The album contains photos of the initial stages of the Kavalur Observatory campus. Photographs of Director M. K. Vainu Bappu's visit to Kavalur for site inspection and selection for the setting up of the observatory building and workshop. Photos from the construction of 40-inch and 90-inch telescopes, images of albuminization of the 40-inch telescope and the instruments of the telescope can be seen in this album.

The album contains photos of the site study for the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle, Ladakh. The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) is a high-altitude astronomy station in Hanle, India, operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Photos related to the site, natives of Ladakh, construction of the observatory, and some paintings are preserved in this album.

These photographic slides contain pictures of sightseeing on the way to Leh from Delhi. It contains survey pictures of the West hill of Mt. Nimmu and the base camp of Mt. Nimmu, the Himalayan ranges, and the set-up on the East hill of Mt. Nimmu.

These photographic slides contain pictures of sightseeing on the way to Leh from Delhi. It has photos of the beautiful Indus Valley, the Indus River, a cloud-free clear sky for observation, and the East hill of Mt. Nimmu top.

These Photographic slides contain the observations of the survey from the Mt. Nimmu base.

These photographic slides contain the pictures of sightseeing of Palras, Greece organised by IAU assembly

These photographic slides contain compressed pictures of the set-up of the astronomical instruments like Hydrometer, wind instrument, etc. at the top of Mt. Nimmu.

The photographic slide contains an image of Rajamohan Irulappan village in Kavalur.

This item was about the map of part of the environs of Madras showing the relative positions of the Observatory house station and the guns. This map was made by J.Goldingham who was F.R.S. in Madras Observatory and the map was published in Madras Observatory papers in 1826 on page no. 177.

In this item the Superintending engineer submits a report regarding the progress made on the new observatory buildings in Kodaikanal. It also talks about the special arrangements made by the general superintendent.