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[Photograph of a men's basketball game]

Description: Photograph of a men's basketball game played on an outdoor court, c. 1914. The court was located next to the old library (now Curry Hall). Many women spectators can be seen lined around the court, wearing their heavy coats and hats as the men walk along the court. Other buildings of the University's campus can be seen in the background.
Date: 1914

[Girls who roomed at Mrs. J.M. Brown's, c.1912]

Description: Photograph of a group of 14 young women seated and standing on the porch of the J.M. Brown house, Denton, Texas, taken about 1912. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town. Photographic print mounted on card with embossed frame. Handwritten note on reverse: "Girls who roomed at Mrs. J.M. Brown's."
Date: 1912~

[A boardwalk along a beach]

Description: Photograph of a boardwalk next to a beach. The boardwalk is paved with cement and there are lamp posts along the edge of pavement by the sand. People are walking in the distance on the boardwalk and there are some people sitting in the sand. There are buildings on the far right of the image and the ocean is visible on the left.
Date: [1915..1935]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[One of the Williams boys looking out over a valley]

Description: Photograph of either John or Byrd Williams III looking out over a valley. The boy is standing in a sandy area of the mountains and is wearing a white, patterned shirt with light-colored pants and is holding a jacket over his arm. There are mountainsides on the right and left sides of the image and in between these is a valley. The mountainsides are covered in rocks and trees. There is another mountain in the background of the image.
Date: [1913..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Road in a desert]

Description: Photograph of a road being constructed in a desert. Wooden planks have been placed side-by-side in between long stretches of wooden planks that form a road. Mountains are visible in the distance.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Partially constructed walls on a construction site]

Description: Photograph of partially constructed walls on a construction site. These walls are made out of lumber and have large spaces in between their legs and bracing. In front of this structure are piles of lumber and rocks. There are also other types of construction materials, such as saw horses and a wheel barrow, that are sitting in front of the structure. In the background of the image behind the structure, a treeline is visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[A man standing on an underground pipe]

Description: Photograph of a worker standing on a large pipe in a ditch while he pours a liquid into a small container. The man wears trousers, a collared, long-sleeve shirt, a hat, and shoes. He smokes a cigarette and leans over while holding the bucket of liquid he pours. Two metal buckets are visible in the foreground.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[John and Byrd Williams standing on a beach]

Description: Photograph of John and Byrd Williams III standing on a beach. Byrd is turned to the side, holding his wrist and squinting at the camera. John stands facing the camera and smiles. They both wear dark coats, pants, boots, and hats. The ocean tide rolls into the shoreline behind them.
Date: [1915..1925]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[A pigeon on a plank]

Description: Photograph of a pigeon sitting on a wooden plank. One end of the plank is resting on a wooden barrel. A wooden fence and wall can be seen behind the pigeon with the shadow of chicken wire.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[A steamship in water near a dock]

Description: Photograph of a steamship in a harbor near a dock. The steamship has a black hull and the structures on the deck are white. Next to the boat is a flat bottom boat that has a large metal structure made up of triangles and poles on top of it and there is dark steam behind both of the boats. There is a dock in the bottom left corner of the image and there are more boats in the distance on the water. On the opposite shore, buildings and power lines are visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Irene Williams and her sons sitting on a porch]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams sitting with her sons John and Byrd III on a porch. Irene sits on the brick knee-wall porch railing and looks at the camera. Baby John sits next to her and also looks towards the camera. Byrd sits next to John and is turned to the side. This photograph was taken at the Williams home in El Paso, Texas.
Date: [1915..1918]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[A road in the desert]

Description: Photograph of a road that is under construction in the desert. The road is covered in large rocks, and the edge is paved with cement. There is a wheel barrow laying on its side on the right side of the road and there is heavy construction equipment in the background of the image at the end of the road. The desert is flat with no trees and in the background on the left side of the image there are mountains.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[A dirt road]

Description: Photograph of a dirt road leading into the mountains. A fence with wooden posts runs alongside one side of the road. On the other side of the fence, a flat field can be seen.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Photograph of a mountain slope, 2]

Description: Photograph of land taken from a mountainside. The area where the photograph was taken is at a high elevation and is covered in tall grasses and rocks. The land at the lower elevation is barely visible because it is very light but it is flat land with few trees and structures. Another mountain is visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Stone arch]

Description: Photograph of a stone arch. The arch is made of stacked stones and looks to be part of ruins. There is a large building behind the arch that looks old and abandoned. The land around these structures has very sparse grass.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Snowy forest]

Description: Photograph of a forest that is covered in snow. There are no trees in the foreground of the image, but in the background of the image there are tall pine trees and some trees that have no leaves. The ground is covered in snow, and there is a trail leading through the trees in the middles of the image. Just before the treeline, there are some stumps and rocks on the ground.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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