[Byrd Williams Family Scenes and Vegas Trip]

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Video recording documenting the life of Byrd Williams IV and his family. The video begins with scenes taken during a flight on an airplane, looking through the window of the airplane. The flight appears to have taken Byrd IV to Las Vegas where various street scenes in the city are shown. Video of the Hoover Dam is also displayed. Following the Las Vegas trip, Byrd returns home to Fort Worth, Texas and films his backyard at sunset. Various clips of the William's family cat and their dog, Angus can be seen. Video clips of Doris and Pam Williams at their … continued below

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1 film (41 min., 46 sec.) : si., col. ; 8 mm.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951- [1965..1975].

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This video 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 63 times. More information about this video can be viewed below.

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Video recording documenting the life of Byrd Williams IV and his family. The video begins with scenes taken during a flight on an airplane, looking through the window of the airplane. The flight appears to have taken Byrd IV to Las Vegas where various street scenes in the city are shown. Video of the Hoover Dam is also displayed. Following the Las Vegas trip, Byrd returns home to Fort Worth, Texas and films his backyard at sunset. Various clips of the William's family cat and their dog, Angus can be seen. Video clips of Doris and Pam Williams at their home in Fort Worth are included. Snow fall occurs in the neighborhood where the William's family resided and clips of Byrd IV as well as his then girlfriend, Dana Long, can be seen. A man is shown splicing film at the Byrd Photo studio. Additonal clips include scenes from family holidays such as Christmas and Easter where Carol Williams, her husband Jesse and their children are present.

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1 film (41 min., 46 sec.) : si., col. ; 8 mm.

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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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  • [1965..1975]

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [Byrd Williams Family Scenes and Vegas Trip], video, [1965..1975]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707462/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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