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[A boy with a horse and a foal]

Description: Photograph of a boy leading a horse as a foal trails behind. The boy is blurry, but he is wearing a short sleeve button up shirt and is looking at the camera. The horses are both a light color, and they are walking along a road. There are a few trees lining the road they are walking on and there are more in the background of the image. There is a narrow road on the left side of the image that trails up an incline and goes near a fence at the top of the hill.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Buildings along the River Walk]

Description: Photograph of buildings along the River Walk in San Antonio. The image was taken looking across the river at the multi-story buildings on the other side of the water. The buildings are very simple and made of light colored bricks. There is a sign advertising surgical and sickroom supplies on one building and the building to the left of this has a fire escape and awnings over all of the windows. There are trees and plants along the walkways in front of the building and there is a bridge next to … more
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Byrd III in a striped suit]

Description: Photograph of Byrd III in a dark pinstripe suit. He holds a cigarette in one hand and turns his head to look at the camera with a serious expression. His dark hair is slicked back and he has a thin mustache.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Byrd III in a suit]

Description: Photograph of Byrd III in a suit. The photograph is blurry, but the he is wearing a pinstripe suit with a dark tie and a shirt that is a similar color to the suit jacket. He is looking slightly above the camera and has a half smile on his face.
Date: [1930..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Construction in San Antonio]

Description: Photograph of a construction site in San Antonio. A wooden ramp leads to a dirt pit that contains numerous metal beams surrounded by a brick wall. A large crane is being used by construction workers to move a metal beam. Multiple buildings surround the construction site.
Date: [1930..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[A covered wagon in front of shops]

Description: Photograph of a covered wagon parked in front of shops. "Ye Old Chuck Wagon" and "Continental Divide" is printed on the wagon's cover. A single gas pump sits to its left. Behind the pump stands a small building labeled, "Continental Divide Curio Shop." It advertises rugs and pottery. A large sign is posted above a small wooden structure on the right that reads, "Chinese Dragon."
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[A crowd of people walking up a staircase]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of individuals walking up a staircase leading to a raised platform with a wood trellis railing. A bench is positioned on either side of a tall tree that grows in front of the stairs. A woman in a dress sits on the bench to the left. On the right, sits a couple with a toddler and a balloon. Trash is littered all over the ground. Trees are visible in the background, beyond the staircase.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Downtown Fort Worth; Main Street at 7th, Looking North]

Description: Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: [1930..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Eagle Band of North Texas State Teachers College]

Description: Photograph of a photograph of the Eagle Band of the North Texas State Teachers College, taken January 1930. 26 adults and one child are seen standing at attention in uniform arranged on the steps that originally existed in front of the Administration Building (built in 1923, and renamed the Auditorium Building in 1957). At front of the group of a large drum decorated with the name "Teachers College Band / Denton" surrounding the school's symbol.
Date: January 1930

[Factory workers in the 1930s]

Description: Photograph of men who work at a boot factory. The workers' names, standing from left to right, are named N.J. Dunaway, Glen Walker, Jim Ritchie, Roy "Wads" Hillard, and Leonard Ritchie. Out of the five men, Dunaway and Ritchie have died after the photo, Hillard was still alive after the photo was taken, and the living status of Walker and Ritchie is unknown.
Date: 1930~
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