This is a mauvre cloth covered album (with the spine missing), with the words 'Scrap Book' in gold on the front cover, containing 63 cartes de visite glued in.The album includes the following personel (see the index slip for last rank held, whether on the Active or Retired List): Commander Benjamin S. Pickard (died 1890); Lieutenant Thomas E. Smith (died 1904); Lieutenant James A. Forbes (died 1905); Lieutenant Edward C. Hall (died 1922); Mr William H. Drysdale, Master (died 1895); First Lieutenant Henry H. Strong RM (killed in action 13/9/1882); Paymaster George R. Deighton (died 1891); Chief Engineer Edward O. Crichton (possibly died 1894); Naval Instructor George Ennis (died 1913); Sub-Lieutenant Francis C. De Lousada; Assistant Surgeon Angus Robertson (died 1869); Engineer Leonard Backler (possibly died 1902); Midshipman (also Sub Lieutenant) Andrew Ross (died 1875); Midshipman Nathaniel Cotton (died 1893); Second Master Charles S. C. Watkins; Lieutenant Charles R. Gayer (difficulty experienced in deciphering name) (died 1889); Midshipman David G. Proby; Mr Frederick Townsend, Master (died 1890); Lieutenant Seymour Curtis (possibly died 1896); Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton (died 1895), Lieutenant Alfred Henry Alstan (possibly died 1874); Lieutenant Charles J. Vidal (possibly died 1885); Lieuteant Edward Clare Royse (died 1905); Sub-Lieutenant Hugo L. Pearson (died 1918); Staff Commander William G. Aldrick (died 1899); Assistant Paymaster Edward W. Goldson (possibly died 1870); Captain John M. De Courcy Meade RMLI (died 1909); Surgeon John Stirling x2 (died 1880); Assistant Joseph Halpin (died 1893); Assistant Surgeon James N. J. O'Malley (died 1908); Engineer Charles Salmon x2 (died 1931); Lieutenant John L. Way (died 1904); Revd. John Milner BA (died 1897); Captain Algernon F. R. De Horsey (died 1922); Lieutenant Arnold J. Errington (died 1919); Lieutenant Hon. Montolieu F. Murray (died 1927); Mr Adolphus de G. Sutton, Master (died 1922); Paymaster Robert Deveson (died 1907); Surgeon David Wilson (possibly died 1895); Lieutenant Patrick W. O'Connor RMA (died 1905); Revd. Douglas J. Boutflower MA (died 1882); Lieutenant Archibald C. S. Blackett (died 1882); Lieutenant Francis S. Clayton (died 1913); Lieutenant Lawrence G. A. Roberts (died 1930); Lieutenant John H. E. Parker (died 1888); Lieutenant Robert W. Foster (died 1915); Lieutenant James H. Price RM (died 1926); Chief Engineer Robert J. Wilson; Lieutenant Charles Parry (died 1868); Sailmaker of HMS Phoebe (1854); Lieutenant E. Kellog USN; Vice-Admiral Sir George R. Mundy KCB (died 1884).
There are also 8 cartes of unidentified officers.