[The Williams family in El Paso]

One of 642 photographs in the series: Box 250: N. Negatives 1, 1910-1925, c. 1930-1940 available on this site.

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Photograph of the Williams family sitting on the ground outside of their home in El Paso. Byrd III and John both have their hair buzzed and they are both wearing light colored button up shirts. The boys are both sitting with one of their knees pulled up to their chest and they both have toy cannons. Their baby brother Charles is sitting to the right of them, and he is wearing a light colored knit cap with a dark cardigan. Their mother Irene is sitting next to Charles and she is looking down at him and smiling. The ground they … continued below

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1 photograph : nitrate, negative, b&w ; 8 x 5 cm.

Creation Information

Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr. [1922..1925].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 21 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the Williams family sitting on the ground outside of their home in El Paso. Byrd III and John both have their hair buzzed and they are both wearing light colored button up shirts. The boys are both sitting with one of their knees pulled up to their chest and they both have toy cannons. Their baby brother Charles is sitting to the right of them, and he is wearing a light colored knit cap with a dark cardigan. Their mother Irene is sitting next to Charles and she is looking down at him and smiling. The ground they are sitting on has no grass and is made completely of sand. Their house is visible behind them and it is made of a dark brick with a chimney and vines crawling up the wall. More houses are visible in the background of the image.

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1 photograph : nitrate, negative, b&w ; 8 x 5 cm.

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"Family in El Paso - 1918 - BJR."

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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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  • [1922..1925]

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  • Jan. 16, 2017, 12:29 p.m.

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  • Nov. 5, 2020, 8:46 a.m.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr. [The Williams family in El Paso], photograph, [1922..1925]; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc945292/: accessed May 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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