[Byrd Williams Timeline Banner displayed at exhibit]

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Photograph of a banner displayed at the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive". On it are images of each Byrd Williams next to names and a synopsis of their life. The banner reads "Byrd Williams Timeline; Byrd Moore Williams; Byrd Moore Williams owned a hardware store in Gainesville, Texas that sold photography equipment. His early prints were developed in a darkroom in the family's home. His work includes stunningly detailed images of his hardware store, photos of family members and places around Gainesville.; Byrd Moore Williams, Jr.; Byrd Williams II studied at the University of Texas (1905-1907), worked as … continued below

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Clark, Junebug November 22, 2016.

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Photograph of a banner displayed at the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive". On it are images of each Byrd Williams next to names and a synopsis of their life. The banner reads "Byrd Williams Timeline; Byrd Moore Williams; Byrd Moore Williams owned a hardware store in Gainesville, Texas that sold photography equipment. His early prints were developed in a darkroom in the family's home. His work includes stunningly detailed images of his hardware store, photos of family members and places around Gainesville.; Byrd Moore Williams, Jr.; Byrd Williams II studied at the University of Texas (1905-1907), worked as an engineer, and expanded on family tradition by incorporating imagery in forms other than portraiture, which included landscapes and city scenery. His work includes documentation of civil engineering projects including the San Antonio River Walk. Byrd II's surveying equipment and notebooks are included in the collection as well as fragile nitrate based negatives featuring early scenes of Yosemite National Park.; Byrd Williams III; Byrd Williams III explored photography on his own terms as a fine art as well as a commercial enterprise. He owned a photo service in Fort Worth and in the 1930s created an expansive series of women at work. Through his images, he documented street scenes and the people of Fort Worth, which was developing rapidly in the mid-20th century. With the work of Byrd Williams III, we see photography develop into a unique way of making a personal statement.; Byrd Williams IV; Byrd Williams IV is a prolific exhibiting photographer, who has shown in the United States and abroad. His work is situated in our modern world, however it has significant historical weight. Although three previous generations of photographers are in his DNA, his vision is uniquely his own: humane, curious and full of life. Byrd IV is the last remaining photographer in his family lineage. After graduating from both TCU and SMU, Byrd IV's photo career began in 1970 with an exhibition at MJS Gallery in Fort Worth."

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The exhibit "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Archives" was held in the Special Collections room in Willis Library on the University of North Texas campus. In the collection over 120 years of photos taken by the Williams family were displayed. The book PROOF collected all of the images shown into a single book, which is published by UNT Press.

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"Photographing UNT" depicts images of various buildings, events, and ceremonies from the University of North Texas in Denton. Faculty, staff, students, and community members can be seen in the photographs as well.

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Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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Clark, Junebug. [Byrd Williams Timeline Banner displayed at exhibit], photograph, November 22, 2016; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1039238/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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