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Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive: Byrd Williams Sr. (1849-1931)

This page highlights items from the first generation of the Byrd Moore Williams family. Byrd Williams, Sr. is the primary photographer for many of these images. In other instances, it may actually be Byrd Williams Jr. taking the photograph. Included in this section are artifacts, such as the family photo album with cartes de visites and some tintypes. An Anheuser-Busch wooden box (dated 1933) contains items from the first three generations of the family.

Brown worn leather book, the front of it has an intricate gold design, some of it looking like leaves. There is also a bird design.
Worn leather book, seen from the closed pages.
Open photo albums, showing two open page with four oval shaped photos on each page.
Closeup of a photo album page showing four small oval shaped photographs of men.
Black and white photo of five different man standing around a dresser, in a room with a big table. The photo is on a black page.
Old photograph of a young woman with a white shirt and short hair, slightly faded by a black background.
Long black and white photos of several sitting at a dock near a big body of water.
Black and white photo of an old stall stove.
Black and white photo of an open space with a ladder leaned against a wall.
Photo of a man in a white shirt, his boots over his pants, also wearing a cowboy hat. He is standing by a brick wall on a brick floor.
An old woman sits on a chair, a man on the right of her also sitting on a similar chair. The chairs are on a lawn.
Photo of a man stting on rocks by a body of water. He is wearing a uniform, holding a long rifle.
Six different men sit by each other at a table. Behind them are some papers hung on the wall.
An envelope, torn on the right side. The top left corner contains an address, the top right a red stamp. The bottom middle has an address written in pen.
Lined paper, a note on it in handwriting.
Faded yellow paper, lined and filled with a handwritten letter.
A wooden box, the side of it has a hole open for a handle. The front of it has the name printed on it in black. The lid is slightly open.
Open wooden box with the name printed on it in black at the front. The box is open and there are several items in it.
A black camera with a leathery texture. There is a small tag atached to the right side of it.
A small open book. The left side of it is red with an intricate design. The right side of it is a black and white photo of a woman holding a baby.
A black stereoscope viewer, a photo on display on it.
A black stereoscope viewer, a photo on display on it. Black and white.
Photo of a man in uniform sitting on a chair. The photo is on a grey page.