The collection consists of images of Joseph Francis Gatins, Jr.; Egle de Villelume-Sombreuil Gatins; Joseph Francis Gatins III; Sylvia de German-Ribon Gatins; and Gatins III's children: Joseph Francis Miguel, Charles, Sophie, Egle, Martin, and Miguel. There are eleven scrapbooks that contain images of Joseph Francis Gatins III and his family. Also included are cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards of unidentified Villelume-Sombreuil family members.