Four photographs mounted on a single board with outlines and decorations drawn in white and black. The left photo is of four nicely dressed violinists holding their instruments and looking at sheet music. Two men are seated and a woman and man stand. At center are two oval photos, the right overlapping the left slightly. The left oval is of a mustachioed man wearing a dark suit and hat and holding a long umbrella under his arm. The right oval photo is a profile view of a woman from the shoulders up. She has light colored hair styled up and wears a large pearl earring. The far right photograph, slightly covered by the right oval photograph is of a woman in a renaissance period style dress and head piece. She stands with her body turned to the side, head facing the camera, and arms slightly outstretched to show the long fabric hanging off her sleeves. The back of the board shows heavy water damage. Various inscriptions on back read: "Ellen Jane Lindsay as Katherine Carr"; "my teacher - Richard Epstein - Mrs. Joan Pratiss's son-in-law"; "the Zollners studying Carl Venth's in [illegible] in Los Angeles"; "The dear girl Nina Lyman …

Tintype photograph of a woman from the waist up. Her arms rest on a fringed object in front of her. She wears a long sleeve dark dress, with buttons up the side of the forearms. She wears a lace collar that hangs down her chest, and a silver chain with pendant. It appears that her cheeks may have been hand colored a faint pink. The cuffs of her sleeves have dark lace and white lace below. She wears a large dark hat with feathers on it, over her up styled hair. The image has small scratches throughout.

Yellow paper album, bound with red plastic spiral, containing three snapshots of Sheila Emery Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen. The snapshots are square with shallow, scalloped edges and rectangular holes in the top borders for the binding spiral. The first photograph shows the two women seated together on what appears to be a living room couch, with a crocheted or knitted blanket on the couch back and a side table holding a lamp and books. The second photograph shows Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen seated alone on the couch, looking at the camera with her left hand raised. The third photograph shows Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen seated alone on the couch and looking down at a glove she is holding in her hands.

Photograph of students seated at their desks in a classroom. The desks are in a grid pattern with a teacher's desk at the far right of the photograph. The students all look at the camera and hold books open on their desks or have notebook and pencil in hand. There are two windows at the back wall, and chalkboards with writing and math equations line the two visible walls, and have lines of papers clipped along the tops. The photo is printed on a cream colored board, and the image is oval shaped with points sticking out at the upper and lower left and right corners.

Photograph of a large group of elementary school students outdoors in front of a school building. The girls all wear dresses with different patterns. An adult woman stands to the right of the group, another at the back left of the group, and a man in suite and hat stands at the far left of the group.

Full-length tintype photograph of a woman related to the Emery family. She wears a long sleeve, long dark dress with a lace collar and lace at the cuffs of the sleeves. She wears her hair in an up-do on the top of her head. It appears that her cheeks may have been hand colored a very light pink. She has one hand to her cheek, her elbow and other hand resting on a tasseled stand. The painted backdrop shows carved stone pillars, steps, and foliage.

Tintype photograph of a young boy seated in a studio. He wears a long top that goes past his knees. It has buttons down the front and three stripes on either side, and three stripes around the cuffs. He wears stripped socks and black boots. He has short light colored hair, looks at the camera, and his cheeks are hand colored pink. There is a backdrop behind him, but it's unclear what the image is.

Photograph of a group of people standing outdoors posing for a photo together. An old man with a mustache and thinning hair stands behind a wheelchair occupied by an old woman wearing a long white dress. A young boy stands next to the wheelchair while another stands in front. Two men and a woman stand to the right of the woman in the wheelchair. Trees, the top of a covered bridge, and a house can be seen in the background. There is a white border around the snapshot.

Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the chest up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. Her eyes and mouth are slightly blurred. The photograph has cracks in the emulsion layer in the upper right corner, and at the very corner a section has flaked off.

Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the chest up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. There are slight losses of the emulsion layer on all edges of the image.

Tintype photograph of a young boy seated in a wooden chair with a pillow behind him. He wears a dark jacket and breeches set with horizontally stripped socks that go past the knee. He looks directly at the camera and lays his hands on the tops of his thighs. All of the corners have been cut diagonally and there is cracking in the emulsion layer throughout.

