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The Photographs series contains a rich and extensive collection of photographs, covering virtually every phase of Crosby's life, collected by Schneider probably to serve as illustrations for his biography. Included are photographic portraits of Crosby's parents, of Crosby as a child and a young adult, and at various phases throughout her professional career; photographs of her hometown of Petersburg, Michigan dating from the turn of the century; Crosby's sabbatical in Scotland (1939-1940); the Symposium on Phylogenesis and Ontogenesis of the Forebrain (1965) of which Crosby was the president; shots of Crosby "in action" either conducting research or teaching classes; group photographs of Crosby with colleagues at various points in her career; Crosby receiving some of her numerous awards and honors, most notably her acceptance of the National Medal of Science from President Carter in 1980; and portraits of colleagues and mentors who were influential in Crosby's professional development. As with most of the other materials in the Crosby collection, these photographs focus almost exclusively (with the exception of the family and childhood photos) upon Crosby's professional career and provide little insight into her personal life.