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This collection contains one leather-bound photo album compiled by Dr. Minor Carson Lile between 1909 and 1917. It includes thirty-nine black and white photographs, many with captions or initials that provide a snapshot of life at the University. Photographs include images of the Routunda, Pavilion X, Birdwood, a baseball game at Lambeth Field with Minor playing third base, family photographs of the Liles participating in activities on the Lawn, and horseback riding on Grounds. A picture of young John Allison Lile on horseback against the famed serpentine walls of UVA. Also included are photographs of Minor and his future wife, Gretchen Edgar, in Flordia and Edgar's family estate, Birdwood. Of note are two sports photographs towards the back of the album. One depicts a baseball game at Lambeth Field, roughly around 1912 or 1913, and the third baseman is potentially Minor Carson Lile. One is a shot from the Virginia at Georgetown football game on November 13, 1909. During this game, Virginia running back Archer Christian sustained a fatal head injury as a result of a tackle. An "x" is placed above Christian's head in the photograph. Many photographs of or including Minor are labeled with a handwritten "M.C.L."