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Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive: Family History

Photo albums and photographs from generations of the Byrd Williams family illustrate the history of the family as well as the history of photography. In the viewing of these snapshots and photographic prints, we can piece together backstories which create a more personal portrait of family life from one generation to the next.

Dark red leather book, old and worn. The spines has holes looped through with string, The front cover has a black design in each corner, and a golden design in the middle in the shape of a helmet.
The right side of an open book is seen, showing a black and white photo of a young boy in a suit and bow tie.
A black album tied together by a string on the spine. The middle of it says the word Photographs.
A photo album page, four pictures in each corner. The top left one is of a man in a white suit sitting down.
Black notebook with a coil tying it together. It has the faded words 39 years on it.
A photo album page with two pictures on it, both of the same two women. In the top one the women are looking at each other. In the bottom photo, the women on the left is looking at the camera.
Black and white photo of a woman sitting on a couch, four children sitting around her. There is a fireplace to their left, and a bookcase behind them.
Black and white photo of a woman standing at a table, four kids sitting around her. On the table is a cake.
A little girl sitting on a staircase outside, reading a paper.
Black and white photo of a young boy in a plaid shirt, his hair slicked back and his chin in his hand.
Four young children laying on the carpet. The two children on the left are girls, the two on the right are boys. There is a book open in front of them.
Black and white photo of a young boy at a desk, a young girl in the background by him.
Black and white photo of a woman with her hair pulled back, sitting on a floral chair looking at her hands.
A young girl in a dress, playing with blocks on a table.
A young boy and a young girl play together. The girl is on the right on a couch, and the boy is on the floor in front of her.
A man holds up a camera, taking a picture of himself in the mirror with it.
A man stands at a table, another man sitting at a chair looking towards him (wearing all white).
An older man stands outside, while holding up a young boy. There is a wire fence behind them.
A young boy poses with his hands on his hips, seen from the waist up.
A woman stands next to an old vehicle, two children standing on the steps of it. They are by a house behind the car.
A woman in a big dress sits next to a man in a suit to her left. They sit on rocks, the water by them splashing up.
View of a long room with shelves on the right and left side and tables. There are people standing at the end of the room.
Photo film seen from the top, the blank part is on the outside and the photos on the inside.
A wooden puzzle box, the top of it has an illustration of a ship on the water, a building with a red roof near it.
An open wooden puzzle box, the top of it has an illustration of a ship on the water, a building with a red roof near it. The part of it that's opened has a pink flower painted on it.
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