18 albums comprising photographs of the family Groetaers, Schobbens, Van de Put and Heirman, c. 1890-1925 and c. 1940-1945.

B/w, diff. sizes, some with ms. legends on verso or underneath. Pasted (some loose) or slipped in ad-hoc albums of diff. sizes with cloth, paper or leather covers.

+/- 2500 b/w photos collecting the events of life of 4 related families. Among the pictures: group portraits, family portraits, holiday pictures (mostly classic tour of Europe, but also Romania in 1906 and Argentina in 1908), photos of diff. trips to the beach, castles, sports (tennis and hockey), waterfalls, mountains, nature, boats, etc. + 1 album with 89 photos of students of the Institut de la Sainte-Famille d'Helmet (Schaerbeek) in 1906. We join: Portfolio colonial dépeignant les paysages, les villes et les industries des possessions et dépendances françaises [...]. Photographies rassemblées par John L. STODDARD. Paris, The Werner company de Chicago, 1895. 12 vols in publ. box. (30 vol.)