This volume [originally numbered 2] contains black and white snapshots taken by Allen French and other members of his family during a trip to Europe in 1923. French traveled with his wife Aletta and daughters. The album begins with photographs taken aboard the ship President Arthur, including photographs of fellow travelers and shipboard activities. After disembarking at Tintagel on the Cornish coast, the family traveled through England taking photographs at Oxford, Hampton Court, Henley, London, and Ely, among many others. The family then traveled to the Netherlands with stops in Amsterdam, Monikendam, Vollendam, Marken, and Antwerp. The remainder of the album includes photographs of France (Paris, Mont St. Michel, Reims, and Coutances) and Switzerland (Lucerne, Engleberg, and the Gerschni Alp). The album concludes with the family's return to Quebec on 23 Sep. 1923 aboard the Ausonia.

This volume [originally numbered 4] contains black and white snapshots of a European trip in 1925. The album begins with photographs taken aboard the ship Mauretania. After disembarking at Plymouth, the family traveled through England, taking photographs at Exeter, Wells, Glastonbury, Lacock, and London. The album includes photographs of Belmont, Faversham, Kent, where the Frenches stayed with Lord Harris and Mrs. Temple-Harris and their family before moving on to France, where they visited Paris, Chartres, Auxerre, Avallon, Vezelay, and Semur. This album also includes a hand-drawn map of Semur-en-Auxois, presumably drawn by Allen French.

This album [unnumbered by French] is a continuation of the previous volume and contains numerous snapshots of the area around Semur, including livestock, shoppers in an outdoor marketplace, peasants, children, their hotel keeper and his family, and fellow English-speaking tourists at the Hotel de la Cote d'Or. This album also includes photographs of side trips to Paris and Montreal and concludes with snapshots taken in Pierrefonds, Beauvais, and Mantes.

This volume [originally numbered 7] begins in June 1926 aboard the Paris. Locations visited include Jumieges, Saint Wandrille, Caudebec-en-Caux, Rouen, and Paris. The Frenches also attended the races at Auteuil and Longchamps, and the album features photographs of the crowds at the races. The album contains a number of photographs taken at Chartres, Le Mans, Amboise, Loches, Poitiers, Besse, and Le Puy. The volume ends with a return trip to Semur.

This volume [originally numbered 9] begins with photographs of Ellen French's "coming out" in March 1927 and other photographs of home life in Concord. In May, Aletta and Allen departed aboard the Mauretania. After arriving in London, the couple worked at the British Museum and Public Record Office and visited friends in the area. They next traveled to Oxford to visit Hollis French at New College. In July, the couple visited Edinburgh, Durham, York, and Lincoln, photographing cathedrals and other points of interest. By August, they had arrived in France, photographing sites in Paris, Nancy, Chartres, and Tours, before returning to the United States aboard the Olympic. The album continues with photographs of Concord, Mass.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Columbus and Antioch, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Washington, D.C.; and New York, and concludes with photographs of "Antiquarian Day" in Concord.

This volume [originally numbered 11] begins with photographs of a visit to the Lillibridge family in Westport, Conn., prior to boarding the Bremen for Cherbourg. After photographing cathedrals in Caen, Bayeux, and Mantes, the Frenches stopped in Paris before beginning an automobile journey through the country with stops in Bourges, Cahors, Carcassone, Arles, and the French Riviera. They then crossed into Italy, stopping in San Remo, Pisa, Siena, Assisi, and Florence. The album contains the Frenches' automobile licenses, as well as hand-drawn maps of their route.

This volume [originally numbered 12] begins in June 1930 in Bologna, continuing from there to Padua and Venice. In mid-June, the Frenches visited Verona and Lake Como, crossing into Switzerland and continuing on to Austria and Germany, with stops in Innsbruck, Strassbourg, Nuremburg, and Rothenburg. From there, they returned to France, again attending the races at Longchamps. At the end of June, they embarked at Boulogne for England, where they were joined by their daughter Frances and visited Frances Rose-Troup at her home in Ottery St. Mary's. From there, the family traveled to London, staying at Patshull House and visiting the surrounding countryside. Additional destinations include York, Scrooby, and Boston, as well as Oxford and London. The album includes photographs of silver purchased by the Frenches while in England and concludes with photographs taken on their return voyage aboard the Europa.

