[Byrd Williams III playing with his brother John on the beach]

One of 776 photographs in the series: Box 250: N. Negatives 1, 1910-1925, c. 1930-1940 available on this site.

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Photograph of Byrd Williams III playing on the beach with his brother John. The boys are both wearing white, long sleeve, button up shirt with dark ties and dark colored shorts. One of the boys is crouched down and is drawing in the sand with a stick while the other boy is throwing sand at the ground. There are two other people standing on the beach behind them and there is also a pier in the background of the image. The water is very choppy and there are many waves moving towards the shore.

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1 photograph : nitrate, negative, b&w ; 7 x 4 cm.

Creation Information

Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr. [1910..1940].

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Photograph of Byrd Williams III playing on the beach with his brother John. The boys are both wearing white, long sleeve, button up shirt with dark ties and dark colored shorts. One of the boys is crouched down and is drawing in the sand with a stick while the other boy is throwing sand at the ground. There are two other people standing on the beach behind them and there is also a pier in the background of the image. The water is very choppy and there are many waves moving towards the shore.

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1 photograph : nitrate, negative, b&w ; 7 x 4 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection (AR0769), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection

Four generations of photographers, all named Byrd Williams, documented more than 100 years of North Texas history. These materials, selected from a larger collection of family items. are available in UNT Libraries' Special Collections.

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  • [1910..1940]

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  • Jan. 16, 2017, 12:29 p.m.

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  • Feb. 7, 2022, 12:01 p.m.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr. [Byrd Williams III playing with his brother John on the beach], photograph, [1910..1940]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc946107/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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