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The photo album contains photographs of 19th century Javanese rulers, their wives, soldiers, pictures of the exterior and interior of buildings in Batavia (modern Jakarta), of Javanese people, and the countryside, often accompanied by hand written notes.

Photographs by Alfred Cheney Johnston

Commercially printed photograph albums of cities and sites of interest in countries around the world.

Printed material and correspondence relating to the photographic services company.

Color photographs showing Barbie and Francie dolls in various outfits.

Photographs of composers, musicians, conductors and singers. A very few are original photographs; most are clippings from magazines, record album covers, books, postcards, advertisements, or other sources. There are also a few glass plate positives, possibly lantern slides.

Photographs of an unknown black serviceman during the Vietnam War.

Cartes de visite of the 19th century including albumen prints, platinotypes, tintypes and several lithographs. Included are works by American, European, and Asian photographers: Abdullah Freres, E. & H.T. Anthony, Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, J.H. Bufford, Alexander Gardner, London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, William E. Marshall, Mora, A. Sachtler, and Napoleon Sarony. Subjects include celebrities, family portraits, indigenous peoples, soldiers, and travel photos from America, Europe, China, Japan, and the Malay Pennisula.

The collection consists of one photo album named "New York State Canal System" containing photographs related to the former Barge Canal under the name of Charles L. Cadle, Superintendent of Public Works of the State of New York. These photographs demonstrate the state of the art of the technology and efficiency of New York's water way transportation system.