The item is a group photo of the staff of the Kodaikanal Observatory on the occasion of Mr.Krishnaswami Pillai's retirement during Dr. Anil Kumar Das's directorship.

The album includes photographs taken of different events held at the Kodaikanal Observatory during the directorship of M. K. Vainu Bappu. The photos belong to the following events

1. Retirement of Poomban
2. Farewell party of Anil Kumar Das in 1960
3. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with the D. G. O. Mr P. R. Krishna Rao and other staff
4. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Prof. s. Chandrasekhar and staff
5. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Kodaikanal Observatory staff
6. Visit of Russian scientist to Kodaikanal Observatory
7. Kashiviswanathan with M. K. K. V. Bappu
8. The participants of the electronic class conducted by J. C. Bhattacharyya
9. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Estimate Committee members
10. Retirement of C. G. Veeraraghavan
11. Retirement of P. Madhavan Nair
12. Retirement of N. Sundharam
13. Felicitation party of M. K.V. Bappu for his Padmabhushan Award
14. 1st Astronomical Society of India meeting
15. 1st Astronomical Society of India meeting

The item is a black and white photograph taken at the retirement party of Mr. Paul Chinnappan, an employee of the Kodaikanal Observatory. The past director, Dr. A. L. Narayan, Paul Chinnappan, and other employees of Kodaikanal Observatory in 1945 can be seen in the photograph.

The item contains a black and white group photo from Dr. A. L. Narayana's retirement as the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory in 1946. Dr. Anil Kumar Das and other employees can be seen in the photograph.