Tintype photograph of a man with a young girl on each knee. He wears a white button down shirt with a tie and vest, and a dark wide-brimmed hat. He has a large moustache and holds a long pipe in his mouth. The girls on the left wears a white dress with a dark jacket over the top. The jacket has two sets of buttons going from bottom to collar, and decorative embroidery on the cuffs and collar. She wears a white hat. The girl on the right wears a white dress with an open black jack which is ruffled along the edges and cuffs. She wears a black hat. Both girls claps their hands on their laps, and everyone looks directly at the camera. All four corners are cut off diagonally.

Tintype photograph of a young woman seated in a wooden chair. She wears a long sleeve white dress with a high collar, black fingerless gloves, and a pearl necklace. She has chin length dark hair combed back from her face, and holds a box in her lap. Her cheeks have been hand colored with pink. Both top corners are cut off diagonally, and there are losses of the emulsion layer throughout the image.

Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the shoulders up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. The image is slight off center, skewed to the lower right corner. There are spots along the bottom of the image where the emulsion layer is damaged.

Cabinet card photograph of Harper Brown seated in a lattice chair with decorative swirls coming off the top of the back. He wears a dark three piece suit and tie, holds a fedora style hat. He looks to the side of the camera and crosses his legs at the knee. At the bottom of the card is written, "Harper Brown," and the studio imprint is embossed reading, "Hudson / Paris, Texas." Small decorative circular patterns are embossed around the edges of the card.

Cabinet card photograph of Aunt Effie and Harper Brown visible from the chest up. Effie wears a white dress with puffed shoulders, which has black pieces of fabric capping the shoulders and around her neck with a buckle. She wears wire framed glasses and has her hair twisted up in a bun on top of her head with a P shaped pin sticking out of the top. Harper wears a dark three piece suit with a mason pin on his vest lapel, an anchor on his tie, and another pin on his jacket lapel. He has a moustache. Both look to the side of the camera. An embossed imprint for the Hudson studio is at the bottom of the card. Inscriptions on the back read, "Brown / Harper," and "Aunt Effie Brown."

Card made of cardstock with spaces to hold 35 small photographs. 22 photographs are still in place within the card, each a portrait. On the back of the card each space is labeled with the names of the individuals pictured. Among the names is the inscription, "Miss Anna / from Vinette / Merry Xmas."

Photograph of Cassie Hale from the chest up. She wears a blouse with dark collar and yoke, and lighter puff shoulder sleeves. She looks to the left, and her hair is pinned up on the sides of her head with decorative flowers towards the top. The photo is mounted on a cream colored card with decorative cut edges. An inscription on the back of the card reads, "Cassie Hale."

Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen as an older woman. She wears a dark button up blouse with a horizontal bar brooch at the collar. Her hair is up and she wears wire framed glasses.

Snapshot photograph of a dirigible, or blimp, in the air over a field. The blimp, seen in right three-quarter profile, is centered in the frame and is stationed at a mooring tower. A horizontal line of parked automobiles is visible below. A black ink number "9" is stamped on the verso bottom right corner.

Snapshot photograph of a dirigible, or blimp, in the air over a field. The blimp, seen in right three-quarter profile, is centered in the frame and is stationed at a mooring tower. A horizontal line of parked automobiles is visible below. A black ink number "9" is stamped on the verso bottom right corner.

Three photographs in a folder with four spaces for photographs. Each photograph space has a rectangular window and the one closest to the left is empty. The photographs each show one woman from the Allen family. Left to right: Frances Marion Allen, Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen, and Sheila Allen. Frances Marion and Sheila are shown at a younger age while Dr. Allen's portrait is of her as an older woman. The outside of the folder is gray and textured.

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen seated backwards in a wooden chair. He wears a suit and hat, and holds his hands clasped with arms resting on the seat back. A backdrop on a wooden frame is visible behind him. In the top right corner of the photograph the initials "J.W.A." are written in ink. The photograph is mounted on a black board with decorative textured edges.

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen seated backwards on a wooden chair. He wears a suit and hat, and holds the back of the chair with one hand, the other resting on top. A wooden frame with a backdrop is visible behind him. The photograph is mounted to a black board with textured decorative edges.