[The façade of the Knights of Pythias Building]

One of 192 photographs in the series: Box 150: 8 x 10 Negatives available on this site.

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Photograph of the façade of the Knights of Pythias Building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The red brick building has a turret on the right corner, and an arched window frame taking up the majority of the 2nd floor façade. A circular window at the top of this arched display is stained glass and has the letters F, B, and C. Above the windows, a statue of a knight stands in an alcove at the peak of the roof. A large glass building rises high behind the Knights of Pythias, far surpassing it in height.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 8 x 10 in.

Creation Information

Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951- [1990..].

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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. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the façade of the Knights of Pythias Building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The red brick building has a turret on the right corner, and an arched window frame taking up the majority of the 2nd floor façade. A circular window at the top of this arched display is stained glass and has the letters F, B, and C. Above the windows, a statue of a knight stands in an alcove at the peak of the roof. A large glass building rises high behind the Knights of Pythias, far surpassing it in height.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 8 x 10 in.

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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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  • [1990..]

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  • Nov. 15, 2021, 7:56 a.m.

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  • Jan. 27, 2022, 2:51 p.m.

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  • 32.75491, -97.331859

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [The façade of the Knights of Pythias Building], photograph, [1990..]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857620/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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