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Photographs is divided into: Albums/Scrapbooks, 1900-1925; Public Relations reference file, 1898-2002; Public Relations reference file, 1976-2005; and Miscellaneous and general. The series comprises about two linear feet of materials and is a rich source of visual images of Detroit, the activities at the various branches of the YMCA, and the YMCA summer camps.

Albums/Scrapbooks, 1900-1925, contains twelve scrapbooks of photographs. These scrapbooks are identified and arranged in rough chronological order. Of special note are: the City Industrial scrapbook which shows outreach efforts made to industrial workers and English language courses; the International Convention of 1919 which provides detailed documentation of this conference hosted by the Detroit YMCA; and the Camps scrapbooks that reveal the day-to-day activities of the Detroit YMCA's summer camps during their early years.