The James H. Crockwell Collection consists of twenty one studio portraits of the Crockwell and Bassett families (most taken either by C.W. Carter or Crockwell himself), and "The Comstock Illustrated," a printed 1890 souvenir album with Albertypes of the Comstock mining region. The 1890 album includes views of Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City, Sutro, mills, hoisting works, miners, trains, and Paiutes (includes four negatives). Two additional photographs mounted on cards of unidentified Nevada mining towns were added later.