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Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive: Byrd Williams III (1913-1985)

Byrd Moore Williams III was the first in the family to start his own photography business. He worked for camera companies beforehand, which also saw some of his work go towards the development of camera lenses for Argus, a company Williams worked for in Michigan. For a brief period of time, Williams also wanted to be a journalist and he attended Texas Christian University from 1933-1937 as a journalism major. A short story is included on this page as a sample of the kind of work Williams created as an aspiring writer. While living in Michigan, he also worked on a boat with a friend and kept a journal. He traveled around Texas and the United States as part of his work with camera companies, eventually settling in Fort Worth where began the studio photography business. His background in writing and his natural creativity led to a successful business venture which lasted for decades.

The deck of a ship, showing five of its big white tubes.
Black and white photo of a male ballet dancer in uniform. His top has a black design on the front of it.
A male ballet dancer wearing an all white outfit. He is standing, posing on his right leg.
Two ballet dancers, one male and one female. The man is standing legs spread apart and the female ballet dancer with one leg kicked in the air.
Female ballet dancer in a small black outfit and fishnet stockings. She is posing on a chair.
Black and white photo of a highway bridge, a building in the background.
A young girl laying on a couch with a white striped blanket on her.
A black and silver camera. A black strap is on the right side of it.
A black and silver camera, a thin small strap on the left side and a thicker strap on the right.
A small black camera, standing upright.
A small black pipe.
An orange notebook, ripped in half and the pieces put together.
A ripped open note book, shown with handwriting on it.
A watch and timepiece, brown in color.
Black and white photo of a young man in a suit and dotted tie, sitting on a cushion.
A man in a white shirt and black tie sits against a blank wall.
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie, he sits with his knees propped up, arms on his knees.
Black and white photo of two men on the deck of a ship, the water is seen behind them.
An old photo of a young man wearing a collared shirt and tie
A man in a white slightly unbuttened shirt. He is sitting by a wooden fence.
A young man sits on a wooden bench by a tree trunk
A worn page, filled with handwriting in pencil.
A page filled with handwriting on the top half of it.
A page filled with black typewritten text. The top left corner has the number 10 on it. All of the text is small in size.
A page filled with black typewritten text. The top left corner has the number 11 on it. All of the text is small in size.
A page filled with black typewritten text. The top left corner has the number 12 on it. All of the text is small in size.
A page filled with black typewritten text. The top left corner has the number 13 on it. All of the text is small in size.
A page filled with black typewritten text. The top left corner has the number 14 on it. All of the text is small in size.
Two glass lenses, a circular photograph of a young man by it. They are layed out on a piece of cloth.
A black small camera, the lens is extended out.
Black and white photo of a woman in a white waitress uniform, her arm propped up on a drink container.
A woman in a hat walks by a row of shops, people behind her on the sidewalk and cars parked on the side.
Seen from the top, a man is seen sitting on a bench by a river, a staircase on the left side.
A black framed certificate. The certificate is white with black ink. There are three signatures on it.
Black and white high view of streets in between buidlings. One of the buildings has a sign that says Hollywood and a coffee shop sign.
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