The photographs in this collection help to describe some of Bill's life post-World War II and a few pre-World War II when he was a child.

Almost all of the photographs are "amateur" snapshots rather than formal studio photos and consist in large part of vacation photos over the years--scenes of British Columbia, Alaska, Venezuela, etc., and various locations in California such as Yosemite, San Simeon, and Death Valley. It appears that he took some of the vacations alone; others with friends or family (mother).

Other photographs seem to relate to his job with TWA Airlines and his time at USC as a student in the 1950s.