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[Lake day and house party with Byrd III, Byrd IV, and friends]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams III, Byrd Williams IV, and friends. The beginning features Byrd III, Byrd IV, and "Tippy" Stephenson on a sailboat at a lake, after which is a series of portraits and names of Byrd IV's friends. The remainder of the video shows clips of Byrd III, Byrd IV, and Tippy sailing, as well as people at the lake socializing on the beach, swimming, water skiing, tubing, and riding on a boat. Roughly halfway through is a slide entitled "Party Scenes" followed by clips from… more
Date: 19XX/1986
Duration: 27 minutes
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Photographs and clips of Byrd IV, family, and friends]

Description: Video recording of several photographs and fragments of home videos. The beginning features scenes of Fort Worth and a park, and shows a poster for a film created by R. Shockley and Byrd Williams IV. Byrd is shown sleeping on a wooden bench and wandering barefoot. Subsequent footage shows mother Doris Williams holding her twin infants Byrd IV and Pam Williams. The remainder of the video shows images and clips of Byrd, family, and friends, including scenes from his wedding with Jamye, social gat… more
Date: 19XX
Duration: 18 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Byrd and Dovie Williams at the lake with friends]

Description: Video recordings of Byrd Moore Williams IV with his wife Dovie Williams and several friends at the lake. The beginning shows Dovie and friend Jim Simpler on a boat; friend Paul Frantz water skiis. Subsequent footage features clips of Dovie, Byrd, and friends prior to and following Dovie and Byrd's marriage; Frantz teaches a woman named Debbie how to shoot a handgun. The remainder of the footage shows more water skiing and contains clips of Byrd, Dovie, Jim and wife Dawn Simpler, and their son J… more
Date: 1979-05?
Duration: 26 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Byrd Photo Service, parties, snow, and a barbershop]

Description: Video recordings from Byrd Williams IV that contains fragments of audio and video testing, conversation, and various scenes of Williams with friends and coworkers. Earlier footage contains clips of Byrd and friends dancing, playing instruments, and smoking. The recording also features Byrd, sister Pam, and their coworkers at Byrd Photo Service in Fort Worth, Texas; a Christmas holiday party; snowy weather; and a barbershop. Footage includes a shot of a film slide featuring the head of a decease… more
Date: 1974-11?
Duration: 19 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Young Byrd Williams V with parents, family, and friends]

Description: Video recording that includes several shots of a young Byrd Williams V, who is the son of Byrd Williams IV and his then wife Jamye Blanke. Footage includes scenes of a birthday party for Byrd V and clips of Byrd V on playground equipment, playing in a garden with his grandparents Byrd Williams III and Doris Williams, and riding amusement park rides. Additional scenes feature Byrd IV and Jamye playing or sitting with their son. Byrd V was 7 months old at the time of the ending scene's recording.
Date: 197X
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Byrd V

Description: Video recording about Byrd Williams V. The beginning of the footage shows name slates and photographs of Byrd Williams Sr., Byrd Williams Jr., Byrd Williams III, and Byrd Williams IV; these are followed by a montage of several home video clips of Byrd V. Scenes show him with his parents and grandmother, playing outdoors, petting a cat, and riding amusement rides. The end of the video contains photographs of the Byrds' respective wives: Mary Alice Williams, Irene Williams, Doris Williams, and Ja… more
Date: 197X
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Water skiing and rafting at Lake Bridgeport]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV and friends water skiing on the lake. Tim Stephenson and others are seen on the water throughout the footage. One individual rides on a circular raft as he is pulled from the boat across the water's surface; at one point, he lowers his swim trunks whilst standing up on the raft and falls backwards into the water. Subsequent footage features the group riding across the water inside of the boat, removing their life vests and resting at the dock, and additional … more
Date: 197X
Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Home Movies, Working on Cars

Description: Video recording featuring several home movies. The footage opens with a shot of a wounded foot, followed by two people play fighting on a bed. Subsequent footage shows Tim Stephenson and Byrd Williams IV at a gas station, then driving on Interstate 35 to get to a lake with friends and a dog. Additional clips include Jim Simpler, Tim, Byrd, Dawn Simpler, and Dovie Williams trying hats on; Tippy and friends shooting a gun outside; Byrd Williams V playing outdoors; and the inside of Byrd Photo Ser… more
Date: 197X
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Williams Family Fort Worth Neighborhood

Description: Video recordings captured by a teenaged Byrd Williams IV and friends in and around his home neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas. Footage includes friends driving cars around the neighborhood; Byrd IV and friends playing in the yard; several pieces of stop motion work; scenes of Byrd IV's parents Byrd III and Doris Williams, as well as a family dog; an airplane flying overhead; race car driving at the Green Valley Raceway in Smithfield, Texas; and shots of race car engines and interiors.
Date: 197X
Duration: 26 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Baby Party

Description: Video recording of a backyard birthday party for Jimmy Simpler Jr., son of Jim and Dawn Simpler who were good friends of Byrd Williams IV. Byrd IV's son Byrd V and several other children are in attendance at the party. The children gather around a table and eat cake outdoors; Jimmy Jr. blows out candles on a Donald Duck-themed birthday cake. The children play in the grass and on the swing set while parents socialize.
Date: 197X
Duration: 14 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Byrd Williams IV and friends socializing indoors and outdoors]

