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Includes views of a three-masted ship, a lake, Charles Reed on board a vessel, a city pier or quay, and an unidentified large mechanical shop. Envelope advertises a business in Central Valley, N.Y.

Large group includes many small commercially-produced photographs of the front with captions, some dated 1914.

Sites of interest include falls, the glen, lakes, hotels, and a downtown; includes shots of Reed and other men in uniform, and several views of an airfield in Beamsville, Canada, with biplanes (opened in early 1918).

Seven photographs and two negatives, along with their envelope, labeled "X-Ray repair shop, Paris." Subjects include vehicles (probably ambulances or for transport of medical equipment), associated buildings, and men.

16 photographs, 6 negatives, and an envelope labeled "Evacuation Hospital No. 1, Sebastopol." Subjects include the camp buildings, soldiers and officers, the interior of the surgery, parade ground, and a musical band. Many of the prints bear captions.

There are at least two photographs out of the 24 in this group that were taken in the United States: one is captioned "Glen Springs House, Watkins Glen, N.Y., June 1918," and includes the spa's founder, "Mr. Leffingwell"; the other is a landscaped hillside sign for Fort Riley, Kansas (Medical Dept.?). The other photographs are views of Evacuation Hospital Number One, Sebastopol Barracks, Toul; subjects include interior shots of surgery, a recovery ward, camp buildings, and soldiers. There is also a halftone reproduction card of a photograph taken in the ship's medical operating room, circa 1918-1919. According to the U.S. Naval Historical Center, this image was published as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views of the USS Sierra. According to military papers in the collection, Reed returned to the U.S. aboard this ship.

"America and the War."

An instructional book for German soldiers about a type of rifle.

Booklet published by Michelin Tire Company, giving tribute to American troops in France.

These four postcards were found in Scrapbook 1, and were separated for preservation purposes.

Consists of a few pieces of correspondence with family; military orders, including one from April 1918 giving Charles Reed's embarkation order; lists of equipment required and suggested; various military orders and bulletins; a printed message from General Pershing following the armistice; and news clippings related to Reed's work with portable radiology services, which was put to use at the European front.