[Houston Street in Fort Worth, including the flatiron building]

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Photograph of Houston Street in Fort Worth, Texas. This view of the street includes Fort Worth's flatiron building. The triangular building is located in the right half of the photo, surrounded by much taller and more modern buildings. A stoplight is located next to it. Closer to the camera, a sign for "The Texas hat; Peters Bros Inc" is attached to a building. The words are written in cursive, neon tubing, and the sign features two depictions of men wearing cowboy hats. A streetlamp stands next to the sign. Trees in landscape boxes line both sides of the street. The … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951- [1980..].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 14 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Houston Street in Fort Worth, Texas. This view of the street includes Fort Worth's flatiron building. The triangular building is located in the right half of the photo, surrounded by much taller and more modern buildings. A stoplight is located next to it. Closer to the camera, a sign for "The Texas hat; Peters Bros Inc" is attached to a building. The words are written in cursive, neon tubing, and the sign features two depictions of men wearing cowboy hats. A streetlamp stands next to the sign. Trees in landscape boxes line both sides of the street. The photo was taken as a long exposure photo, so there is a phantom car at the stoplight, having been in motion at some point when the photo was taken. It sits at the light, nearly transparent.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Original Folder: "Flat Iron"

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  • Preferred Citation: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection (AR0769), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection

Four generations of photographers, all named Byrd Williams, documented more than 100 years of North Texas history. These materials, selected from a larger collection of family items. are available in UNT Libraries' Special Collections.

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  • [1980..]

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  • Nov. 15, 2021, 7:55 a.m.

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  • April 21, 2022, 10:52 a.m.

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  • 32.750782, -97.329898

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [Houston Street in Fort Worth, including the flatiron building], photograph, [1980..]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857506/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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