Description: Video recording featuring assorted clips from Byrd Williams IV. Footage includes shots of beer cans and drinking glasses; Byrd's friend Tim pouring beverages at a counter; Byrd socializing with several friends in various living areas; business advertisements on television; a dog in a backyard; a busy lakeside area where crowds of people are socializing, sunbathing, playing frisbee, playing guitar, and swimming; Byrd and others working inside of Byrd Photo Service; driving in a car with Jim Simp… more
Date: 197X
Duration: 28 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Ski Trip

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV and friends taking a trip to Lake Bridgeport for water skiing. The intro includes title cards and credits that are handwritten on notebook paper. In opening shots, Byrd lies in a bed, and Dawn and Jim Simpler (who is holding Jimmy Jr.) walk outside of their home. Byrd loads water skis into the car, a boat is hitched to the back of a truck, and the boat is backed into the water at a launch point. Subsequent footage includes the friends water skiing, riding on … more
Date: 197X
Duration: 9 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Carole Feuerman art show at Western Place]

Description: Video recording of an art show for sculptor Carole Jean Feuerman at the Western Place in Fort Worth, Texas. Byrd Williams IV and several others attend the show which features several of the artist's sculptures. Footage shows patrons in conversation and observing the artwork; a child playing in a hallway outside of the exhibit and inquiring about Byrd IV's camera; and a playful interview with Feuerman and friends. Parts of the recording feature flashing light sequences.
Date: 197X
Duration: 16 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.735600 -97.417296
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Williams family home movie]

Description: Home video recording of Byrd Williams IV, mother Doris Williams, sister Pam Williams, and a friend inside of the Williams' home. The three women dance together in the living room and Pam is recorded interacting with her friend, her cat, and household items. The footage then captures an acted-out scene in which Byrd, Pam, and friend play patrons at a bar tended by Doris. Byrd's character tries to get the attention of the girls who then compete for his attention when he reveals his money. Doris s… more
Date: 197X
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Home video footage of Byrd Williams V]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams V, son of Byrd Williams IV. Footage contains scenes of Byrd IV interacting with his son and playing music from a record player. Byrd V sits in a chair and asks his father about a photograph on the wall depicting himself as a baby with his father and grandfather Byrd III. Byrd IV hands his son the microphone, who proceeds to speak to the camera. In subsequent footage, Byrd V explores a park with a swing set.
Date: 197X
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Byrd Williams IV and Tim Stephenson playing instruments]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV playing music with friends. Byrd plays a guitar, Tim Stephenson is on the drums, and another individual (who is indiscernible due to the room's lighting) accompanies them in the room. Byrd appears to sing as he strums the guitar.
Date: 197X
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Dad's Land

Description: Video recording of a tree-covered landscape on an overcast day. A white rooftop atop a building can be seen among the trees in the distance, and mountains or plateaus run across the horizon. The original footage label reads "Dad's Land", possibly suggesting that this land was under ownership of Byrd Williams IV's father Byrd Williams III.
Date: 197X
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Coast and Nitzinger]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV, then partner Jamye Blanke, and two friends making stops on a journey to see musician John Nitzinger in concert. Byrd and friends stop at a beach in Port Aransas where they stand on the wet sands and look towards the ocean waves. They make additional stops to a restaurant or ice cream shop for ice cream to-go, as well as a forested picnic area alongside a road. The ending footage shows barely visible scenes of John Nitzinger performing on stage.
Date: 197X
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Byrdie at Lakehouse

Description: Video recordings of Byrd Williams V, son of Byrd Williams IV and his then wife Jamye Blanke, at a lake house. Footage shows scenes of Byrd IV and Jamye accompanying Byrd V as he wanders around in his baby walker on a porch. Each parent playfully tosses Byrd V in the air, and the camera subsequently captures a view of the lake from the porch.
Date: 1975/197X
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Guitar and drums music audio]

Description: Video recording that features only sound and no visual subject. The audio captures music being played from a guitar and a drumset.
Date: 197X
Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Bill Asa's House

Description: Video recording of several of Byrd Williams IV's friends and acquaintances visiting Bill Asa's house (possibly his lake house). The beginning of the footage shows three people in a rowboat who are untying the vessel from a pole; Byrd's friend Tim Stephenson, a dog, and a small child stand upon the dock to the right. The people in the boat begin to row; in the distance, a motor boat pulls a water skier across the water. Subsequent footage shows the friends sitting inside smoking together.
Date: 197X
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Friends of Byrd Williams IV inside of a home]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV's partner (Dovie Williams), friends, and their friends' children socializing inside of a home. The children wander around the living room while Dovie and Dawn Simpler wash dishes in the kitchen. Subsequent footage shows Jim Simpler and Tim Stephenson dancing in the living room. The ending features a brief clip of a woman being assisted as she gets out of the water.
Date: 197X
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Stop-motion with Byrd Williams IV, Jamye, and friends]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV, his then partner Jamye, and their friends. They sit together on the floor; footage is captured in fragments to make it appear as though a model ship is moving across the ground unassisted. This same method is employed again later using a taxidermied turtle; Jamye also pretends to ride the turtle across the floor. Byrd, Jamye, and a friend take turns posing with and pretending to kiss a poster of Donny Osmond. Byrd also plays guitar and later sits with a pape… more
Date: May 1976
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Byrd Williams IV and friends at Bill Asa's house]

Description: Video recording of Byrd Williams IV and friends at Bill Asa's house (possibly his lake house) on Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. Byrd's friend Tim Stephenson pretends to be a news reporter as three of their friends return from taking the boat out on the water. Later, Byrd stands on the dock as he, Tim, and another friend prepare for a boat ride.
Date: 197X
Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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