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Dress

Description: Dinner dress of floral print embossed seersucker with puffed, raglan short sleeves. High waist. V-shaped, lightly draped neckline is trimmed at center front with bouquet of silk flowers and streamers of black velvet ribbon. Shoulders are trimmed/supported with two narrow black velvet ribbons. Slight train. Center back closure of self-covered buttons and loops. Slip/underdress of pale yellow acetate.
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day dress

Description: Afternoon dress of printed pink rayon shantung with white/brown floral print. Sleeveless with wide V-shaped neckline and divided cape collar. Picot edges on collar and hem. Street length with long line torso and uneven bias cut flounce starting at left hip and dipping down. No closure.
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Dress with scarf and matching slip. A) Dress of sheer chiffon with floral print in pink, red, green, and brown; long skirt; peach lining; V-neck; flutter sleeves with shoulders cut out; flutter hem; deep V with ruffles in back. B) Slip. C) Matching scarf with ruffles
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening gown of peach orange-pink georgette with leaf pattern of silver thread and rhinestone studs. Sleeveless, with off-shoulder neckline widened by use of ruffles. Deep v back with rhinestone T-strap. Natural waistline with peach velvet sash tying in bow at back w/long streamers. Full-length skirt slim to knees then flares slightly, dipping very slightly at back. Both ruffles and scalloped hem edged w/rhinestones. Fabric joined at hip indicating lowered waistline effect. Velvet sash not of s… more
Date: 1932/1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Silk dress

Description: Dress of gold metallic silk. Sleeveless; full-length; the hem curves up gently in front; slim silhouette; high neckline in front which drops to the waist in back; a red velvet sash starts at the back shoulder and drops to the waist where it forms a bow and hangs down to the hem.
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Furniture for diplomatic residence]

Description: Photograph of a bookshelf for Alvin Mansfield Owsley's diplomatic residence. The bookshelf has a landscape painted on the side and the front of the drawer. A leaf design is painted on the front edges of the shelf.
Date: 1933
Creator: Owsley, Alvin Mansfield
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of a bartender]

Description: Portrait of a bartender standing behind the bar. The man looks at the camera with a slight smile on his face. He is dressed in a light-colored long-sleeve shirt with a tie. A register, beverages, and other items can be seen behind him.
Date: 1933~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Girl's Dress

Description: Girl's dress of French white silk with red, blue, green and orange handwork in window pane style design. Double breasted with closure of four interior snaps with four non-functioning concave glass buttons. Short sleeves with 3/4" cuffs. Scalloped collar, hem of sleeve cuffs, high waist and opening of dress piped in coral orange silk. Unlined.
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Williams family posing outside]

Description: Photograph of the Williams family posing for a portrait in front of trees. Byrd III and John are standing in the middle of the group and both boys are wearing white button up shirts with light colored pants and they have their hands behind their backs. Charles is standing on the far left of the group and he is wearing a white button up shirt with black capri pants. Their mother Irene is standing on the far right of the group and she is wearing a dark, long sleeve dress and looking away from the… more
Date: [1928..1933]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of large buildings on a city street]

Description: Photograph of large buildings that stand across a busy city street. Automobiles are parked along both sides of the street, obstructing the bottoms of the buildings. A tall building with many rows of windows and fire escape stairs stands at the end of the street. A sign in front of it reads, "First Christian Church." To its right, is a Greek-revival style building with tall columns supporting a decorative pediment. A taller brick building stands on the far right.
Date: [1933..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Williams family posing next to a shed]

Description: Photograph of the Williams family posing next to a shed in their backyard. Irene is wearing a floral dress underneath a white apron and has one of her hands on her son Charles's elbow. Charles is wearing a long sleeve, white button up shirt with dark capri pants and long, patterned socks. Byrd III and John are standing behind their mother, and they are both also wearing white button up shirts with rolled up sleeves. Byrd III is standing on the left and is wearing light colored pants while John … more
Date: [1928..1933]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a crowded city sidewalk, 2]

Description: Photograph of a city sidewalk crowded with individuals. Automobiles are parked along the street, to the right of the sidewalk. Both sides of the street are lined with tall buildings. A sign hangs down on the right above a checkered storefront that says, "Drumm's." A clocktower and other buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: [1933..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a church's sanctuary]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a church's sanctuary. The room has high ceilings and a row of tall, arch-shaped, stained-glass windows on its stone walls. Decorative wooden chairs are centered below them.
Date: [1933..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of automobiles driving down a city street]

Description: Photograph of automobiles driving down a street in the city. Automobiles are parked along the left side of the road in front of a row of large buildings. One of these buildings has two tall spires. Power lines stretch across the sky above, which is dotted with wispy clouds.
Date: [1933..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a sidewalk crowded with individuals]

Description: Photograph of many individuals crowding a sidewalk in front of a storefront. A striped awning extends from the building, covering their heads. A row of automobiles is parked along the other side of the street, which is also lined with tall buildings.
Date: [1933..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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