[The interior of the W. T. Waggoner building in Fort Worth]

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Photograph of the interior of the W.T. Waggoner building in Fort Worth, located on W. 8th Street. The ceiling is coffered with ornately carved bands outlining each section. A square column stands at each intersection of these bands. The polished marble floors have darker sections around the bases of these columns and the edges of the room. Short, half-walls create barriers between rooms, and decorative metal creates extra barriers on top of these half-walls. Each doorway in the photo is arched with a wooden arch as the doorframe. Each doorframe is freestanding, and not attached to a ceiling. There are … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951- September 24, 1994.

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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 363 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the interior of the W.T. Waggoner building in Fort Worth, located on W. 8th Street. The ceiling is coffered with ornately carved bands outlining each section. A square column stands at each intersection of these bands. The polished marble floors have darker sections around the bases of these columns and the edges of the room. Short, half-walls create barriers between rooms, and decorative metal creates extra barriers on top of these half-walls. Each doorway in the photo is arched with a wooden arch as the doorframe. Each doorframe is freestanding, and not attached to a ceiling. There are large bowl pendant lights suspended from each coffered section of the ceiling. A clot is embedded in the railing of a walkway in the background of the picture.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Original Folder: "W.T. Waggoner Building 1994 Sept. 24 1 pm"

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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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  • September 24, 1994

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  • Nov. 15, 2021, 7:55 a.m.

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  • Jan. 14, 2022, 10:54 a.m.

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  • 32.75183, -97.330562

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [The interior of the W. T. Waggoner building in Fort Worth], photograph, September 24, 1994; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857510/: accessed February 13, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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