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Report of the Twentieth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1927

Description: Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1928
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[The Williams family posing in front of ruins]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams and her children posing with another family in front of ruins. The Williams boys are all wearing white button up shirts with short and John and Byrd are standing on the left side of the group. Charles is standing on the right side of the group with Irene, who is wearing sunglasses and a black sweater over her dress. The other family is standing in the middle, and the two boys are both wearing overalls over button up shirts and they are making funny faces. Their moth… more
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Irene Williams tending a campfire]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams tending a campfire. She bends over and leans down towards the campfire. Multiple pots and pans are scattered around the campfire, behind Irene. She wears trousers, boots, and a long-sleeved shirt.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Williams family entering a building]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams leading her sons John, Charles, and Byrd III into a building. They are walking with an unidentified woman and another child and all of the people have their backs to the camera. The exterior of the building is made of stone and there is some discoloration around the windows and doors. The building has a tile roof and the doors are shaped like arches. The land around the building has sparse grass.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Irene, Byrd III, John, and Charles Williams at a campsite]

Description: Photograph of Byrd III, Irene, John, and Charles Williams on a camping trip. Byrd kneels next to Irene and looks directly at the camera. Irene can be seen cooking food in a skillet over a campfire. In the background, John pretends to choke Charles while they both look at the camera.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Irene Williams holding crying Charles]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams sitting on the ground and holding her son Charles, who is crying. Charles is wearing a light colored shirt with a peter pan collar and black tights. Irene is wearing a white patterned dress. Neither of them are looking at the camera, and they are both turned to the right side of the image. The area around them is covered in various types of plants and there is a wall behind them.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Williams family standing in a field]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams posing with her sons and their dog Brownie in a field near a lake. All of the family members are wearing dark coats with hats and all of them except for Byrd III, who is on the far left, are looking at the camera. Byrd has his hat pulled down so that his eyes are not visible and he is holding Brownie's leash. John is holding another leash in his left hand.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Williams family posing with Brownie]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams posing for a portrait with her sons and their dog Brownie. They are all sitting on the ground and looking at the camera, but none of them are smiling. Byrd III and John are sitting next to each other with brownie between them and they are both wearing overalls and petting the dog. Charles is wearing a hat with a black sweater and a white outfit, and he is sitting next to Irene with his arm in her lap. Irene is wearing a white polka dot blouse under a white, embroide… more
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Lace overdress

Description: Beige/ecru Limerick lace short afternoon or dinner dress or overdress, chemise silhouette gathered at each hip and open to hem but tacked in several places. Sleeveless, bateau neckline and all edges finished with fine Val lace of same color. Size 12
Date: 1923/1927
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[The Williams family sitting next to a stream]

Description: Photograph of Irene Biffle Williams posing for a portrait next to a stream with her sons. Irene is sitting on a rock with her legs crossed at the knee and her arms folded in her lap. Her sons are all sitting on rocks of different heights and John and Byrd III are both wearing overalls. Byrd III is sitting on a rock that is in the stream and he has his left elbow resting on a rock in front of him and his head resting in his hand. John is sitting on a rock behind his mother and is in shadow. Char… more
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Charles and a dog]

Description: Portrait of Charles Williams as a toddler, sitting on the ground next to a dog. He smiles and looks upwards towards the sky. Multiple houses can be seen in the background.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[An account by Pedro J. Gonzalez]

Description: An account by Pedro J. Gonzalez. In the top left corner of the page are two icons, the higher of which has the text "Central Popular Revolucionaria" and "Mexico" in its design while the lower icon has "PRI" printed within its shape. Below the icons is a narrow column of text while to their right is the title "Central Popular Revolicionaria" followed by smaller words. The rest of the page is occupied by a wide column of paragraphed text that continues onto the back of the page, extending past ha… more
Date: 1924/1927
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Williams family posing in a creek bed]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams posing for a portrait in a creek bed with her sons. Irene is sitting on a rock and is holding her son Charles in her lap. John and Byrd III are both wearing overalls and they are leaning against a rock in the foreground of the picture. The creek bed is full of rocks of different sizes and twigs. The sides of the creek are a higher elevation than the bed and they are covered in vines and plants.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Item 6B: Family home movie footage]

Description: A home video of the Owsley Family shot by Alvin Mansfield Owsley and his wife Lucy Ball Owsley of their children playing outdoors. The children can be seen playing toss with a ball, riding a seesaw, sliding down a slide, and playing with one another. Lucy can be seen holding one of her children, likely Thomas. Alvin Clark Owsley is visible at the end of the video.
Date: [1927,1936]
Duration: 10 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Owsley, Alvin Mansfield
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Irene standing outdoors]

Description: Portrait of Irene Biffle Williams standing outdoors. She looks off to the side with a blank expression on her face. She wears a loose dress with two front pockets. A house is visible in the background.
Date: [1923..1927]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Gloves

Description: Gloves of light off white kid leather with brown piping. Hands have 3 darts outlined with brown thread on top; wrist portion extends almost to elbow; triangular inserts of same leather with tiny circles punched out lays over brown leather create full trumpet shaped wrist opening; vent at bottom wrist near hand with 2 pearl button closures. Stamped inside of left glove: "Made in Saxony"; "9468"; "V T ES / 1445"; "ARIS" (logo within arch); "US PAT / AUG 22 '27" Stamped inside of right glove: "6… more
Date: 1927/1939
Creator: Aris Glove Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Gloves of light off white kid leather with brown piping. Hands have 3 darts outlined with brown thread on top; wrist portion extends almost to elbow; triangular inserts of same leather with tiny circles punched out lays over brown leather create full trumpet shaped wrist opening. Vent at bottom wrist near hand with 2 pearl button closures. Stamped inside of left glove: "Made in Saxony"; "9468"; "V T ES / 1445"; "ARIS" (logo within arch); "US PAT / AUG 22 '27" Stamped inside of right glove: "6";… more
Date: 1927/1939
Creator: Aris Glove Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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