This collection contains the family photographs of the Desroches family, who resided in Taunton, Massachusetts, from the early twentieth century to the early twenty-first century. The collection exemplifies how photography changed over time, as the photographs include black and white images, photograph albums, colorized portraits, Polaroid images, and color photographs. The photographs give insight into New England family life over several generations. Included in the collection are photographs of Catholic religious celebrations and ceremonies, school events, family vacations, holidays, and pageants, as Lisa Desroches was named Miss Taunton in 1990 and became Miss Massachusetts in 1992. The collection also contains images of landscapes, the aftermaths of weather-related disasters, and political and cultural events, such as Golf War protests in 1991. Lastly, the collection holds a small amount of ephemera relating to Lisa Desroches's pageant career, including pamphlets and brochures. The accesion number 2018.17 refers to the photographs donated as an accrual in 2018.