This volume [originally numbered 15] documents the Frenches' "Second Canadian Trip [to] Quebec, Gaspe, and the Provinces" in the summer of 1932. Traveling by automobile, they passed through New Hampshire on their way to Quebec. Once in Canada, they stopped at camps along the way, traveling to Gaspe and Nova Scotia and returning through Maine. The album also contains photographs from a 1933 visit to the Maritime Provinces with stops at Louisbourg, Halifax, and Lunenburg, returning through New Brunswick and Maine.

This volume [originally numbered 16] begins in November 1934 with Allen and Aletta French traveling from New York City to San Diego, Calif., via Havana and the Panama Canal aboard the ship Virginia. Upon arrival in California, the Frenches stayed with the Weddle family in Agua Caliente and traveled around southern California, visiting the mountains, desert, missions, and the beach. The album concludes with a page of photographs taken by Maude French of her home in Hanover, N.H.

This volume [originally numbered 17] continues the Frenches' trip up the coast of California. The album includes photographs taken in San Diego, Bear Lake, Santa Barbara, Big Basin, San Francisco, Saint Helena, and Yosemite, including many views of wildlife, redwood trees, and other natural wonders.

This volume [originally numbered 18] depicts the Frenches' return trip from California to Concord by automobile beginning in May 1935. The album includes photographs of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, New Mexico, Chicago, Pennsylvania, and New York. The album also includes photographs of Hopi Indians in Arizona and Native American settlements in New Mexico. The album concludes with photographs of the Lillibridge family in Westport, Conn., and of Memorial Day, 1935, in Concord.

This volume [originally numbered 21] begins in May 1937 with the Frenches' departure aboard the Georgic. Disembarking at Le Havre with their car, the Frenches traveled to Paris, Chartres, Le Mans, and La Rochelle, where they photographed Spanish refugees. They then crossed to England, visiting Canterbury, Batheaston, Looe, Polperro, and Plymouth, where daughter Maude joined the trip. Photographs include Salisbury, Wells, Stonehenge, Hereford, Gloucester, and Oxford, as well as Amsterdam.

This volume [originally numbered 23] begins in May of 1938 aboard the Europa to England. Photographs depict the Frenches as they traveled around the country, including Southampton, Salisbury, Oxford, Stratford, London, the English Lake District, and Scotland. Of note are photographs of Tudor and Stuart period tombs. Forced to depart early "because of war conditions," the Frenches returned aboard the Bremen. The album concludes with photographs of damage from the Hurricane of 1938.

This volume [originally numbered 24] documents an automobile trip begun on 23 August 1939. Allen and Aletta French were accompanied on the trip by Arthur Lamb, who took some of the photographs that appear in this album. Places passed through on the westward part of the trip include Michigan, Minnesota, the Bad Lands, Glacier National Park in Montana, and on to Spokane, Washington. There are several snapshots of the Columbia River. After reaching the coast, they traveled along the Redwood Highway to California, then headed for San Francisco where they attended the Golden Gate International Exposition. They also went to Pasadena, visiting the Athenaeum and the Huntington Library. On their return, they passed through Arizona, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Virginia.

This volume [originally numbered 25] is composed mainly of family pictures, including photographs taken on visits to family members at Westport, Conn., Petersham, Mass., and Annisquam, Mass. The album also includes photographs of the Concord "Social Circle," a trip to the New York World's Fair, a trip along the Maine coast, and the Patriot's Day parade in Concord.

Volume 16 [originally numbered 26] covers September-November 1940 during a second cross-country automobile tour. The album includes photographs of Michigan, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California, including Yosemite National Park.

Volume 17 [originally numbered 27] begins in August of 1941 and comprises photographs of another automobile trip to the western states. Included are views of the Bad Lands, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon, as well as images of Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico.

Loose album pages with photographs of a May 1941 gathering of the [Concord] Social Circle, the June 1941 wedding of Francis Brooks and Frances Foster, and snapshots of a Decoration Day parade and mills in Vermont.

Miscellaneous loose photographs removed from albums.