cross and a statue of a figure on a lower roof in front of it. The building next to the church is obstructed by a tall tree.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of Blackstone Hotel]

Description: 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: [1930..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of bridge leading to the Tarrant County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the busy overpass leading to the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. Cars and trucks drive along both sides of the street. Billboards hang from a tall building on the left side of the overpass. Another street, which runs parallel to the courthouse, is lined with cars facing the right. The courthouse is a large granite building with a tall clocktower centered over the entrance. Powerlines stretch across the scene.
Date: [1930..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of Central Fire Station in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of the Central Fire Station in Fort Worth, Texas, taken shortly before it was razed in 1938. It is a tall, stone building with narrow, vertical windows and a round look-out tower with a tile roof. A leafy tree, which stands on the right, partially obstructs the view of the building.
Date: [1930..1938]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of gas station downtown]

Description: Photograph of a gas-station downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The gas-station many of the surrounding buildings are displaying advertisements, advertising Dr. Pepper at a cafe, and Coca-Cola at the building over. In the background, one building as an advertisement for the Majestic Theatre.
Date: [1930..]

[Photograph of individuals walking down the sidewalk in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of individuals walking down the sidewalk in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. A woman looks towards a large display window on one of the storefronts that line the sidewalk. She wears a hat and a long, dark coat. Signs for a book store and a barbershop hang from the shops behind her. Tall buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
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