[First Christian Church at night]

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

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Photograph of First Christian Church located at 612 Throckmorton Street in Fort Worth. The architecture of the building is Greek with a triangular roof and columns. There is an entryway close to street level that sits underneath the row of columns. It is illuminated by spotlights. A small set of stairs leads up to it. with potted topiary on the edges of the stairs. More stairs lead up from that entrance to an entrance behind the columns. This entrance has a large door under a pointed archway, matching the roofline. The church's windows are stained glass. A sign stands at … 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- March 14, 1987.

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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 12 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of First Christian Church located at 612 Throckmorton Street in Fort Worth. The architecture of the building is Greek with a triangular roof and columns. There is an entryway close to street level that sits underneath the row of columns. It is illuminated by spotlights. A small set of stairs leads up to it. with potted topiary on the edges of the stairs. More stairs lead up from that entrance to an entrance behind the columns. This entrance has a large door under a pointed archway, matching the roofline. The church's windows are stained glass. A sign stands at the corner of the lawn. It is in the shape of a capital "I," with the lines on the top and bottom. It reads "FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH." There are lights in the sign, but they have gone out behind the letters C, S, T, I, and A in "Christian." There are other buildings across the street from the Church, all with lights on in some windows. It is nighttime.

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

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Original Folder: "First Christian Church at Night March 14 1987 9 pm"

Original Folder: "f32 @ 30min 210 Angulon Pyro D7 @ 7 min 65° N-2 Tank Dev"

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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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  • March 14, 1987

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  • Nov. 15, 2021, 7:56 a.m.

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  • Nov. 30, 2021, 2:58 p.m.

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  • 32.752541, -97.332337

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [First Christian Church at night], photograph, March 14, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857531/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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